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Palestinian footballer and soon-to-be father killed by Israeli forces in Gaza

ISRAELI forces have killed a Palestinian footballer and soon-to-be father in Gaza.

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister claims 'antisemitism' as Jeremy Corbyn raises illegal Israeli actions

A HOME Office minister has been blasted after suggesting former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn used antisemitic language while condemning the…

The National (Scotland)

Home Office says new-build homes should never house asylum seekers

Migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in the first half of the year fell sharply compared with the same period in 2025

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Channel crossings by migrants down 41% in first half of 2026

The drop in arrivals is likely to reflect factors including the weather, the supply of small boat parts and government policy.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants plummet 41 per cent in first half of 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is seeking to overhaul the asylum system to deter crossings and deport people easier

The Independent UK

New-build homes 'should never house asylum seekers', says Home Office

ASYLUM seekers should never be housed in new-build homes, the Home Office has said.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office to make it harder for Palestinians fleeing genocide to enter UK

THE Home Office will make it more difficult for asylum seekers from Gaza to flee the ongoing genocide by coming to the UK ...

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Most asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

Critics call proposed limits on asylum claims a ‘quick fix that will create long-term chaos’

The Guardian - UK

Labour Targets 45,000 Illegal Migrants and Foreign Criminals After 70,000 Removals: 'We Will Not Stop'

Labour will remove 45,000 more illegal migrants and foreign criminals over the next decade, building on nearly 70,000 removals already made.

International Business Times UK

Asylum seekers to face £10,000 accommodation bill before being granted settled status in UK

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the current cost to support asylum seekers is ‘too high’

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money

Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards cost of their own accommodation and support

Migrants need settled status, or Indefinite Leave to Remain, to be able to permanently live, work, and study in the UK.

Evening Standard

Highland Council slam Home Office over handling of asylum seeker housing plan

HIGHLAND Council have hit out at "limited" communication from the Home Office during discussions about Cameron Barracks

The National (Scotland)

Prince Harry and family’s UK visit ‘pulled from under their feet at 11th hour’

Duke reportedly fears his children will not get to meet king after government declines request for police protection

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‘Extraordinary’ lack of consultation with locals over plans to house asylum seekers in barracks, MP claims

Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock Calum Miller said the failure to conduct a proper consultation with local communities is ‘extraordinary’

Evening Standard

Ministers braced for opposition over using barracks to house asylum seekers

Justice minister Jake Richards said the action was necessary to end the use of hotels.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘taking advice’ on whether immigration minister broke government protocol – as it happened

Mike Tapp accuses home secretary of intimidation after calls for him to be sacked over unauthorised newspaper article

Evening Standard

Mike Tapp ‘won’t be intimidated over’ unsanctioned article about migration

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for the Prime Minister to dismiss Mr Tapp after he wrote an article about her migration overhaul.

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The Independent UK

More military barracks to house asylum seekers after Home Office shuts more than 20 hotels

The news comes ahead of fresh immigration reforms to be introduced to parliament next week

The Guardian - UK

Charities condemn ‘arrogant’ plans to house asylum seekers at former military sites

Planning permission has been sought for three additional military sites

Evening Standard

Mahmood in standoff with No 10 after call to sack junior minister

The Home Secretary had called for the Prime Minister to dismiss Mike Tapp on Thursday.

The Independent UK

I won’t be intimidated to drop views, says minister after Mahmood calls for him to be sacked over migration comments

The extraordinary row broke out after Mike Tapp wrote an article asserting his ‘strong belief’ that foreign care workers already in the UK should not face extended waiting periods to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR)

Evening Standard

Mahmood asks Starmer to sack minister over immigration article

The minister said he had been working closely with officials to ‘develop a better approach than a blanket retrospective extension’.

The National (Scotland)

Home Office 'scraps' Cameron Barracks asylum seeker accommodation plans

WIDELY condemned Home Office plans to house up to 300 asylum seekers at a barracks in Inverness have reportedly been scrapped ...

The Times of India

UK records over 50,000 missing illegal migrants, including 1,200 foreign offenders: Report

More than 50,000 illegal migrants, including around 1,200 foreign national offenders, have been recorded as missing from the UK's immigration system after failing to maintain contact with authorities, according to a report by The Telegraph.

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