5 h. ago Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.

Events

41 h. ago Mahmood to unveil changes to tackle illegal migration modelled on Danish system

Home secretary to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK and make deportations easierThe home secretary is due to announce sweeping changes next week aimed at making the UK less attractive for illegal immigrants and modelled on the Danish system.Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK and make it easier to deport those who do in a statement to MPs on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

53 h. ago Mahmood to announce ‘sweeping reforms’ to tackle illegal migration

The Home Secretary is expected to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK.

Events

3 d. ago East Ayrshire Council urged to do more to tackle illegal puppy farming

Campaign group Four Paws has been in discussion with East Ayrshire Council officers about the problem.

Events

4 d. ago Inside fight against black market cigarette trade as cops tackle network of shops illegally flogging fags for £5 a pack

SLOWLY prising away a kick board at the bottom of some shelves, the police find exactly what they are looking for. Dozens of cartons of brightly packaged cigarettes, which are being sold illegally in the UK. They are often flogged for as little as £5 a packet and show none of the graphic warnings smokers...

Economics

2 w. ago Raid on Gloucestershire storage unit unearths over £100k of fake car parts

More than 3,600 counterfeit car parts were seized in the major operation to tackle the illegal trade of knock-off vehicle components in Britain.

Economics

4 w. ago Digital ID not a ‘silver bullet’ to tackle illegal migration, minister says

Digital government minister Ian Murray said the scheme was part of a broader plan to tackle people entering the UK illegally.

Politics