5 d. ago Nearly TWICE as many asylum seekers are living in homes rent free than in hotels as government offers private landlords five years of guaranteed rent if they house migrants

UK public anger over immigration has focused over the use of hotels to house migrants who are waiting to hear the outcome of their asylum claims.

Society

6 d. ago Anger as travellers set up camp with a dozen caravans on public football pitches

Around a dozen caravans and vehicles descended on the grounds at Eliburn Park, in West Lothian and home of Livingston FC Community Club, disrupting matches.

Transport

6 d. ago Keir Starmer makes major asylum hotel vow as plan met with backlash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed he wants to shut all asylum hotels down before his existing 2029 deadline, saying he understands public anger amid a wave of protests

Events

7 d. ago Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

Six people have now died in nationwide protests, forcing Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests in which six people have died.Flanked by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, Prabowo told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. It was a rare concession in response to mounting public anger. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Finally, a politician who gets it! Nigel Farage promises unprecedented measures to halt illegal migration in face of mounting public anger and despair

The Reform UK leader announced his plan for US-style raids as he vowed to deport as many as 600,000 if he wins power.

Politics

1 week ago Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’

Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s austerity driveRiot police have fired water cannon and rounds of teargas at thousands of stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia’s capital as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament members has fuelled public anger.Thousands of students, workers and activists demonstrated outside the nation’s parliament on Monday against a monthly housing allowance of 50 million rupiah ($US3,075) for MPs, which is almost 10 times the Jakarta minimum wage. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer's asylum court overhaul 'will not stop the boats landing': Critics accuse PM of 'tinkering around the edges' as tensions flare at hotel rallies

The Tories and Reform UK said the proposals are designed to see off public anger over migrant hotels but are nothing more than 'tinkering at the edges' of the asylum system.

Events

2 w. ago Five teens charged with bullying offences after girl’s death that shocked Malaysia

Public anger over Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death has spurred mass rallies, a royal decree for anti-bullying reforms, and renewed calls for justice in Malaysia’s education system

Events

3 w. ago Prince Andrew 'keeps home and title' despite lurid sex claims and public anger

There may have been calls for disgraced Prince Andrew to lose his remaining royal titles - but royal expert Jennie Bond doesn't believe it will happen

Politics

3 w. ago Majority of Brits support stripping Prince Andrew of his remaining royal titles

According to YouGov polling, 67 per cent of the population would back a move by the Royal Family to remove any remaining vestiges of his former position.

Politics

3 w. ago Brits call for 'terrified' Prince Andrew to pay ultimate price for scandals

New research has found 67 per cent of Brits would back a move to strip Prince Andrew of his Duke of York title as well as lose his status as a prince

Politics