7 h. ago Lachlan finally has control of Murdoch empire but deal is a win for sibling rivals

Eldest son has the succession Rupert craved after agreeing a payout to his siblings far higher than previously offeredAs a keen rock climber, Lachlan Murdoch knows a thing or two about the importance of clinging on to perilous terrain. After the toughest ascent of his life – rising to the top of his father’s business empire – he has finally ensured that his place at its summit is assured.The deal Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son has struck with his oldest siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James will mean they give up their shares in the family business, handing Lachlan the long-term control that he and his father craved. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Starmer 'scared of Farage' as Mahmood issues visas threat of migrant returns

New Home Secretary vows to do “whatever it takes” to stop small boats crossings amid discussions for “Five Eyes” allies

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24 h. ago SNP says Starmer 'scared of Farage' as Mahmood issues visas threat on migrant returns

New Home Secretary vows to do “whatever it takes” to stop small boats crossings amid discussions with “Five Eyes” allies

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27 h. ago Countries that fail to ‘play ball’ on migrant returns could lose UK visas, warns home secretary

Threat by Shabana Mahmood is latest effort by Labour government to tackle small-boat crossings

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28 h. ago Britain could cut visas from countries that don't accept migrant returns

Britain could cut visas from countries that don't accept migrant returns  Reuters

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30 h. ago UK could suspend visas in drive to secure migrant returns deals, says Shabana Mahmood

The new Home Secretary reveals visas could be cut as part of measures to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop small boat crossings

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30 h. ago ‘They just want a better life’: the UK households who host asylum seekers

The charity Refugees at Home helps volunteers with a spare room to lend take in people who have sought refugeUK politics live – latest updates“It’s heartbreaking for me, I don’t understand people putting up the flag,” said Mohammad, who crossed the Channel almost four years ago, desperate to escape persecution. Back then it was rare to see St George’s cross flags as frequently as he does driving around now. The flags are seen as divisive and dangerous in a climate of anti-migrant protests where political discourse is fixated on deportations, small boats and threats to withdraw the UK from human rights frameworks. It has left individuals who have sought refuge in the UK feeling anxious, upset and fearing repercussions.“Immigrants, they just want to have a better life. If our country was safe, was all right, we would never leave,” said Mohammad, who asked to use only his first name fearing reprisals. After facing persecution as a practising Christian in Shia-majority Iran, Mohammad le...

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45 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer completes reshuffle as new home secretary faces small boat Channel crossings crisis

A government source said ‘nothing is off the table’ for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood

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47 h. ago New home secretary hit with immediate crisis as small boat Channel crossings top 30,000

Shabana Mahmood will host representatives from the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to discuss ways to ‘smash the gangs’ as new figures reveal the scale of the migrant crisis she has inherited as the new home secretary

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49 h. ago English Channel crossings pass 30,000 arrivals in record time

It is the latest milestone to be reached after record numbers of people made the dangerous journey so far this year.

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60 h. ago Inside Brookside legend Suzanne Collins' life as Nikki Shadwick set to return

Soap legend Suzanne Collins is reprising her role as Nikki Shadwick in Channel 4 soap Brookside for a special crossover episode to mark Hollyoaks' 30th anniversary

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64 h. ago 1,000 migrants cross the English Channel in ONE DAY in fresh humiliation for Keir Starmer

The figure is the biggest daily total since May, in which more than 1,195 migrants arrived in the UK in a single day.

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67 h. ago Shabana Mahmood expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels to barracks

New home secretary is expected to unveil plans to use military sites as Labour seeks to harden immigration policyShabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as Labour seeks to harden its immigration policy amid rising numbers of crossings in the channel.The new home secretary is reportedly set to announce the use of Ministry of Defence sites to house people after a wave of protests outside migrant accommodation over the summer. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Yvette Cooper pays the price for huge failures on Channel crossings and migrant hotels as she is ousted as Home Secretary

In Yvette Cooper 's torrid year at the helm, the Home Office has lurched from one disaster to the next. And today she is paying the price for a litany of dismal failures.

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4 d. ago Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid pressure to tackle migration

Her appointment comes amid discontent over asylum hotels and record numbers of Channel crossings.

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4 d. ago People smugglers are drugging children before they are put on small boats to cross Channel, Solicitor General reveals

Lucy Rigby said she had been warned by the Crown Prosecution Service that the gangs were attempting to make the children more co-operative as they undertake the dangerous journey from France.

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5 d. ago Sedated children put onto small boats before Channel crossings by sick smugglers

Solicitor General Lucy Rigby told MPs that prosecutors have found children are being sedated before small boat Channel crossings to make them more 'compliant'

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6 d. ago Iraqi asylum seeker 'raped and sexually assaulted woman' in London hostel after illegally crossing Channel on boat

Iraqi national Yousif Al-Maliki, 30, who is currently living at the Peckham Lodge Hotel has been accused of attacking a woman at the Astor Hostel in South Kensington.

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7 d. ago Channel migrants could be moved to WAREHOUSES as Labour scrambles to close asylum hotels with PM holding emergency talks on how to go 'further and faster' on tackling small boats

Yvette Cooper said the Government was looking at 'military and industrial sites' as 'more appropriate' places to house asylum seekers.

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7 d. ago Home Secretary fails to guarantee France migrant returns will happen this month

Yvette Cooper was cautious not to guarantee returns under a deal with France will take place in September, after saying they were ‘expected’.

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