The Irish also mangle names – just ask my husband, Colin (aka Colm) Brief letters: Mispronunciation | Unseasonal salads | Ingredients | Yes, we have no tomatoes | Hancock in the stocks | Home Office The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023
Mum a prisoner in her own home after suffering 'catastrophic injuries Joanne McSorley was left in a critical condition Liverpool Echo · Mar 3, 2023
US drops bid to extradite British businessman linked to Russian oligarch Graham Bonham-Carter, 62, had been arrested by the National Crime Agency and accused of conspiring to swerve US sanctions on Oleg Deripaska. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
The Guardian view on the Home Office: residency rules are prolonging misery Editorial: The 10-year route to settlement forces people into poverty and separates them from society. It shouldn’t be this way The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
Foreign aid budget ‘raided’ to pay Home Office’s ‘eye watering’ refugee hotel bill People in world’s poorest countries are being ‘short-changed’, ministers claim Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023
Mayor Sadiq Khan backs probe into ‘regretful sex’ rape claim against Sir Stephen House Former Scotland Yard chief Sir Stephen House said he finds the phrase ‘regretful sex’ abhorrent Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023
Violent and abusive attacks on retail staff double to 850 a day Senior police officers have said they fear the anti-social behaviour is becoming “normalised” Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023
Hundreds of trafficking victims in UK missing after referral to support scheme Home Office data shows 566 people were categorised as missing between 2020 and 2022 The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
Half of people trying to get permanent UK residency by 10-year route struggle to afford food Effects of ‘devastating and punishing’ Home Office system introduced in 2012 now being felt, experts say The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
Calls for more police action as violence and abuse towards retail staff doubles Last year, 100 retail cheif executives wrote to 41 Police and Crime Commissioners to report their concern for the rise in crime. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Up to a third of overseas aid budget used for housing refugees in UK, MPs report Select committee accuses government of wilfully obscuring facts around ‘unsustainable’ trend The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
Former acting Met commissioner allegedly called bulk of rape complaints ‘regretful sex’ Sir Stephen House, one of UK’s most senior officers, is under investigation by police watchdog The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
Former acting Met boss accused of saying most rape cases are ‘regretful sex’ Senior ranking police officer referred to police watchdog The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
Ex-chief constable of Police Scotland 'said bulk of rape complaints were regretful sex' The force said the alleged comments are “wholly unacceptable”, and referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Daily Record · Mar 1, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023 UK police and Border Force to remain locked out of EU database of criminals Exclusive: Home Office admits vital access to Schengen Information System II lost for up to four years
The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023 The Home Office is sabotaging its own plan to tackle the asylum backlog To cope with a record high backlog of asylum applications, the Home Office has announced it will instruct thousands of applicants to complete a questionnaire in English, instead of a face-to-face interview. If they do not do this within 20 days, their asylum application may be treated as withdrawn.
The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023 Migrant children in the UK are going missing from care – here’s how to protect them Separated children who arrive alone in the UK are being placed in hotels by the Home Office – and many of them are then going missing.
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Grandmother threatened with deportation despite entire family living in UK wins right to stay Exclusive: Susita Balasubranamiamm, 66, fought a six-year battle against the Home Office decision
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 UK Border Force urged to ‘deprioritise’ gun and drugs searches to ease queues Exclusive: Leaked emails show airport staff were guided to ease passenger waits during school holidays
The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023 Why thousands of people who thought they were British could lose their citizenship Confusion has arisen around the British government’s own understanding of its citizenship laws, following a judgment by the UK’s high court. In a ruling handed down on January 20 2023, in the case of Roehrig v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Justice Eyre determined that the restrictive…
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Migration policies failing both families and society, says Lords committee A committee called on the Government to make the process for bringing family members to the UK ‘straight forward, affordable, transparent, and fair’.
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023 Patel: Reports of criminal who murdered after avoiding deportation ‘appalling’ Ernesto Elliott was due to be flown back to Jamaica in December 2020 but was taken off a deportation flight after last-minute legal challenges.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023 Asylum seeker plans legal challenge to Home Office questionnaire Lawyers for Sudanese man launching action say questionnaire being circulated to 12,000 asylum seekers is discriminatory
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023 Maintenance failures sparked Heathrow detention centre disturbances, FoI reveals Freedom of information responses reveal damning findings of internal investigations into power cuts at Harmondsworth in 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023 Student with cancer wins payout after university refused to extend course for life-saving treatment Riham Sheble said Warwick University’s treatment of her was ‘utterly unjust’