4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (234+ words) Stricter bloc-wide rules come into force today as worries persist over soft UK-Ireland border As the UK reels from anti-immigration protests, its neighbours on the continent are driving through a massive overhaul of their migration and asylum rules. It's unclear…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (595+ words) Visa refusals for US left-wing commentators exposes tensions between "protecting open argument and importing those whose public role is to turn conspiracy into cash" Two controversial US political commentators accused of spreading anti-Israeli rhetoric have been barred from entering the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (565+ words) Before her appointment as cabinet secretary, commentators said hostile briefings and vetting concerns were evidence of "sexist, misogynistic culture" in No. 10 Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as his new cabinet secretary, following the departure of Chris Wormald. The prime…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (308+ words) Less than $2 per week! New passport rules have caused "panic" and "confusion" Expats are considering renouncing their British citizenship as new passport rules loom, claiming the reforms make them "second-class citizens. The changes have sparked a "backlash from Britons overseas…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (374+ words) All 43 police forces in England and Wales are set to be granted access, with those against calling for increasing safeguards on the technology "To government ministers and police chiefs, it is the biggest investigative breakthrough since DNA screening," said Mario…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (338+ words) Some survivors quit oversight panel during a week of "disarray" The four abuse survivors who have stepped down from the oversight panel of the national grooming gangs inquiry said last night that they will not re-engage with the process unless…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (627+ words) With Labour and the Tories trying to "claim credit" for lower figures, the "underlying picture is far less clear-cut" Net migration in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since 2021 after the "single largest outflow of people in a…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (429+ words) Using hotels to house asylum seekers has proved extremely unpopular. Why, and what can the government do about it? One council, Epping Forest, has argued in court " unsuccessfully " that using hotels in this way is a breach of planning laws....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (535+ words) Overcrowding and faulty computer systems have been blamed for 128% rise in unauthorised releases The government has launched an independent investigation after the accidental release of a "high profile" prisoner "left jaws on the floor", said Chris Mason, the BBC's political…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (748+ words) The "cramped" and "dangerous" conditions discovered in asylum hotels by the BBC have offered a counterpoint to the claim by "This Morning" presenter Rylan Clark that migrants are enjoying four-star luxury. Journalists "aren't normally allowed inside the hotels", wrote Sue…...