7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (601+ words) Dhaka, Friday 09 October 2026 UK immigration authorities have arrested three people over alleged links to a suspected criminal network believed to have been involved in dozens of false asylum claims based on fabricated claims of homosexuality. The arrests were made during…...

12+ min ago   (445+ words) Updated Oct. 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says government will not tolerate the abuse of the country's asylum system, amid mounting pressure on refugee reception centres following a Constitutional Court judgment on access to asylum applications. Briefing…...

27+ min ago   (405+ words) UK airports have begun rolling out facial-recognition technology that could allow British passengers to clear immigration without physically showing or scanning their passports, with East Midlands Airport becoming the first to introduce the system. The new contactless eGates went live…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (46+ words) The Times Migrants’ last-minute asylum claims will face extra scrutiny Labour puts forward amendments to legislation to prevent ‘unnecessary delays’ to deportations £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Ends soon. Enjoy unlimited digital access....

4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (166+ words) Large crowds, road closures and hundreds of fines marked the homecoming weekend. Thousands gathered for unsanctioned street parties across London during Western University’s homecoming weekend in late September, prompting a multi-agency task force to issue 248 fines, police say. In a…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (953+ words) Police-recorded hate crime in England and Wales has risen 7% year-on-year, including record highs in both those that were racially and religiously motivated. There were a total of 146,825 hate crimes recorded by police in the two nations in the year to…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (609+ words) Millions of passengers arriving at Manchester Airport could soon be able to quickly pass through airport passport control without needing to put their passport into an eGate. UK airports, including Manchester, are rolling out a new contactless system from this…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (557+ words) Homeless families on a London council's social housing waiting list could be housed on an estate in a Shropshire village that recently fought off plans to house asylum seekers. In July, plans to house up to 83 asylum seekers in new-build…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (966+ words) On the Shine Night Walk in London last September with friends People due to take part in a major annual fundraising event in Bristol for Cancer Research have been left fuming after the event was postponed because a far-right protest…...