1 week ago Britain to ask Kosovo to take UK's small boat migrants as it lines up talks over 'return hubs' in the Balkans after ditching Rwanda plan

The tiny country of 1.6million people, which only declared independence from Serbia 17 years ago, heads a shortlist of nine countries that ministers want to take failed asylum seekers.

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1 week ago UK ‘to ask Kosovo’ to take failed asylum seekers in overseas ‘return hubs plan’

North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia said to be being considered for housing UK’s failed asylum seekers

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3 w. ago JASON GROVES: It was 22C in Tirana, but decidedly frosty as PM's humiliation became clear

Keir Starmer's plan to develop migrant 'return hubs' in the Western Balkans was drawn up in tight secrecy.

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3 w. ago Starmer reveals plans to send refused asylum seekers to overseas ‘return hubs’

PM proposes use of third countries during visit to Albania, which rules out role in any UK schemePlans to send refused asylum seekers to “return hubs” in third countries have been announced by Keir Starmer on a trip to Albania during which the Balkan country ruled out participating in the scheme.The prime minister flew to Tirana to confirm the UK was seeking to send people whose asylum claims had been turned down to foreign detention centres once they had exhausted all avenues of appeal. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Green light for extension plan at Ayrshire village community hub

Representatives of the hub previously lodged a planning application, seeking permission for the works.

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4 w. ago Revised plan for new watersports hub in Ayrshire town is given the thumbs

Council planners have given their blessing to the fresh proposals under delegated powers.

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