78 m. ago Raging residents near Scotland’s new migrant base hit out at 300 asylum seekers

RAGING residents in a quiet street near Scotland’s new migrant base have hit out at 300 asylum seekers being moved in next door. Home Office bosses announced plans to house small boat migrants in army barracks close to the centre of Inverness. But locals who live close to the site are concerned about their new...

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86 m. ago Scottish minister criticises ‘lack of engagement’ on asylum seeker barracks plan

Highland Council also expressed worries for ‘community cohesion’.

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3 h. ago Number 10 says housing migrants in barracks worth it despite cost

The Prime Minister's official spokesman also rejected suggestions the Government had not moved swiftly enough to grasp the migrant crisis.

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5 h. ago Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say

Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent grows.The Home Office has confirmed that two barracks: Cameron in Inverness and Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, will be used to house about 900 men temporarily. Officials are working to identify more sites. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Housing migrants in barracks worth it to quell public anger despite cost – No 10

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman also rejected suggestions the Government had not moved swiftly enough to grasp the migrant crisis.

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6 h. ago Experts decry plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks as ‘fanciful’

Exclusive: Head of Refugee Council says Home Office’s scheme is too expensive and logistically too difficultUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent grows.The Home Office has confirmed that two barracks: Cameron in Inverness and Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, will be used to house about 900 men temporarily. Officials are working to identify more sites. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Fury as Scots barracks chosen to house asylum seekers despite being secured by 'modest fence'

Two barracks in Scotland and England will be used to accommodate around 900 asylum seekers as the UK Government ends the use of hotels for refugees.

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8 h. ago How and where are asylum seekers given accommodation in the UK?

Most asylum seekers are placed in privately managed houses, flats or rooms in properties of multiple occupancy.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer 'tells Home Office to shut down asylum hotels within a year' as ministers suggest more military bases could be used to house migrants

The Cameron Barracks in Inverness and the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex have already been lined up to house 900 male asylum seekers.

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8 h. ago Asylum seekers to be moved into military barracks in bid to end migrant hotels

The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis

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9 h. ago Houseplant clinic: what’s wrong with the leaves on my rubber plant?

Dropped leaves and speckled dots indicate a thrips infestation. Luckily, there is plenty you can do about itWhat’s the problem? The leaves of my 40-year-old rubber plant are speckled with tiny black dots, turning yellow, and many are dropping off. New shoots are still growing, but the older leaves continue to fall.Diagnosis The black dots you’re seeing are most likely thrips droppings. These tiny insects puncture the leaf surface to drain sap, resulting in silvery streaks, mottled patches, curling and eventual leaf drop. They thrive in warm, dry conditions and are easily introduced when plants are moved outdoors. Once inside, they spread rapidly, particularly on mature, leafy specimens. Their damage is often mistaken for nutrient deficiencies or sun scorch, but the telltale sign is the combination of silvery streaks with tiny black specks. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Scottish military barracks to house asylum seekers as hotel scheme comes to an end

The Home Office confirmed on Monday that Cameron Barracks in Inverness would be used as part of new plans to house about 900 men temporarily.

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10 h. ago Cameron Barracks: Hundreds of asylum seekers to be housed at Inverness military base

A military barracks in Scotland has been chosen to house asylum seekers

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10 h. ago Revealed: The two military sites in Scotland and Sussex that Labour will use to house 900 migrant men

The Cameron Barracks in Inverness and the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex are at the centre of government talks on where to house 900 male asylum seekers.

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10 h. ago Asylum seekers to be moved onto military barracks in bid to end migrant hotels

The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis

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11 h. ago Housing asylum seekers in army barracks may cost more than migrant hotels, admits defence minister

Men to be housed at Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex will be the first of up to 10,000 migrants who the Home Office want to place at military sites

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11 h. ago Prison officer 'unfairly suspended' over asylum seeker release says union chief

Mark Fairhurst, the national chairman of the prison officers' union, said a male worker had been suspended after the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu at HMP Chelmsford on Friday

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11 h. ago This hotels saga isn’t really about asylum seekers: it’s a window on to a far bigger scandal | Gaby Hinsliff

A blistering new report tells a tale of billions wasted and vulnerable people left traumatised, while companies profit from a blundering stateA young man lounges under a beach umbrella in shorts, the sunny Dubai skyline visible over his shoulder. You, too, he tells his followers, can live the millionaire lifestyle plastered all over his social media accounts; the secret is housing vulnerable people at the taxpayer’s expense. The TikToker Luigi Newton, who says he started out working in a call centre and now manages a string of mostly social housing properties remotely from overseas, is just one of a new breed of landlord influencers boasting about the supposedly rich pickings to be made from buying up and renovating cheap housing to rent to social housing providers, ensuring a steady, hassle-free stream of government-backed income dropping into their accounts.In one video, Newton admits he’s had flak online because one of his main clients is the outsourcing giant Serco, which mostly...

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11 h. ago Hundreds of asylum seekers to be sent to barracks under plan to end hotel chaos

The Home Office is looking to send hundreds of asylum seekers to Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex while their claims are processed to get people out of hotels

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12 h. ago Asylum seekers to be housed in barracks in bid to end use of migrant hotels

Men to be housed at Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex will be the first of up to 10,000 migrants who the Home Office want to house on military sites

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