9 h. ago The modern slavery loophole that let an Albanian serial burglar stay in Britain to rob again and again

Lorenc Hysa, 32, used his freedom during the drawn-out legal process to carry out a spree of burglaries in Kent, where he 'ruthlessly' targeted precious jewellery.

Politics

5 d. ago Theresa May calls on businesses to investigate supply chains for modern slavery

The former PM said that modern slavery is ‘the greatest human rights issue of our time’.

Economics

6 d. ago The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial

A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othersA Chinese court last month sentenced 11 people to death over their roles in a illegal scam empire along the border with Myanmar. But it won’t end a noxious multibillion-dollar industry that devastates the lives of two sets of victims. The first are those cheated out of money, often by people posing as potential romantic or business partners in what are known as “pig‑butchering” schemes. The second are those who are forced to cheat them, working in conditions amounting to modern slavery.The recent study, Scam: Inside Southeast Asia’s Cybercrime Compounds, by Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li and Mark Bo, paints a terrifying picture of the sector. Workers are trafficked into heavily guarded, prison-like compounds, where they are routinely abused and tortured for failing to meet targets, or extorted for ransoms. Others take the jobs willingly, but find that they cannot repay ru...

Events

1 week ago Aussie sprint queen Asfoora saved by Uber driver to stay in Britain for 2026 campaign

The mare, who was 90 seconds from missing Sunday’s Prix de l’Abbaye on Sunday after her trainer forgot her passport, will not return home this winter

Politics

2 w. ago Migrant who was jailed after physically abusing five of his girlfriends was allowed to stay in Britain

Hamilton Jorge Da Silva Pinho, 37, was judged to be a 'risk of serious harm' after he threw an electric heater and a steam mop at partners as part of his long-running spree of domestic violence .

Events

3 w. ago Immigrants face 'good citizen' test to win the right to stay in Britain permanently as Labour tries to look tough

Anyone seeking 'indefinite leave to remain' (ILR) in Britain should have a 'spotless' criminal record, Shabana Mahmood will say.

Events

3 w. ago Foreign nationals must have a 'spotless' criminal record to win the right to stay in Britain permanently, says Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood

Foreign nationals who commit crime in Britain could be barred from winning 'settled' status to stay here permanently, the Home Secretary will announce.

Society

3 w. ago ‘A broken system full of criminality and death’: the podcast lifting the lid on what happens to the UK’s rubbish

Turkey’s recycling centres treat vast amounts of the UK’s waste – and rely on refugees who work in conditions so unsafe that hundreds have died. A new podcast uncovers the sinister side of what happens when Brits throw things awayOn his way to a remote industrial zone at the edge of Istanbul, Adnan Khan compares it to something out of Mad Max. Packs of wild dogs roam around desolate wastelands; toxic chemicals spill out into the street, with corrugated metal sheets and “slapdash factories” scattered around. “It’s like a shantytown,” he says.However, once he sets foot inside some of these factories, he reaches for a different cinematic comparison. This time he’s thinking of the torture-horror film Saw, as he witnesses Afghan refugees working and living in conditions that he says fit the UN definition of modern-day slavery. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Concern as six per cent of human ­trafficking and modern slavery cases end in conviction

Research has found only a tiny ­proportion of criminal charges concerning trafficking and slavery lead to a guilty verdict in court.

Politics