3 h. ago Britain's asylum capital: We can't take any more, say locals in city where huge influx is 'damaging social cohesion' and putting 'unprecedented pressure' on public services

Scotland's second city is the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers in the UK after London - with some 3,953 sent to the city by the Home Office while their applications are being considered.

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11 h. ago SNP demand for Rachel Reeves to tax the rich to stop further Scotland spending cuts

The Scottish Government has called for a wealth tax to be introduced to protect public services.

Economics

12 h. ago Welsh public services face £65m black hole due to tax hike, Senedd hears

Mark Drakeford, the Welsh Finance Secretary, said Rachel Reeves is ‘wrong’ to use the Barnett formula to distribute funding for public services.

Economics

17 h. ago There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan

It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House press briefing. “Of the 3,500 arrests Ice has made so far since President Trump came back into office, can you just tell us the numbers?” asked a reporter in the front row. “How many have a criminal record versus those who are just in the country illegally?”“All of them,” responded the new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, making her debut in the briefing room, “because they illegally broke our nation’s laws, and, therefore, they are criminals, as far as this administration goes.” She continued: “I know the last administration didn’t see it that way, so it’s a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal. But that’s exactly what they are.”Mehdi Hasan is a broadcaster and author, and a former host on MSNBC. He is also a Guardian US...

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23 h. ago Amber wildfire warning issued for most of England as temperatures hit 22C

The Met Office has issued an amber wildfire warning for large parts of the UK as temperatures are set to soar to over 20C this week, with fire services urging the public to take care

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28 h. ago Six in 10 people unhappy with NHS, poll reveals amid ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with health service

Nearly one in 10 people feel they have been harmed by the health service in recent years, a new poll suggests

Politics

46 h. ago South Lanarkshire colleagues' fond tributes to Christina McKelvie

The area's SNP group said widely-respected MSP Ms McKelvie's "record of public service is one to be proud of"

Politics

61 h. ago Poll: Scots more likely to think local public services have got worse as 'unfairness' highlighted

Almost three in four Scots think public services in their local area have declined in the last five years

Politics

63 h. ago SNP Government most to blame for decline in public services across Scotland, poll finds

Scots are increasingly fed-up with the state of the NHS, schools, transport, roads and other key services on which they depend, according to a major survey.

Politics

66 h. ago UK public services 'struggling under strain' of illegal immigration, says Starmer as he hosts border summit

Border minister Dame Angela Eagle admitted record number of small boat crossings may continue into the summer

Politics

66 h. ago Public services 'struggling under strain' of illegal immigration, PM

Public services 'struggling under strain' of illegal immigration, PM  Evening Standard

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66 h. ago Keir Starmer says illegal immigration should be treated like terrorism as he reveals 24,000 people have been booted out of Britain since the election despite axing of Rwanda 'gimmick'

The Labour PM used an international summit in London to demand greater action against criminal gangs profiting from trafficking large numbers of people, including across the Channel.

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3 d. ago Yvette Cooper vows to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal immigrants in gig economy with clampdown on fast food drivers and in beauty salons

The Home Secretary said those found to be illegally employing migrants who are blocked from working face up to five years in prison, huge fines or have their firms closed down.

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3 d. ago Yvette's Cooper vows to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal immigrants in gig economy with clampdown on fast food drivers and in beauty salons

The Home Secretary said those found to be illegally employing migrants who are blocked from working face up to five years in prison, huge fines or have their firms closed down.

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4 d. ago Business bosses face 60k fines and prison for employing illegal workers in new migration crackdown

Yvette Cooper set to ramp up Labour’s measures to tackle illegal immigration

Events

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves must rethink fiscal rules as social security cuts will inflict real pain

Writing for the Record, Stephen Boyd of IPPR Scotland urges Rachel Reeves to consider alternative means to raise badly needed revenues for public services.

Events

4 d. ago Employers National Insurance: How April 2025 increase will impact you

The UK Government is making the move 'to help fix the foundations of the public finances and invest in public services', but experts warn that businesses could make moves to save money in other ways

Politics

6 d. ago The Atlantic handled ‘Signalgate’ with good judgment | Margaret Sullivan

Shining a bright spotlight on this mess was a public service. One can only imagine what other information has been as recklessly handledOver the past six months or so, the Atlantic has been assembling more and more reporting talent, including by poaching some of the biggest stars from the troubled Washington Post.One of the best intelligence reporters in the country is Shane Harris, who moved from the Post to the Atlantic last summer.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Coronation Street fans issue 'public service announcement' over Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain after truth uncovered

Doubt was cast over their still relatively new relationship

Politics

7 d. ago Warning illegal immigrants could remain in the UK indefinitely under weaker punishments plan that risks 'blowing hole' in border controls

The Sentencing Council - already embroiled in a political storm over its 'two-tier justice' measures - plans to slash the maximum jail terms for a range of immigration crimes

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