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UK Government asylum housing plan will 'retraumatise' vulnerable people
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (495+ words) Plans which could see asylum seekers moved to "basic" military barracks in Scotland have been slammed by refugee charities. Last week, the Labour Government announced it was to close all UK asylum hotels before the end of its parliamentary term....
Investigation launched after four people die trying to cross English Channel
1+ week, 2+ day ago (576+ words) AN investigation has been launched after four people drowned while trying to cross the English Channel. More than 40 people were rescued off the coast of northern France on Thursday morning. French authorities said an investigation has been launched after two…...
Orange Order launches fresh bid for march in Scots town after ban two years ago
4+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) THE Orange Order has launched a fresh bid to march through an Aberdeenshire town, just two years after the council rejected similar plans. The Dunnottar Martyrs Memorial Loyal Orange Lodge has set out its plans to march through Stonehaven on…...
Charity sends Home Secretary 'bigger picture' jigsaw after 'hostile' asylum changes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) A SCOTTISH charity has sent the UK Home Secretary a "special delivery" in response to a week of several asylum system policy changes. The Scottish Refugee Council has sent Shabana Mahmood a jigsaw puzzle to assist the Labour MP in…...
Labour 'rehashing old BNP policy' with cash offer for people to leave Britain
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) LABOUR have been accused of trying to "rehash an old BNP policy" with a controversial policy to pay immigrants to leave the UK. Green Party co-deputy leader Rachel Millward claimed that a pilot programme to pay families who have had…...
Labour say 'abuse' means visas must be paused. But are they telling the truth?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (843+ words) Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused. That is why I am taking the unprecedented decision to refuse visas for those nationals seeking to exploit our generosity." " Home…...
Labour halt visas for four war-torn countries after asylum claim spike
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (607+ words) THE Home Office has suspended visas for four war-torn countries as Shabana Mahmood continues her crackdown on the asylum system. Students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will no longer be able to apply for sponsored study visas while Afghans…...
Asylum seekers who break law or work illegally to be thrown out of accommodation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (732+ words) ASYLUM seekers who break the law or work illegally are to be thrown out of UK Government-funded accommodation and lose their support payments. The rule change means only those with legitimate asylum claims who follow the rules will get taxpayer-funded…...
More than 100, 000 Britons may need evacuating from Middle East
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) OFFICIALS are understood to be working on plans for the potential evacuation of more than 100, 000 Britons from the Middle East. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper indicated that 102, 000 British nationals have registered their presence in the region. She said a total of…...
Why 8000 migrant workers are preparing to sue the UK Government
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (1367+ words) A GROUP representing over 8000 migrant workers across the UK is preparing to take the UK Government to court over the proposed changes to immigration rules. The organisation Skill Migrants Alliance have said that they are ready to seek a judicial…...