12 h. ago Britain could deport failed asylum seekers to North Macedonia under plan to open 'return hubs' in the Balkans

The Balkan country entered formal talks with the UK about hosting a migrant 'return hub' in the autumn, according to new reports.

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51 h. ago Failed asylum seekers were treated to spa days, football tournaments and bingo nights while waiting for deportation, report finds

An inspection of Dungavel House in Lanarkshire found detainees enjoying a packed nine-hour daily leisure schedule, complete with a cinema room, barber salon and even a social hub.

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1 week ago Coronation Street's Christmas Day attack leaves Weatherfield resident for dead

The Rovers Return is set to be a hub of activity and someones in for a not-so-wonderful Christmas time

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2 w. ago Immigration judge rulings on whether foreign criminals and rejected asylum seekers should be allowed to remain in UK are set to be made public

The move by Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr follows a series of controversial cases where criminals and failed asylum seekers have blocked or delayed their deportation.

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2 w. ago Labour rebels warn Shabana Mahmood not to 'appease the electorate' on asylum

Backbench anger over plans to crack down on asylum continued to grow, despite warnings that failure to fix the 'broken' system could see public support for harbouring refugees collapse.

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2 w. ago Labour peer accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘using children as a weapon’ in asylum reforms

Lord Alf Dubs, who fled from the Nazis as a child refuge, described the government’s proposals as ‘shabby’ after the Home Office said it could deport children of failed asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Calls for public inquiry into 'catastrophic failure in border security' which allowed a failed asylum seeker to murder an innocent restaurant owner

Somalian national Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, plunged a knife into the chest of Gurvinder Singh Johal, 37, four months after his asylum application was rejected.

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2 w. ago Shabana Mahmood warns of asylum 'uncomfortable truth' as plan sparks backlash

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the UK has not been tough enough at removing failed asylum seekers as she unveiled the biggest shake-up in a generation - but faced criticism over the plans

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2 w. ago Fury from all sides as Labour unveils 'tough' migrant crackdown that would hand failed asylum seekers thousands to leave

Proposals set out by Shabana Mahmood this afternoon stress that the government wants to limit the scope for failed applicants to appeal.

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2 w. ago Shabana Mahmood plans to remove more families from UK in asylum shake

Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document showsUK politics live – latest updatesThe government has failed to show the “necessary toughness” to enforce the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused, Shabana Mahmood has claimed.In a policy document published on Monday as the government sets out plans for the biggest shake-up of asylum laws in 40 years, the home secretary also set out plans to consult on measures to allow the removal of financial support for families with children under the age of 18 if they have been refused asylum. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour could hand failed asylum seekers and their families thousands of pounds to leave the UK as Shabana Mahmood unveils 'tough' new plans

Proposals set out by Shabana Mahmood this afternoon stress that the government wants to limit the scope for failed applicants to appeal.

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2 w. ago Visa ban for countries that don't take back failed asylum seekers will be announced TODAY

Shabana Mahmood is to unveil a 'sliding scale' of penalties for states not accepting failed asylum seekers or foreign criminals.

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2 w. ago 'If you don't get them out you're not going to have a country left': Donald Trump says Britain should deport illegal immigrants as soon as they arrive

US President Donald Trump has said the UK must follow America's hard line on immigration or 'you're not going to have a country left'.

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3 w. ago Failed asylum seeker appears in court charged with raping woman

Mohammed Fathi Eltbie, 24, originally from Egypt, was remanded in custody.

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3 w. ago Failed asylum seeker from Egypt is remanded in custody accused of raping woman aged in her 30s in a Bournemouth woodland

Mohammed Fathi Eltbie, 24, is accused of attacking the woman in woodland of Maxwell Road on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Three small boat migrants who 'dragged woman onto Brighton beach and raped her' appear in court

Two Egyptians and an Iranian Kurdish man are accused at Lewes Crown Court of dragging the 33-year-old woman onto the stone beach before subjecting her to a horrific ordeal.

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3 w. ago Three failed asylum seekers who 'dragged woman onto Brighton beach and raped her' appear in court

Two Egyptians and an Iranian Kurdish man are accused at Lewes Crown Court of dragging the 33-year-old woman onto the stone beach before subjecting her to a horrific ordeal.

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3 w. ago Asylum seekers can continue being housed in Bell Hotel after Epping council fails in bid to block them living there

Epping Forest District Council took legal action against Somani Hotels over the use of the Bell Hotel, which is home to dozens of male migrants.

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