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Tiny UK village offers homes to dozens of Ukraine refugees – but visa red tape prevents anyone coming

Rothbury – population 2,100 – has seen at least 43 households apply to host those escaping the war. But red tape means not a single Ukrainian has yet made it here

The Independent UK

‘Meltdown’ at UK passport renewals forces travellers to cancel Easter breaks

Frustrated travellers complain of backlog at HM Passport Office prompting many to cancel breaks

The Guardian - UK

Cressida Dick hits out at ‘politicisation of policing’ in parting shot as she leaves Metropolitan Police

Women’s campaginers criticise commissioner’s ‘letter to London’ after it hails achievements and fails to name Sarah Everard

The Independent UK

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Refugee wellbeing questioned where residents live on 'building site' which 'smells of glue'

A local resident who has been supporting some of the women and children at the hotel was concerned about the refugees' health

Wales Online

Where every mobile speed camera is in Swansea

There are currently 14 mobile speed cameras in operation across the city

Wales Online

Ukraine: Only 566 visas offered to refugees so far to travel to Scotland for sanctuary

Despite a dedicated scheme allowing refugees to travel without a sponsor host, Home Office delays in issuing visas has kept the numbers of those arriving very low.

Daily Record

Homes for Ukraine visas issued by London borough revealed as 2,100 granted in capital

Ministers have apologised after criticism that visa schemes are not working fast enough

Evening Standard

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More than 200 visas issued so far to Ukrainians to come to Greater Manchester

But the latest data comes amid continuing concern applications are taking too long to process - risking lives

Manchester Evening News

Napier Barracks: ‘Fundamentally unsuitable’ asylum camp ‘must close with immediate effect’ MPs say

‘Fundamental problems remain’ at controverisal asylum camp which continues to house hundreds

The Independent UK

Refugees say they are stuck in isolated Bristol hotel with 'tasteless hospital food'

Residents are struggling to fast during Ramadan due to the food provided at the Almondsbury Interchange Hotel

Bristol Post

Priti Patel apologises over ‘frustrating’ time taken to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees

‘Always easy to blame someone else,’ says home secretary

The Independent UK

Priti Patel voices ‘frustration’ at time taken to process Ukraine visas

Around 12,000 people had arrived in the UK under Ukraine visa schemes as of Tuesday, according to Home Office figures.

The Independent UK

Refugee pupils with no school places have lessons in Manchester car parks

Volunteers run makeshift classrooms for ‘hundreds’ of children at hotels facing long waits to get into schools

The Guardian - UK

A maze of red tape, data losses and visa bottlenecks — inside the UK’s Homes for Ukraine fiasco

Just 1,200 of the 32,000 Ukrainians who have applied to the Government’s sponsorship scheme have safely arrived in the UK, leaving thousands starving, sick and in danger while they wait — so how did Michael Gove’s re-homing process all go so wrong? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

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Prince Harry more at risk at the Invictus Games than Philip's memorial, ex-cop claims

Former Met Inspector Ken Wharfe, who used to guard Prince Harry and Princess Diana, is 'baffled' about the Duke's view that he will be safer in Holland than he would be in the UK

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Military barracks housing asylum seekers ‘must close with immediate effect’

Two watchdogs previously described parts of the barracks near Folkestone in Kent as ‘filthy’ and ‘decrepit’.

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian family were turned away from British border before settling in Runcorn

The family began to leave Ukraine on the day that Russian forces invaded

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Evening Standard

‘Strong grip’ needed on Ukraine refugee process, says business minister Kwasi Kwarteng

The Home Office has received 65,000 visa applications from Ukrainians through its two sponsorship schemes

Daily Record

Mum lay awake at night for weeks as ‘rats’ infested her house

Serco, the company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office, claims the rodents found in the house were mice.

Daily Record

Scots who opened doors to 50 Ukrainian refugees slam Home Office over delays

Residents of Dollar make massive efforts to make homes ready for mums and children fleeing war - but Home Office drags heels on visas

Daily Record

Priti Patel's Home Office needs to cut the red tape and let Ukrainians in

The UK is making terrified Ukrainians jump through unnecessary hoops and needs to change its ways immediately, writes Record View.

Manchester Evening News

Burnham warns Manchester Airport queues will continue for 'two months' and says passengers should arrive three hours early as he unveils action plan

"While the airport expects that there will be some disruption for the next two months, I want people to be reassured that the airport, supported by colleagues in Greater Manchester, are putting in measures to ease it."

Liverpool Echo

Mum lay awake at night for weeks as 'rats' infested her home

Company which provides asylum seeker accommodation for Home Office says the animals were mice

Manchester Evening News

Builder offering his home to Ukrainians urges Government to 'pull their fingers out' over visas

Andrew Gilbride has sponsored 11 people, but says they haven't heard anything for 17 days

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