7 h. ago ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform

As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardyAs Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future.The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Millions to be spent on giving valium to drug addicts in bizarre bid to cut Scotland's addiction death toll

Millions of pounds of taxpayers' money are to be spent on giving valium to drug addicts - in a bid to cut the addiction death toll.

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1 week ago Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state

Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatmentThe recent death of a Costa Rican man who was jailed by US immigration authorities in February before being deported in a vegetative state in September has prompted his family and supporters to speak out with allegations of negligence and inhumane treatment.Nonetheless, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s administration – which has aimed to deport as many people as possible from the US since his second presidency started in January – maintained in a statement that the medical treatment Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel received before his death is better than many immigrants “have received in their entire lives”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies

Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader UK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative MP Katie Lam spoke “imprecisely” in stating the party would deport large numbers of legally settled families from the UK, Kemi Badenoch said, adding she had no plans to make tougher immigration rules retrospective.Badenoch’s comments to reporters after a speech in London end days of confusion over Tory migration policy, particularly over whether many thousands of people who have made lives in the UK could lose their status of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under a future Conservative government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London delivery drivers and barbershops targeted as illegal worker arrests hit record high

More than 1,050 people have been deported, the Government said as it vowed to close a loophole so gig economy employers cannot dodge illegal worker fines

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3 w. ago Wartime secret to feeding babies cuts death risk up to 31 per cent

Experts examined the health records of more than 63,000 people dating back to the Second World War

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Conservative immigration policy: the threat of mass expulsions is abhorrent | Editorial

Tory plans to revoke indefinite leave to remain in pursuit of greater ‘cultural coherence’ resemble the most extreme ambitions of far-right fringe partiesIt is too early to declare Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” migration deal with France a failure, but nor can the government claim that it is working as intended. This week, the Guardian revealed that one of the first people deported under the treaty had found his way back to the UK via a small boat. On the same day, Home Office data revealed that the number of people who had made the journey so far this year – 36,886 – had surpassed the total for 2024. The usual partisan recriminations followed. Opposition parties accuse Labour of failing to grip the problem; ministers say they are burdened by a long legacy of Conservative mismanagement. Both things can be true.For all its deficiencies, Sir Keir’s deal with France recognises two facts that his Tory and Reform UK opponents cannot accept. First, engagement with EU states is...

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3 w. ago Deporting legally settled people is ‘broadly in line’ with Tory policy, says Badenoch’s office

Conservative leader’s spokesperson sets out plan to strip the right of indefinite leave to remain from people claiming benefitsThe Conservative MP Katie Lam was “broadly in line” with party policy when she called for very large numbers of legally settled people to be deported from the UK, Kemi Badenoch’s spokesperson has said.Setting out Tory plans to retrospectively strip the right of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from people who claim benefits, the spokesperson said this would not be the case for people getting the state pension, but was unable to say whether someone could be deported if they received statutory maternity pay or shared parental leave. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Update to 10,000 steps advice as 4,000 enough to cut serious illness

The latest research shows just 4,000 steps every other day could drastically cut the risk of early death

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3 w. ago 10,000 steps a day 'wrong' as way less cuts death risk 40 per cent

New research has linked exercising just a couple of days a week to a huge drop in the risk of heart disease and other illnesses

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3 w. ago Trump administration claims it will blow past deportation records with 500,000 already removed from US

The government says that its efforts have caused more than 2 million people to leave the country through deportations and voluntary self-removals

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3 w. ago Experts reveal how many steps women should walk to ‘cut risk of early death by 26%

Benchmarks such as needing to walk 10,000 steps every single day are wrong, researchers said

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3 w. ago Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests

Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular diseaseOlder people who only walk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests.Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health benefits. But many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond may struggle for a variety of reasons to maintain the step count they used to reach. Until now it has been unclear how much people need to do as they age to reap the rewards. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Women walking 4,000 steps once or twice a week ‘cuts risk of early death by 26%’

Older women enjoy benefits for their hearts and live longer, research suggests.

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3 w. ago Putin's troops 'marooned' on death island as they're cut off and left to starve

Russian President Vladimir Putin has more than 5,000 troops starving to death on an island in the Dnipro River. His troops are unable to access supply and have little to no cover from drone attacks

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3 w. ago Trapped on death island: 'Marooned' Russian troops are starving to death and 5,000 have died after being cut off from other Russian forces in Ukraine

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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3 w. ago 5,000 'marooned' Putin troops have died on Dnipro river islands within months with hundreds more starving to death after being cut off from other Russian forces 

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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3 w. ago 5,000 Putin troops 'are marooned and starving to death' on Dnipro River islands cut off from other Russian forces

As many as 5,000 Russian troops are believed to have perished in the 'death zone' - a a marshy islet south of Kherson.

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3 w. ago ICE scrambles to hire healthcare workers for facilities as deaths and lawsuits rise

The agency is seeking doctors, nurses, and pharmacists as unprecedented numbers of people swept up in Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ drive

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3 w. ago Sixteen people who entered UK illegally deported to France under returns deal

Over 36,000 people have crossed the Channel so far this year

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