9 h. ago Asylum seekers 'are SEVEN times more likely to be arrested than everyone else on Britain's railways' as MP warns our open borders have made country 'dangerous'

Asylum seekers are up to seven times more likely to be arrested than the rest of the population, official figures suggest.

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10 h. ago Hundreds take to the streets in march against plans to house 540 migrants in former army barracks

Around 540 male asylum seekers are set to move into army barracks in Crowborough as part of a government plan to reduce the number of hotels it uses to house them.

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10 h. ago Protesters come face to face with police as hundreds march against plans to house 540 migrants in former army barracks

Around 540 male asylum seekers are set to move into army barracks in Crowborough as part of a government plan to reduce the number of hotels it uses to house them.

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11 h. ago Mika looks back: ‘Nowadays you wouldn’t get away with the things journalists said about my sexuality in the noughties’

The superstar singer on his itinerant childhood, brutally honest mother, and the moment of anger that led him to write Grace KellyBorn in Beirut in 1983, Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr, otherwise known as Mika, was raised in Paris and London. He attended the Royal College of Music, before his breakthrough in 2007 with debut album Life in Cartoon Motion and its No 1 single, Grace Kelly. He went on to sell 20m records, and worked as a presenter and judge on TV shows such as Eurovision and The Piano. Mika now lives in Italy and in Hastings, East Sussex, with his partner. His first English-language album in six years, Hyperlove, is out on 23 January.This was taken in our kitchen in Paris. It doesn’t surprise me that I am covered in chocolate. My earliest memories are of being on the floor surrounded by delicious food. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Man orders cocktail in Dubai bar is left completely speechless after it arrives

Imagine you're ordering a drink at the bar and when it arrives, it's nothing what you expected. This is what one man recently experienced while having cocktails in Dubai

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28 h. ago TikTok 'Channel migrants' party' in Britain: 'Asylum seekers' celebrate making it to the UK in video from suspected taxpayer

The clip shows around 10 people having a party in a room with decorations consistent with those found in a Holiday Inn Express - several of which have been used to house asylum seekers.

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34 h. ago US asylum seeker gets thousands in taxpayer cash after flying to the UK from his home in Las Vegas and staying here for more than a year

The man flew here 14 months ago on a US passport from Las Vegas claiming he was being persecuted in the US because he is black, Jewish and a Mormon.

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36 h. ago Calls growing for buffer zones outside asylum seeker hotels in Scotland

"Even when you are inside you feel frightened let along going outside, because of the way they shout and speak you feel if you went outside at that time, you could be attacked."

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54 h. ago Welsh village erupts in fury over plans to house 70 asylum seekers in a former care home as 500 locals queue up to protest

Police officers kept watch and patrolled Rhosllanerchrugog, near Wrexham, today as around 500 locals queued for the packed public meeting.

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62 h. ago Water restored to most Kent and Sussex homes after six days’ disruption

Up to 30,000 customers of South East Water had no supply or low pressure at height of incidentWater has been restored to most homes across Kent and Sussex after almost a week of disruption.South East Water (SEW) said the outage, which began on Saturday, was the result of Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Water restored to most homes in Kent and Sussex after six days of disruption

South East Water blamed the outage, which began on Saturday, on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

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3 d. ago More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres

Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilitiesMore than 100 asylum seekers held at two immigration detention centres have staged overnight protests against the UK’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme with France.Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas arrived to quell the protests. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lucy Connolly is warned she faces prison recall for resharing 'tongue

Former childminder Lucy Connolly from Northampton was jailed for 31 months in October 2024 for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers after the Southport murders.

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3 d. ago South East Water could have licence revoked amid fears water supply issues could take days to resolve

Thousands of properties in Kent and Sussex left without drinking water for the sixth day running

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4 d. ago Water firm boss warns households with no supply that bills must rise anyway

South East Water chairman Chris Train said customers must pay more to prevent further shortages, despite East Grinstead, West Sussex, and Tunbridge Wells, Kent having no reliable supply

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4 d. ago Ministers holding emergency meetings as 17,000 properties remain without water

South East Water has blamed the latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

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4 d. ago Fury as Italian judge downgrades sex assault charges for migrant who impregnated 10

The abuse took place in the summer of 2024, in a migrant centre located in the Hotel Il Cacciatore which houses about 20 asylum seekers.

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4 d. ago 17,000 properties remain without water in Kent and Sussex on fifth day

South East Water has blamed the latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

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5 d. ago Minneapolis ICE agents detain seriously ill Libyan asylum seeker with agonizingly painful skin condition

A migrant with a rare genetic skin disorder was detained by ICE despite being an IT specialist with no criminal record and patiently awaiting a decision on his asylum case.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s a shambles’: Anger grows at South East Water CEO as thousands without water ‘until at least the weekend’

‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says

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