19 h. ago Asylum fiasco without end: Devastating Whitehall watchdog report finds Home Office DOESN'T know how many asylum seekers have absconded

A damning report today reveals yet more woeful failings in Britain's asylum process, with huge gaps in systems and key data that does not exist.

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22 h. ago Asylum fiasco without ending: Devastating report from Whitehall watchdog finds Home Office doesn't know how many asylum seekers have absconded

A damning report today reveals yet more woeful failings in Britain's asylum process, with huge gaps in systems and key data that does not exist.

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27 h. ago Brigitte Macron criticised after using sexist slur against feminist protesters

French first lady was filmed calling women who had disrupted Paris theatre show by Ary Abittan ‘sales connes’French celebrities and politicians on the left have expressed outrage after Brigitte Macron was filmed using a derogatory and sexist slur to describe feminist protesters at a theatre show in Paris.A video filmed on Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion backstage at the Folies Bergère theatre in Paris with Ary Abittan, a French actor and comedian previously accused of rape, before a performance he was about to give. The previous night, feminist campaigners had disrupted his show with shouts of: “Abittan, rapist!” Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Brigitte Macron filmed using slur against feminist protesters in Paris

First lady seen making sexist and derogatory reference to women who had disrupted theatre show by Ary AbittanBrigitte Macron was facing criticism on Tuesday after video emerged of her using a slur to denounce feminist protesters.The scene filmed on Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion backstage at the Folies Bergère theatre in Paris with Ary Abittan, a French actor and humorist previously accused of rape, before a performance he was about to give. The previous night, feminist campaigners had disrupted his show with shouts of: “Abittan, rapist!” Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Afghan man accused of raping girls, 14, remanded in custody as further details emerge

He appeared before magistrates in Manchester on Tuesday

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35 h. ago Two men, aged 24 and 31, are charged over Heathrow 'suitcase robbery' after woman was targeted with pepper spray

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, are accused of two counts of robbery and two counts of administering a noxious substance.

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54 h. ago Three failed asylum seekers from Iran and Egypt all deny repeatedly raping a woman on Brighton beach

Sussex police officers received a report that a 33-year-old woman had been raped on the lower esplanade in Brighton at around 5am on the morning of October 4.

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2 d. ago Three dead and three hurt after 'being swept into the sea when rogue wave hit tourist hotspot' in Spain

Two men, one aged 35, and a 55-year-old woman, were killed near the natural pools on the Los Gigantes cliffs in the north-west of Tenerife.

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2 d. ago Woman forks out £35,000 on tattoos and piercings since age of 10

Lucy Krasota, 20, has shelled out tens of thousands of pounds on tattoos, piercings and cosmetic procedures.

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3 d. ago Two people in their 20s are dead and two schoolboys are among four rushed to hospital after crash

A man and a woman, both aged 24, were killed in the collision involving a grey Land Rover Evoque and a black Vauxhall Corsa.

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3 d. ago Woman and young boy, 4, die in 'deliberate' house fire as cops launch murder probe

A second woman, aged in her 50s, was taken from the scene by ambulance and is currently receiving treatment in hospital for serious injuries.

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5 d. ago Young woman narrowly avoids being snatched by masked men in Louisiana

A young woman was chased by masked ICE agents in Louisiana while she was making her way home.

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Everything we know as alleged associate of synagogue attacker Jihad Al

He's been remanded in custody

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5 d. ago Man appears in court charged with terror offences for allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue attacker

Mohammad Bashir was remanded in custody

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6 d. ago Love Actually fans are left in shock by Keira Knightley and Thomas Brodie

Christmas classic Love Actually has been watched year upon year by fans across the festive season but there is always one fact that shocks viewers.

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6 d. ago Mum accused of 'letting partner rape daughter, 11, who then gave birth to his baby'

Cherie Walker, 33, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse after her daughter was allegedly forced to carry a baby to term and give birth at their Oklahoma home

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7 d. 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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7 d. ago Iranian child bride forced to marry aged 12 faces execution over the death of her abusive husband

Goli Kouhkan, an undocumented Baluch woman today aged 25, is set to be executed this month, eight independent United Nations experts warned in a statement published Tuesday.

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7 d. ago Libyan man accused of murder, rape, and torture appears at the ICC

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison has appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court

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