7 d. ago Asylum seekers deported to France live in fear of smugglers’ reprisals

Six asylum seekers placed in homeless shelter say they are ‘frightened’ they will be forcibly returned to home countriesThe first group of asylum seekers deported to France under Labour’s “one in, one out deal” have spoken of their fear of being pursued by smugglers and being forcibly returned to their home countries.The men spoke just hours before a larger group of asylum seekers were due to be forcibly removed to France on a private charter flight to Paris early on Thursday morning, with a second drop off in Albania planned. It is thought that at least seven people will be removed in a significant ramping up of ‘one in, one out’ removals. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 01 October: Wall Street futures lower as shutdown begins, AstraZeneca shares rally

Wall Street futures today traded lower after US politicians last night failed to agree a funding deal to avert a shutdown of government operations.

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8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 01 October: Wall Street futures lower as shutdown begins, Greggs shares rally

Wall Street futures today traded lower after US politicians last night failed to agree a funding deal to avert a shutdown of government operations.

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8 d. ago US government shuts down as lawmakers fail to strike funding deal

Capitol Hill impasse threatens hundreds of thousand of jobs and billions of dollars in lost economic output

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8 d. ago Government shutdown 2025 live: Congress fails to reach 11th hour deal on spending bill

A meeting Monday between the president and Democratic leaders resulted in no breakthrough

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8 d. ago Second victim dies following shooting at Texas immigration facility

Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, a father of four, ‘succumbed to his injuries after being removed from life support’ A second person who was shot recently at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Dallas, Texas has died, according to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which is representing his family.LULAC announced in a news release on Tuesday that Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, 32, had “succumbed to his injuries after being removed from life support following the [24 September] sniper attack on the Dallas Ice facility”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I'm a barrister and this is the dark truth about the rise of Sharia law in Britain. Islamic courts have sprung up across our country... and this is how they trap vulnerable women: LAILA CUNNINGHAM

As a Muslim, I know that in many Islamic countries, the burka isn't permitted in court, while British courts demand that even hats be removed. Yet here I was, unable to see the person in the dock.

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2 w. ago First migrants arrive in UK from France under the 'one in, one out' policy

A family of three, including a small child, have become the first people to arrive in the U.K. from France under a new “one in, one out” exchange policy in which Britain returns migrants who enter the country without authorization and France sends vetted asylum-seekers

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2 w. ago Family of three become first asylum seekers to arrive in UK as part of ‘one in, one out’ deal with France

Donald Trump has told Keir Starmer to ‘call out the military’ to stop small boats crossings in the Channel

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2 w. ago First migrants arrive in Britain from France under Labour's 'one in, one out' deal

A family of three, including a small child, have come to Britain after successfully completing the online application process under the deal signed by Labour with Emmanuel Macron's government..

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2 w. ago Three out and 1,072 in: Another insane day in Labour's small boats farce as 'one in, one out' deal fails to act as border deterrent

More than 1,000 illegal migrants crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats on the day Labour ministers hailed deporting a third asylum seeker to France under the new deal. Pictured: File photo

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2 w. ago Two out, 200 in: Farce of Starmer's small boats policy in action as hundreds of new illegal migrants arrive into Britain... in a single day 

On the second day of the Prime Minister's deal for reciprocal returns to France, just two asylum seekers were deported on a scheduled flight - a day after an Indian migrant was also returned.

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2 w. ago British and Irish governments to present new Troubles legacy proposals

Framework outlines legislation both sides will need to pass to create agency investigating Troubles-era crimesThe British and Irish governments are to announce a new framework to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, in an effort to resolve an issue that has bedevilled politics in the region and relations between London and Dublin.The proposals, to be outlined this afternoon, threaten to reopen a rift between the government and former soldiers who got amnesty from prosecution under the Legacy Act passed by the Conservative government in 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eritrean man is second to be deported to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ deal

Home Office says man left Heathrow for Paris early on Friday after losing high court attempt to block moveAn Eritrean man has been deported to France under the UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with the neighbouring country.The man – the second to be deported under the agreement – was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed after he lost a high court attempt to block the move. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Governments to publish framework to deal with legacy of NI Troubles

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn and Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris will unveil the framework on Friday.

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2 w. ago Second migrant set to be deported to France on Friday under one in, one out scheme

First deportation under UK-France deal finally goes ahead – but ministers face fresh legal woes

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker fails in legal challenge to halt deportation under one

First deportation under UK-France deal finally goes ahead – but ministers face fresh legal woes

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2 w. ago Second asylum seeker launches legal challenge to halt deportation under one

The first deportation under the UK-France deal went ahead on Thursday despite legal challenges from some asylum seekers

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2 w. ago The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies

The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yetPeter Kyle, until two weeks ago the technology secretary, once warned that tech companies such as Meta, Google and Microsoft were so powerful that the UK needed to approach them with “a sense of statecraft” and “humility”, and treat negotiations with them similarly to diplomacy between nations. That vision endures in the form of the UK-US tech prosperity agreement struck this week. While officially a new bilateral partnership, this seems to be a deal aimed at facilitating investment from US technology companies rather than advancing collaboration on goals such as AI safety, copyright protections for British rights holders or a digital services tax.The rationale is clear: US firms stand alone atop the global AI value chain, making the country an obvious partner for a UK government seeking to “turbocharge” its AI sector. Against a challenging economic backdrop, ...

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2 w. ago First migrant flown back to France in UK's 'one in, one out' policy to curb unauthorized migration

The U.K. has returned the first migrant to France under a new "one in, one out" policy for asylum-seekers who enter the country without authorization

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