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Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (462+ words) Two migrants have died attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said. Six others were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital requiring urgent care, after migrants got into difficulty boarding a boat near Calais on Wednesday…...
Dambusters base saved from becoming asylum centre
4+ week, 1+ day ago (661+ words) The Dambusters" historic RAF Scampton base is set to be saved after the Home Office abandoned plans to turn it into an asylum camp. The local council plans to bid for the 800-acre site in Lincolnshire, which is being sold…...
Ex-RAF base temporary housing plan withdrawn
3+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) Plans to convert a former airbase into temporary housing for up to 200 Afghan refugees have been withdrawn. BM Trust Ltd had previously applied for permission to use empty buildings for 12 months at the former RAF Coltishall in Norfolk to provide…...
Essex Police Pauses Facial Recognition Over Racial Bias Concerns
1+ week, 5+ day ago (235+ words) Same technology, different conclusions expose how bias detection in AI systems remains frustratingly complex. Essex Police commissioned both studies, and the conflicting results expose the challenge facing law enforcement nationwide. You can't simply flip a switch and declare an algorithm…...
5 Ways To Repurpose Your Home Office, Now That Remote Work Is Over
1+ week, 5+ day ago (893+ words) As the "hybrid creep" and return-to-office mandates reclaim worker time, the dedicated home office is being used far less than in the recent past. If you have one, there are plenty of creative yet affordable ways to put this square…...
One in, one out migrants return to Britain in lorries
1+ week, 6+ day ago (408+ words) Channel migrants deported to France under the "one in, one out" deal have returned to Britain hidden in lorries. At least four people who were flown back to France after reaching the UK on small boats across the Channel re-entered…...
Migrant whose son ‘disliked foreign chicken nuggets’ can stay in UK
1+ week, 6+ day ago (615+ words) An Albanian criminal who fought deportation by claiming his 11-year-old son disliked foreign chicken nuggets has won the right to stay in Britain. Klevis Disha, 39, who entered the UK illegally under a false name and lied in his failed asylum…...
Mark Rowley’s excuses on two-tier policing ring hollow
2+ week, 1+ day ago (513+ words) In yesterday's Telegraph, Sir Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, claimed human rights laws have created "grey areas" in policing protests and public order. I don't agree. It sounds to me like an excuse for weak policing. Now I'm the first…...
PM 'concerned' as Travelodge boss fails to meet MPs
2+ week, 43+ min ago (580+ words) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was "very concerned" to hear the chief executive of Travelodge failed to meet with MPs. The hotel chain is under fire after a guest was sexually assaulted by a man who had been…...
Migrant jailed for harassment avoids deportation because he forgets to take medication
1+ week, 6+ day ago (508+ words) A paranoid schizophrenic migrant who was jailed for harassment is allowed to remain in Britain because he would fail to take his medication if deported. An immigration tribunal ruled that Sumit Rai would be a danger to himself and society…...