45 h. ago Migrant hotel stays prolonged as record numbers appeal rejected asylum claims

There were 50,976 outstanding appeals as of March, which is almost double the number compared to 2024

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1 week ago Afghan human rights defender granted asylum after Home Office U

Claim of woman who risked life working for western government-backed projects was initially rejectedAn Afghan woman who risked her life defending human rights in her home country has been allowed to stay in the UK after a Home Office U-turn.The Guardian previously reported on the case of Mina*, whose asylum claim was rejected by the Home Office despite her high-profile work in Afghanistan. She worked for western government-backed projects and was involved in training and mentoring women across the country, which put her in grave danger even before the Taliban took over in 2021. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Commuters who challenge train ticket inspectors or appeal penalty fares risk getting a criminal RECORD, new report reveals

A review published by the Office of Rail and Road means passengers could be prosecuted if their appeals against a penalty fare are rejected.

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3 w. ago 'Why can't it be a hotel again?' Tempers boil over at emergency meeting over migrant hotel blamed for filling Windsor village with dozens of male migrants

Almost 100 residents of upmarket Datchet, Berkshire, crammed into a village hall to demand the Manor Hotel be banned from taking taxpayers' cash to house migrants.

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3 w. ago Repeated failings at migrant hotel where asylum seeker killed himself exposed

Special report: Staff at hotel were ‘not appropriately trained’ and Home Office officials didn’t know who was providing crucial services

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3 w. ago ‘My father came to the UK to find safety – but he died alone in an asylum hotel’

Victor Hugo Pereira Vargas killed himself in his hotel room at a Home Office asylum hotel in October 2023

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