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UK politics: Second Labour MP suspended by Labour amid offensive messages on WhatsApp group – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Lights, camera, and a new low: why is the government making Deportation TV

Labour’s bold new idea is video of people being rounded up and ejected from the country. A less dehumanising approach would be more effective, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Record number of asylum seekers died in 2024 while in care of Home Office

Data obtained by the Guardian shows 51 people died in Home Office provided accommodation in 2024

The Guardian - UK

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Anas Sarwar 'has questions to answer' on 'migration talks' after official admission

THE Home Office has no record of any correspondence with Anas Sarwar on migration, despite the Scottish Labour leader claiming to be in “talks”…

The National (Scotland)

Labour accused of trying to outdo Farage with migrant deportation videos

The government is publishing videos of raids of venues employing illegal workers as it prepares for the second reading of its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

The Independent UK

London nail bars and car washes targeted as 4,000 illegal workers arrested in immigration raids

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said criminal gangs are encouraging record numbers to cross the Channel in small boats

Evening Standard

Home Office launches new immigration raids as it vaunts deportation numbers

Labour’s boasts about tough immigration stance prompt disquiet in party as it attempts to counter Reform threat

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on violence against women: put victims and survivors first

Editorial: The problem is getting worse, while the last government’s strategy has little to show for it. Ministers should go back to basics

The Guardian - UK

Housing worker blocked from seeing family abroad due to eVisa issues

Exclusive: Jorge Gomez was unable to travel to South America to see his family due to a delay getting his eVisa after latest Home Office IT error

The Independent UK

Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims

Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Thousands of migrants held at UK-run French detention centres ‘shrouded in secrecy’

Exclusive: New data sheds light on four opaque detention sites in France that are run by the UK

The Independent UK

UK demands Apple lets it see users’ encrypted data

Labour ministers have been accused of eroding fundamental rights and civil liberties amid warnings other tech giants will also be targeted

The Independent UK

Second woman arrested over ‘wearing wigs to fake British citizen tests’

Immigration officials also found a suspected illegal immigrant hiding under a bed during an arrest warrant for the 42-year-old

The Independent UK

Home Office orders Apple to let it access users’ encrypted files – report

The Washington Post said the Home Office issued an order to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Police and tech sector vow to work together to tackle phone theft

The Home Secretary brought representatives from law enforcement and tech companies together on Thursday to discuss the growing problem snatch theft.

Evening Standard

Suspected people smugglers arrested in London and set to be extradited to France

Albanian Lulzim Brahaj, 47 and Iraqi Rebin Sharif, 25, were tracked down by National Crime Agency investigators and arrested in London

The Guardian - UK

Home Office wasted nearly £100m on plans to house asylum seekers, watchdog finds

Public Accounts Committee examined series of site purchases and found ‘troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money’

The Independent UK

Tax payers paid ‘steep price’ for Home Office asylum housing mistakes – report

The Public Accounts Committee found the Home Office ‘rushed’ to spend public money to cut costs but has ‘very little to to show for its efforts’.

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The National (Scotland)

Labour Government rejects SNP's asylum seeker proposal despite Scots backing idea

THE Home Office has reportedly rejected the Scottish Government’s proposal for a pilot scheme allowing asylum seekers to work sooner when arriving…

Woman & Home

Will there be another season of Silent Witness and is Emilia Fox leaving the BBC drama before its 30th anniversary?

The Silent Witness season 28 finale introduced an intriguing opportunity for Emilia Fox's Nikki Alexander and it's got us asking questions

WhatToWatch

Silent Witness season 28 episode 9 recap: Jack needs a best man

Nikki is sounded out about setting up a unit in Birmingham, while a gunman strikes in London

The Independent UK

Refugees ‘at risk of destitution’ and struggling to access services after eVisa switch, charities warn

Exclusive: One Sudanese refugee is facing eviction from Home Office accommodation but has no eVisa to prove his immigration status

WhatToWatch

Silent Witness sets up Birmingham move for Nikki and Jack, but Harriet and Kit's future is unclear

Will the team be broken up?

The Guardian - UK

Windrush grandfather at risk of deportation after almost 50 years in UK

Samuel Jarrett-Coker says Home Office has not responded to requests to resolve his immigration status since 1980s

Evening Standard

AI tools have put child sexual abuse ‘on steroids’, Home Secretary warns

The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.

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