5 d. ago Nigerian 'model and actress' wants asylum in Britain claiming her 'celebrity status' back home is putting her life at risk

A Nigerian migrant made a human rights claim after arriving in Britain, claiming she is a 'well-known model and actress' who took part in political activism in her home country.

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1 week ago Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs

Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has said.Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, described Shabana Mahmood’s proposals as “a shabby thing”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should officials confiscate refugees' valuables upon arrival in Britain?

Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce how she will toughen up the asylum system today - but faces a backbench outcry over the sweeping changes.

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1 week ago Migrant with a 'receding hairline and deep voice' wins age case after an immigration judge rules he is 15

Authorities in Britain believed the asylum seeker was 24 when he arrived because of his 'mature physical demeanour', a tribunal heard - but the migrant insisted he was 15.

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2 w. ago 'If you don't get them out you're not going to have a country left': Donald Trump says Britain should deport illegal immigrants as soon as they arrive

US President Donald Trump has said the UK must follow America's hard line on immigration or 'you're not going to have a country left'.

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2 w. ago China's latest £30k family car: Omoda 7 is an affordable SUV that arrives in Britain in a matter of weeks

Omoda, sub-brand of Chinese car giant Chery, is bringing its 7 mid-size SUV to the UK early next year. For under £30k it offers five-seater practicality and premium tech.

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3 w. ago Keep On Movin! Boyband Five send fans wild at surprise pub gig to celebrate big switch on

The band had taken a night off from their nationwide stadium tour for the giffgaff Switch-On Party as they celebrated with tunes first released before broadband even arrived in Britain

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3 w. ago Moroccan migrant, 22, who snatched £38k Rolex from tourist's wrist just months after arriving in Britain with a fake birth certificate faces deportation

Moroccan Aylan Snouci, 22, claimed he was just 16 when he arrived in the country in February.

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4 w. ago Asylum seeker who committed 19 crimes in Britain wins right to stay on human rights grounds

AN asylum-seeker who has committed 19 crimes since arriving in the UK has won a court fight to stay in Britain — and the right to stay anonymous. The man, 24, arrived in 2016 claiming he was at risk in Egypt as his father was a banned Muslim Brotherhood extremist. Now a judge has ruled...

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