Immigration and asylum

Home Office pressed on EU citizens removed while awaiting approval to stay

Hopes have been raised for EU citizens who have faced being removed from the UK post-Brexit even while they wait on their applications to stay, after a statutory body...

Starmer backs plans to explore Italian-style migration deals to limit crossings

Keir Starmer is supporting plans to look at Italian-style migration deals with other nations to reduce the number...

Keir Starmer to create team to tackle ‘national security’ threat of people smugglers

Keir Starmer will describe the border crisis as a “national security” threat this week and launch a team...

Rioter found dead in jail is believed to have killed himself, inquest hears

A 61-year-old man who was found dead in prison is believed to have killed himself, an inquest heard.Peter...

Grandfather jailed for rioting outside asylum seekers’ hotel ‘died by hanging’, inquest hears

A 61-year-old grandfather who was found dead in prison is believed to have died by hanging, an inquest...

Man dies while trying to cross Channel to UK

A 40-year-old man died on Sunday trying to cross the Channel from northern France to the UK.According to the prefecture in Calais the man...

Two people dead and 46 rescued after boat sinks in Channel

Two people died after a migrant boat sank in the Channel on Wednesday morning, French maritime authorities have said.The French maritime prefecture for the...

Paddington Bear given UK passport by Home Office

He has been one of the UK’s favourite and most prominent refugees for two-thirds of a century. Now Paddington Bear – official name Paddington...

Paddington Bear given official UK passport by Home Office

He has been one of the UK’s favourite and most prominent refugees for two-thirds of a century. Now Paddington Bear – official name Paddington...

Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta must answer “serious questions” about its handling of anti-immigration material, according to the company’s content watchdog, as it opened an investigation...

Record number of men in care work in England as immigration eases jobs crisis

One in five care workers in England are now men, the highest level on record, according to new figures showing immigration is reducing the...