17 h. ago Olympic champion runner Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending her seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field

Sport

18 h. ago Israeli foreign minister accuses Starmer of failing to curb ‘toxic’ antisemitism

Gideon Sa’ar demanded a ‘change of course’ from the UK Government on tackling anti-Jewish hatred in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

Politics

20 h. ago Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess asylum seeker who took his own life

Leonard Farruku died onboard the Bibby Stockholm in December 2023.

Society

24 h. ago Convicted terrorist sent back to jail for consorting with Syrian asylum seekers

The man, identified only as TPD for legal reasons, admitted four breaches of a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Tpim) notice.

Events

29 h. ago Keir Starmer: 'No golden ticket' to UK as automatic settlement and family reunion rights for asylum seekers to end

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would help ‘address the pull factors driving dangerous and illegal small boats’ crossing the Channel from France

Events

30 h. ago Keir Starmer: 'No golden ticket' to settling in UK as automatic settlement and family reunion rights for asylum seekers to end

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would help ‘address the pull factors driving dangerous and illegal small boats’ crossing the Channel from France

Events

33 h. ago Asylum seekers deported to France live in fear of smugglers’ reprisals

Six asylum seekers placed in homeless shelter say they are ‘frightened’ they will be forcibly returned to home countriesThe first group of asylum seekers deported to France under Labour’s “one in, one out deal” have spoken of their fear of being pursued by smugglers and being forcibly returned to their home countries.The men spoke just hours before a larger group of asylum seekers were due to be forcibly removed to France on a private charter flight to Paris early on Thursday morning, with a second drop off in Albania planned. It is thought that at least seven people will be removed in a significant ramping up of ‘one in, one out’ removals. Continue reading...

Events

39 h. ago Only Keir Starmer KC can fix Britain’s broken migration laws

Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

Politics

39 h. ago Automatic settlement and family reunion rights for asylum seekers to end in landmark immigration reforms

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would help ‘address the pull factors driving dangerous and illegal small boats’ crossing the Channel from France

Events

45 h. ago Syrian asylum seeker who stabbed two people while on the run from police is jailed for nine years

Abdul-Rahman Al-Ahmed, 21, chased his first victim through a town centre in broad daylight before stabbing him several times.

Events

45 h. ago Arbitrary detention victims urge Starmer to press Modi on jailed British Sikh

Activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been held in Indian prison for nearly eight years without full trial The sisters of the British-Egyptian human rights campaigner Alaa Abd el-Fattah have intervened for the first time since his release from prison in Egypt to call on Keir Starmer to push Narendra Modi to free a British Sikh activist when he meets the Indian prime minister next week.Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, has been held in an Indian jail for nearly eight years without facing full trial in what his supporters say is an arbitrary and egregious denial of justice by a British ally. Continue reading...

Events

46 h. ago Pete Davidson and Kevin Hart among comedians criticised for controversial comedy festival

Bill Burr and Jimmy Carr are among the many comedians receiving backlash from comedy colleagues and the public after signing on to the Riyadh Comedy festival despite Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses

Culture

51 h. ago Voices: Why Starmer’s ruthless attacks on Farage are the only way to beat Reform

Following his forthright conference speech, the prime minister’s announcement of a review into how the European Convention on Human Rights is used in asylum cases is the latest sign he is confronting Reform UK’s grievances head on, says David Aaronovitch

Events

53 h. ago Starmer warns courts MUST get tougher on asylum claims with threat of 'summary execution' a genuine reason but worse healthcare not enough

Keir Starmer said there was need to 'look again' at the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as other international treaties.

Events

53 h. ago Starmer to curb asylum seekers using human rights to avoid deportation

Prime minister announces review of ECHR in a major U-turn

Events

54 h. ago Keir Starmer: We need to look again at human rights laws in face of mass migration

The Prime Minister says says he won’t ‘tear down’ international laws but says a rethink is needed on how they are applied

Politics

55 h. ago Keir Starmer says UK will 'look again' at human rights laws to tackle mass migration

The Prime Minister says says he won’t ‘tear down’ international laws but says a rethink is needed on how they are applied

Politics

2 d. ago US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 September to 9 October, features some of the biggest names in US comedy. The lineup features Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari and Jo Koy, among many others who are all taking their fees directly from the Saudi government.The event’s producers include Sela (a live events company owned by Saudia Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund) and the kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority, chaired by Turki Alalshikh, a royal adviser dogged by allegations of human rights violations, including the detention of people who criticize him on social media. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Ireland will offer migrant families up to 10,000 euros in return for dropping their asylum claims

The country is experiencing a chronic housing shortage and the payment is aimed at easing the pressure on the asylum seeker system.

Events

3 d. ago Man who died onboard Bibby Stockholm ‘had not raised concerns’ about barge

Leonard Farruku died on the barge providing accommodation for asylum seekers in December 2023.

Events