The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Shamima Begum, British-born woman who joined IS, loses appeal over citizenship removal

A British-born woman, who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, lost her latest appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, but her lawyers vowed to keep fighting and said the case was "nowhere near over".

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Shamima Begum loses legal challenge and will be deprived of British citizenship

Shamima Begum cannot come back to the UK after the major court decision

Nottingham Post · Feb 22, 2023

Shamima Begum loses British citizenship battle

Ms Begum left the UK when she was just 15

Wales Online · Feb 22, 2023

Rape victims 'failed' as just 2.4 per cent of completed cases in Greater Manchester end in charge or summons

'We cannot see how these figures show anything but a failure of victims and survivors'

Manchester Evening News · Feb 22, 2023

Shamima Begum loses UK citizenship appeal

The decision means Ms Begum remains barred from returning to the UK and stuck in a camp in northern Syria

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Judgment due in Shamima Begum’s appeal over citizenship removal

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s decision on her appeal is due on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Young black boys almost THREE times more likely to enter youth justice system

Children from ethnic minority backgrounds make up more than half all children in custody. The proportion has increased from 32% in 2010 to 53% in 2020

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Ministers challenge tribunal ruling over ex Irish soldier who joined IS

Lisa Smith was made subject of a Home Office-issued exclusion order.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Home Office accused of lies over use of asylum seeker hotel despite terror threat warning

Councillors have reported online comments made about the hotel to Prevent anti-terrorism programme

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Britain’s gun laws could be tightened following ‘catastrophic’ failings that enabled Plymouth shooting

Home secretary will be ‘failing in her duty to protect the public’ if laws are not changed, families say

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023