87 m. 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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1 hour 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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4 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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4 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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5 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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6 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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6 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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14 h. ago Nearly 1,000 asylum seekers to be housed in two army barracks from next month as govt tries to beat hotel crisis

NEARLY 1,000 asylum seekers are set to be housed in two army barracks from next month as the government tries to beat the migrant hotel crisis. Plans will see the use of two barracks in Scotland and southern England that will temporarily house 900 men from next month. The Home Office confirmed on Monday that...

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16 h. ago Asylum seekers to be moved into barracks in plans to end hotel use

Two barracks are to be used to temporarily house around 900 men

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5 d. ago Spine tingling spots across Scotland for Celebrity Traitors fans to explore

Ardross Castle is closed to visitors, but other sites across Scotland offer a similarly spooky experience for fans of The Traitors.

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5 d. ago World's nuclear industry to descend on Scotland on day one of a Labour government

Torness and Hunterston are both being earmarked as potential sites for new nuclear power stations in Scotland.

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8 d. ago Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured

The Guardian revealed how US veterans have been injured and arrested at protests against Ice deportationsSome of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they are outraged after a report in the Guardian revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy the national guard to American cities.“I went to war three times for this country to defend the right of Americans to say things I may not like,” said Representative Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado and former army ranger who was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq as a platoon leader with the 82nd airborne division. “Now is the time for every American to speak out.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Website and app outage: Here's a list of all sites affected including Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Canva and Roblox

The issues are understood to have started at around 8am on Monday.

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1 week ago The 'best caravan site in Scotland' for 2025 staycation announced

"The campsite offers a dog exercise area, nature trails and guided farm tours."

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1 week ago Lanark's ancient woodland leads the way in climate change battle for the future

Loch Wood is recognised as one of Scotland's pioneering Nature30 sitesto help halt and reverse nature loss.

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1 week ago The 'eerie' new travel book that shares 111 of Scotland's darkest places to visit

Scotland has no shortage of dark tourism sites

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2 w. ago No walls, no right angles, and smack in the middle of wildest northern Spain

No walls, no right angles, and smack in the middle of wildest northern Spain - this is truly an architect's playground. Plus you can stay here too, and there's a hotel opening in 2028

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2 w. ago Australian influencers spark outrage after filming themselves 'desecrating' historic ruins in Scotland: 'Pair of imbeciles'

A pair of Australian TikTok stars have sparked outrage after filming themselves climbing a historic Jacobite site in Scotland. 

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2 w. ago Celebrity Traitors bosses reveal what REALLY happens during 'military operation' filming

The 19 celebrity competitors include comedians, actors, a rugby champion, soap stars and a ­YouTuber with eight million ­followers.

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3 w. ago Scots fashion brand forced to deny using 'fascist imagery' on one of its designs

Ethical hosiery and clothing e-retailer Snag Tights, based in Livingston, revealed it had been accused of using the Iron Cross - a military decoration linked to Nazi Germany - on a pair of tights.

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