13 m. ago Labour's war on Middle England: Rural areas could foot the bill to pay for Rayner's reforms of council tax

Households in the countryside will reportedly be charged at unfairly high levels to pay for residents of cities under the Communities Secretary's 'fair funding' plans.

Economics

21 m. ago DHS Secretary says entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop people from climbing it

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration

Politics

35 m. ago Cold blooded killer who ripped diamond ring off dying victim executed in record breaking year

Kayle Bates, 67, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the 1982 killing of Janet White, who was abducted at her place of work

Events

74 m. ago Trump official 'ordered New Jersey mayor's arrest' at immigration centre in new footage

The federal officer who arrested New Jersey mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. LaMonica McIver suggested he may have been ordered to do so by a Justice Department official

Politics

1 hour ago Immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to 'anti

Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for ‘anti-Americanism’ due to a new policy implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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2 h. ago Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigrant detention center in state's rural southwest corner

Nebraska Republican Gov_ Jim Pillen has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s rural southwest corner, to be known as the “Cornhusker Clink.”

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3 h. ago Hundreds of Welsh high rises requiring fire safety works still awaiting planning decisions

The Welsh Government's latest update on work to rectify high rise buildings affected by fire safety issues shows that 47% are awaiting planning decisions

Events

4 h. ago Community rallies around LA teen detained by Ice while walking dog

Days after his 18th birthday, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz arrested in Van Nuys in what family call kidnappingA southern California community is calling for the release of a high school student whom US immigration agents arrested earlier this month while he was walking his dog.Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz was supposed to be starting his senior year of high school at Reseda charter high school this month. But just days after his 18th birthday, masked Ice agents detained him as he walking his dog in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nuys in what his family described as a kidnapping. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago County councils say rural taxpayers to face unfair burden under funding reforms

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

Economics

6 h. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Gang of six schoolgirls aged 12 and 13 are arrested after 'park assault' on a 13

Police rushed to Wish Park in Hove, Sussex on Friday at around 5.55pm after reports of the attack. The victim was taken to hospital for assessment of her injuries and later discharged.

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7 h. ago UK fails to stop removal of asylum seekers from Essex hotel at centre of immigration debate

Local authority injunction ruling may lead to more councils seeking to shut down hotels that house migrants

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7 h. ago ‘A victory for mums and dads’ as asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hits out at Labour for ‘putting young male illegal immigrants’ in towns

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8 h. ago Epping migrant hotel is set to CLOSE as council wins legal battle following weeks of anarchy after resident was charged with sexual assault

Council leaders won the first stage of their battle close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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8 h. ago Trump expands ‘good moral character’ test to become a U.S. citizen. Here’s what it means

Trump has made cracking down on immigration one of his top priorities in his second term

Politics

9 h. ago Epping migrant hotel set to CLOSE after council wins legal battle for temporary injunction, despite Home Office claiming it would breach asylum seekers' human rights

Council leaders won the first stage of their battle close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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9 h. ago Why Shake Shack, Sweetgreen and Cava are flashing warning lights for the US economy

Casual food businesses reliant on coastal cities could be first to be hit by consequences of Donald Trump’s aggressive policies on international trade and immigration

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9 h. ago US pursuing stake in struggling chipmaker Intel, commerce secretary says

Trump administration looking to convert funding from Chips Act into equity in the semiconductor manufacturerThe US government is pursuing a stake in Intel, the US commerce secretary said on Tuesday, confirming reports of discussions between officials and the company that have circulated for the better part of a week.The Trump administration wants to convert funding from the Chips and Science Act, which funds research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips in the US, into equity in the struggling tech company, according to Howard Lutnick. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell under fire over £1m community fund website

A Lib Dem councillor has accused Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell of setting up a site for a £1 million fund promoted by Reform UK

Economics

10 h. ago Teenage thug who brutally stabbed boy in savage Paisley attack jailed

A judge told Harvey Hogg he had endangered his victim's life during the attack in Paisley.

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