31 h. ago Germany's public services and towns are 'overwhelmed' by immigrants and the country must take fewer asylum seekers, incoming chancellor says

Friedrich Merz said immigration figures 'need to significantly' come down below six figures amid pressure on public services and towns.

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36 h. ago Albanian lesbian couple win asylum claim to stay in Britain after arguing people in their home country are homophobic

The women had trafficked after being 'abducted by masked men, sexually assaulted by multiple men and subjected to physical and verbal abuse on account of their sexual orientation', a court heard.

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5 d. ago Bus service between two popular Welsh seaside towns set to be reduced

The bus service reduction, along with a number of other changes to services was discussed at a council's community liaison committee meeting

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1 week ago We live in a UK asylum capital: It's great to be charitable but we should look after the less fortunate in our own country before we look after everyone else

Glasgow is the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers in the UK after London - with some 3,953 sent to the city by the Home Office.

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2 w. ago LIVE: Emergency services descend on Greater Manchester town centre street

Firefighters, police and paramedics are all in attendance

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2 w. ago All we know about Amsterdam mass stabbing as civilian helped cop pin down 'knifeman'

The police reported five people have been injured, three of which are fighting for their lives, in a knife attack in Amsterdam's town square – as emergency services descended on the scene

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2 w. ago Poland bans migrants from claiming asylum as Donald Tusk says country wants to 'take back control' of borders after influx of people entering from Belarus

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, announced the right to claim asylum will be suspended for 60 days following an influx at the Belarus border.

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2 w. ago Warning to public after truck collides with pillar in Valleys town

Police and the fire service were at the scene in Tonypandy town centre

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3 w. ago Voters ‘empty chair’ Republicans who are skipping town halls across the country as anger grows about Musk and Russia

‘Everyday Alaskans are the ones left reeling from the destruction of our critical services,’ town hall attendee says

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3 w. ago New Callander Post Office location opens doors after period of temporary service

The new spot at a firewood store in the town's Main Street will offer a six-day service.

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3 w. ago Santander closures: full list of 95 UK bank branch closures, which banking branches are closing in 2025

The bank’s latest cuts will leave more towns without in-person banking services 💰

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4 w. ago ‘I escaped one gulag only to end up in another’: Russian asylum seekers face Ice detention in the US

Exiles fleeing Putin’s repression in Russia and other post-Soviet states find a harsh welcome when arriving statesideFor most of the four years of Joe Biden was in office, citizens of Russia and other post-Soviet states seeking asylum in the US were generally released into the country while they awaited hearings on their claim in immigration court.But since last summer, many have been detained upon entering the US, and some of them have been held for more than a year, lawyers, activists and detainees say. Some children have been separated from their parents. Continue reading...

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