15 h. ago Prince Philip's brave Highlanders to be evicted from barracks to make way for asylum seekers

War heroes are to be evicted from their ­historic base to make way for the UK Government 's controversial plans to house asylum seekers in MoD barracks.

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19 h. ago Protesters demonstrate against 'underhand' plan to house 600 migrant single men on old army base just a mile from town centre

Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex has been lined up to house up to 600 male asylum seekers as part of the Government's bid to reduce the use of asylum hotels.

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42 h. ago Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOsMore than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour.The 13 search-and-rescue organisations described their decision as a rejection of mounting pressure by the EU, and Italy in particular, to share information with the Libyan coastguard, which receives training, equipment and funding from the EU. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Cameron Barracks: Asylum seekers 'not mass murderers and rapists', Highlanders told

Highland Council has blasted the Home Office for its ‘secrecy’ over plans to house 300 male asylum seekers in Inverness.

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62 h. ago Council leader slams 'disrespectful' UK Government over Scots barracks plans for asylum seekers

Two barracks in Scotland and England will be used to accommodate around 900 asylum seekers as the UK Government ends the use of hotels for refugees.

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63 h. ago UK Government ‘disrespectful’ over Cameron Barracks plans, says council leader

The leader of Highland Council said there had been ‘no real engagement’ on plans to house 300 male asylum seekers at a barracks in Inverness.

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66 h. ago Man charged with arson after fire at asylum seeker hotel in Islington

Mark Neville, 64, of Islington, appeared at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, where he was remanded in custody

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67 h. ago Hotel chain used to house asylum seekers has been rated the UK's worst over its poor cleanliness and bathrooms

Britannia was rated last out of 52 brands for its lack of cleanliness and sub-par bathrooms - achieving a customer score of 44 per cent.

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69 h. ago Asylum seeker accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls escapes from custody during medical appointment

Pirouz Mofrad, 22, absconded from a health facility in Bexhill yesterday morning while on a Sexual Risk Order and was missing overnight before being found today.

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3 d. ago Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live

Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manhunt begins as asylum seeker accidentally released from south London prison

Manhunt begins as asylum seeker accidentally released from south London prison  This Is Local London

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3 d. ago Manhunt begins as second asylum seeker accidentally released from south London prison

Manhunt begins as second asylum seeker accidentally released from south London prison  Guardian Series

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3 d. ago Rattled Lammy cannot say whether another asylum seeker has been accidentally freed from jail

Deputy prime minister lashes out during PMQs and tells shadow minister to 'get a grip' after repeated questions over the bungled release of Hadush Kebatu

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3 d. ago Douglas Alexander 'perplexed' at SNP minister claiming to hear about asylum seeker plan on radio

The Scottish Secretary pointed the finger at Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville for claiming she “learned” about the plans “through the media” because she had written to the Home Office about it weeks before.

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4 d. ago Cameron Barracks: Scottish Government slams Home Office over 'unanswered questions'

UK Asylum Minister Alex Norris has been told be must detail what impact their plans will have on the Highlands.

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4 d. ago Government action needed as Glasgow at 'breaking point' due to homeless refugee crisis

Policies on housing asylum seekers have plunged the city into crisis, says Record View.

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4 d. ago Chilling moment Syrian asylum seeker follows woman out of nightclub before strangling and sexually assaulting her

The horrified victim was walking home from a night out in the early hours of the morning when she noticed she was being followed by Fawaz Alsamaou.

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4 d. ago Failed Afghan asylum seeker 'stabbed to death female store manager who gave him a job' after his deportation from Germany was deemed 'unsafe'

An Afghan asylum seeker has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his female boss to death, following German authorities' decision that his home country was too unsafe. 

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4 d. ago Chilling footage shows moments before woman is attacked on night out

Asylum seeker Fawaz Alsamaou is seen casually walking around a Cardiff nightclub before picking out the woman and following her home

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5 d. ago There is a thriving shadow economy in Britain – but migrants are not to blame | Emily Kenway

While Labour is desperately trying to mimic Reform’s line on the cash economy, the blame lies solidly with ordinary people feeling the pinchAccording to politicians across all parties, something called the “hidden economy” – the shadowy nethers of the labour market, in which work goes unregulated and undeclared to the authorities – is a “menace”, full of migrants whose illegal working “undercuts British workers”, and even a threat to our national security. MPs have been so worried about asylum seekers delivering their Friday night pizza that they’ve spent parliamentary time discussing Deliveroo et al’s business models. In response, the government has repeatedly reassured us, in the somewhat Mills & Boon-style phrasing of Yvette Cooper, when she was home secretary, that it’s “surging enforcement” to tackle the problem.Solutions suggested include Keir Starmer’s digital ID cards, requirements for increased “right to work” checks, and new data-sharing agreements in which the Home Of...

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