44 m. ago Suspect named and charged with murder after man, 28, allegedly stabbed to death

He will appear in court today

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5 h. ago Woman who claims evil killer raped her as a teen calls for case to be reopened

The woman, who does not want her identity to be public, has come forward to tell her story and demand Andrew Kemp is reinvestigated for alleged attacks in Scotland.

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11 h. ago Reform accused of 'whipping up anger' over asylum seeker hotels

It comes amid protests outside hotels in the UK

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17 h. ago Brit woman stabbed to death in Cambodia after she's 'caught up in love triangle'

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, from Hertfordshire, tragically died after being stabbed in Cambodia, authorities have said. A woman from DR Congo has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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17 h. ago Yvette Cooper ordered to end detention of asylum seeker with schizophrenia

Home secretary could face legal action over decision to keep 25-year-old man from Nigeria in prisonYvette Cooper could face legal action over the decision to keep an asylum seeker with schizophrenia in prison.The high court has ordered the home secretary to release the 25-year-old man by 8 September, and the Home Office may have to pay him damages for breaching his human rights. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago British woman, 34, stabbed to death ‘by female attacker in love triangle row’ in Cambodia

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, 34, from Harpenden, found with throat slit in park close to capital Phnom Penh

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18 h. ago British woman, 34, is stabbed to death in Cambodia after 'getting caught up in love triangle'

A British woman has reportedly been stabbed to death in a park in Cambodia's capital, after allegedly being caught up in a love triangle with her killer. 

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19 h. ago Brit stabbed to death in 'deadly love triangle row' after Cambodian holiday fling

Jessica Hopkins had fallen in love with a man while on holiday in the Cambodian capital – but with a third person involved, she ultimately lost out and paid with her life

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22 h. ago ‘It is about a balance of rights’ Education secretary on community concerns in Epping

Bridget Phillipson was repeatedly asked wether she believed the rights of asylum seekers were more important than the interests of local communities.

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37 h. ago 'Deeply loved' young dad with 'heart of gold' stabbed to death as two arrested

Victim Kailem Reece Gibson, 28, died hours after being stabbed in Manchester. Two men have been arrested in connection with the tragic incident, police have said

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39 h. ago Man who stabbed brother in neck on Christmas Day jailed following sibling's death more than six years on

John Boniface has been locked up - again - following the death of his brother Paul Hinds

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41 h. ago Man stabbed to death in Manchester was ‘deeply loved son and father’, family say

Kailem Reece Gibson died in hospital on Saturday after the incident in Newton Heath.

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41 h. ago Protesters face off outside asylum seeker hotel in Oldham for second weekend

There were around 150 people with police separating the two groups

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44 h. ago Woman, 29, is stabbed to death in London home as police arrest 33

Police responded to reports of a stabbing on Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, on Wednesday.

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44 h. ago Murder probe launched after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Greenwich home

Police were called to Trafalgar Road late on Wednesday night but despite efforts from paramedics the victim died at the scene

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45 h. ago Home Office bans asylum seekers from buying luxury goods and services

Purchase of snowmobiles, timeshares and furs prohibited, despite asylum seekers receiving only £9.95 a weekAre you an asylum seeker and are you considering buying an armoured car, a snowmobile or a timeshare using your Home Office pre-paid cash card? If so, think again, for these are just some of the luxuries on a list of banned items and activities drawn up by the government.Quite how asylum seekers living in hotels who are banned from working but are provided with meals and receive £9.95 a week are expected to afford any luxuries is unclear. Similarly, those in self-catering accommodation who receive £49.18 a week may find it tricky to foot the bill for flowers (also on the list). Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex

Charlie Falconer says government was right to challenge Epping hotel ruling but now has to ‘move forward’A former Labour justice secretary has warned that Reform UK will continue to rise in opinion polls unless the government moves faster to close hotels housing people seeking asylum.On Friday, the government won a court of appeal challenge against an injunction by Epping Forest district council that would have resulted in 130 asylum seekers being moved out of the Bell hotel. In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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58 h. ago Migrant hotel fightback: Defiant councils 'still planning to take legal action against Government' despite Home Office winning crucial Epping appeal

More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping. 

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59 h. ago A teenage girl stabbed to death. An asylum seeker in custody. And liberal Holland facing a political earthquake: ROBERT HARDMAN

As shock turns to a sense of furious revulsion across an entire country, there is one haunting little detail that stands out. 'I keep thinking about that red handbag,' wrote a Dutch poet last week.

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