5 h. ago Britain's asylum seeker 'golden triangle': The three northern towns which house the most illegal migrants in private accommodation

Once the capital of the cotton weaving world during the Industrial Revolution, the former mill town - along with its neighbours - has become a golden triangle for asylum seekers.

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44 h. ago Woman shares incredible transformation after losing entire forehead in freak accident

Grainne Kealy was involved in a terrifying accident when her boyfriend's car lost control on an icy road and crashed into a wall.

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54 h. ago 'Racing brother' in BMW tells jury he 'lost control because of mud' before crash killed dad

Abubakr Yusaf is accused of racing with his brother Umar Yusaf

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3 d. ago Woman crashes car due to common habit many people do while driving

The woman was driving along doing something many people do behind the wheel when she lost control of her car, swerved and ended up crashing the vehicle into a ditch

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3 d. ago Woman who lost her entire FOREHEAD in freak car accident reveals her astonishing transformation 19 years later after cutting

Grainne Kealy, from Laois in Ireland, broke every bone in her face when her car lost control going over ice and crashed into a wall in the town of Borris-in-Ossory in December 2006.

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3 d. ago Woman crashes car into ditch making common mistake many of us do while driving

A woman was driving along a clear road and doing something many drivers are guilty of when she suddenly lost control of her vehicle, causing her car to swerve and tip onto its side

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4 d. ago Britain's asylum capital warns it faces a migrant 'disaster': Glasgow's SNP leader fears city will be unable to cope with surge of homeless refugees amid Labour's hotel crackdown

The leader of Glasgow council has warned of 'disastrous' consequences if thousands of refugees head to Scotland when Labour kicks them out of migrant hotels in England.

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5 d. ago Germany's schadenfreude over Britain's 'asylum chaos': German media gloats UK has 'lost control of migration despite Brexit' and 'society and infrastructure is groaning'

The popular Bild outlet claimed both civil society and infrastructure were 'groaning' under the weight of illegal and legal migration.

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6 d. ago Car wash bosses who smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into Britain were caught when investigators found videos and selfies from asylum seekers customers on their phones

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 42, both had a secret 'double life' by operating the ' TripAdvisor for migrants' while appearing to run their car wash firm in Caerphilly, south Wales

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9 d. ago One of Britain's biggest asylum hotels is emptied of migrants

For years the four-star Crowne Plaza hotel, near Heathrow, has housed hundreds of asylum seekers. But the sprawling 465-room venue, has had all of its foreign guests removed

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9 d. ago Man convicted of sexual assault in case that triggered protests against migrants in Britain

An Ethiopian asylum seeker in Britain has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl

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1 week ago Boy, 2, killed in front of parents after being hit by car and thrown off ledge

Toddler Sonny Macdonald was tragically killed after a car 'lost control' and struck him as he sat in his pushchair following a fun family afternoon at the beach

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1 week ago ‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Beauty queen, 20, dies in horror motorbike crash on one of world's most dangerous roads

Alondra Marianela Hernández Pérez, 20, was on her way to work when she suddenly lost control of her bike and crashed on the notorious San Marcos-Quetzaltenango road

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1 week ago Sri Lankan mother who entered Britain wins appeal for her asylum claim to be reheard

In her asylum claim, the mother of five said she suffers from severe depression and is 'not fit to fly' until she recovers from the disorder.

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1 week ago Small boat, big house: Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

Economics

1 week ago Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

Economics

1 week ago Record disruptions of people smuggling gangs last year including seizures of small boats

After the small boats crisis dominated headlines over the summer, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will take the issue head on as she outlines significant reforms to Britain’s asylum system

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2 w. ago Lewis Hamilton crashes out of Dutch Grand Prix in new Ferrari low

The 40-year-old Ferrari driver lost control of his car at Zandvoort and slammed his car into the wall

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