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Estimated cost of asylum seeker accommodation treble what expected, says watchdog

The original estimate for asylum seeker housing was £4.5billion for 2019-2029, but that is expected to rise to £15.3billion, according to the National Audit Office

Evening Standard

Deep concerns over UK visa policy expressed by Lords as Government's new immigration plans set to be revealed

The Lords Science and Technology Committee argues that reforms to visa costs are needed

Evening Standard

Work ban forcing 10% of UK female asylum seekers into sex work

Research also finds many trapped in abusive relationships and unable to afford sanitary products and other basics

The Guardian - UK

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BBC admits lapse in standards around coverage of Prince Harry interview

Radio 4’s Today programme did not include responses from Home Office and Buckingham Palace to ‘stitch-up’ claims

The Guardian - UK

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum

The Guardian - UK

Woman found dead outside former cricket club

Greater Manchester Police says the body was found near the former Burnage Cricket Club in Burnage

The Independent UK

New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications from nationalities most likely to overstay

Applications for work and study visas from nationalities such as Pakistanis, Nigerians and Sri Lankans among those that reportedly could be curbed by the Home Office

Evening Standard

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UK planning on restricting visa applications from certain nationalities – report

Labour promised in its manifesto that it would bring down immigration numbers.

The Independent UK

UK migrant centre sees sixfold rise in a year of staff sacked over failed drug tests

Home Office says it has a ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to illegal drug use and has introduced ‘more robust’ procedures

The Guardian - UK

Dying Syrian grandmother allowed to come to UK in Home Office U-turn

Soaad Al Shawa had been barred from spending final days with her family, who fled Damascus to settle in Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry Loses Again in UK Police Protection Battle

Prince Harry Denied Police Protection in UK – What It Means for His Family Now

The Fashion Central

Moment UK migrant smuggling operation foiled as people found squashed into rubbish-strewn van

Denice Lorraine Blendell and her co-conspirator Andrew David Stainton hid five Vietnamese nationals behind heavy motorcycle parts and an old mattress

Evening Standard

People smugglers jailed after five migrants discovered hidden in van

Border Force officers searching the pair’s unregistered van discovered the five migrants underneath an old mattress, clothing and motorbike parts.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry loses legal challenge against Home Office over UK security arrangements

Harry challenged High Court dismissal of claim against Home Office over decision he should receive different degree of protection in UK

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Pubs and bars cleared to extend opening hours on VE Day

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving on May 8

Evening Standard

Extended opening hours for pubs on VE Day approved by MPs

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8.

Evening Standard

PM grilled on grooming gangs and record migrant Channel crossings in PMQs showdown ahead of local elections

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir insisted that the Government is more committed to delivering "truth and justice" for victims of rape grooming gangs than the Conservative Party

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister refuses to name Kneecap in Commons statement

A HOME Office minister has urged MPs not to name the band Kneecap after their "dangerous and irresponsible" alleged comments about killing…

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Police and prosecutors’ details shared with Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest

Exclusive: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigated

The Independent UK

Migrants convicted of sex offences to be banned from claiming asylum in Britain

Labour’s crackdown will also see 24-week time limits for asylum appeals decisions to cut the backlog

The Guardian - UK

Foreign sex offenders will be banned from claiming asylum in the UK, says Home Office

Amendment to bill would affect anyone who qualifies for sex offender register, but charities concerned that move is being rushed

The Independent UK

Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

Evening Standard

Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

Evening Standard

Government announces measures to tighten laws around crossbow sales

Ministers want to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen age verification controls.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants near 10,000 as warm spell begins

Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025

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