9 h. ago Firm behind Bibby Stockholm to take over running of migrant hotels after contractor replaced

Home Office minister says government will ‘ensure contracts deliver for the UK’

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15 h. ago Home Office ends asylum hotel contract over performance concerns as Channel migrant crossings hit record highs

Between January 1 and March 23, some 5,847 people have arrived in the UK from France - up 36 per cent on last year

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9 d. ago Line 5, a Trump donor, is profiting off a pipeline deal threatening pollution

Trump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in MichiganDonald Trump’s administration is being accused by activists of a quid pro quo as it attempts to fast-track a controversial fossil fuel pipeline proposal in Michigan that would in part be built by a donor with deep financial ties to the president.While Canadian oil giant Enbridge owns the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline that it is attempting to replace in the Great Lakes region, the contractor is Tim Barnard, who, along with his wife, gave $1m to Trump’s campaign last year, Federal Election Commission records show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MP says police have dismissed claims that men from a migrant hotel are stalking schoolgirls in affluent Home Counties town

EXCLUSIVE: Parents near Reading raised the alarm after reportedly seeing men behaving suspiciously and chasing schoolgirls in Maiden Place, located a three-minute drive from a so-called 'migrant hotel'.

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2 w. ago Pressure on Labour to scrap migrant hotels as Home Office 'refuses to commit to end date while spending £5.5million accommodating asylum seekers every day'

Figures showed there were 38,079 in hotels at the end of December, up from 29,585 at the end of June - an increase of 29 per cent.

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4 w. ago New York City is set to close a controversial migrant shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel

A controversial Manhattan hotel being used to shelter migrants is set to close

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