The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

‘This country has been our home’: US family in UK threatened with detention over visa mix-up

Tim and Christen Bass are barred from working and facing homelessness after indefinite leave application rejected by Home Office

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22

'If You Don't Feel Safe, Don't Come Here': Brits Slam Prince Harry Over His Push for Taxpayer-Funded Security

Britons react furiously as the Home Office stalls on restoring taxpayer-funded security for Prince Harry and Meghan amid fears of political backlash.

International Business Times UK · Mar 21

HMRC anti-fraud scheme that wrongly cut child benefits to resume

Tax authority incorrectly used Home Office travel records to deduce that parents who went on holiday were fraudsters

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21

Albanian 'chicken nugget' migrant wins legal fight to stay in UK

An Albanian man has successfully appealed to remain in the UK after making an unusual ‘chicken nuggets’ argument

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Passport Fees to Rise by Around 8% From April With Higher UK Application Costs Announced

UK passport fees will rise by about 8% from April 2026, with higher costs for online, postal and fast-track applications under new Home Office pricing plans.

International Business Times UK · Mar 19

Starmer wavers over Mahmood’s immigration reforms after Rayner brands them ‘un-British’

The row, sparked by Angela Rayner’s comments on Tuesday night, has already seen major divisions within the Labour Party

The Independent UK · Mar 18

Asylum Seekers Living in Home Office-Funded Hotel 'Gang-Raped' Woman on Brighton Beach, Court Hears

Three asylum seekers living in a Home Office-funded hotel face the Brighton beach rape trial after allegedly targeting and gang-raping a drunk woman

International Business Times UK · Mar 18

Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn

Exclusive: Caseworkers use AI to summarise asylum interviews and to search for information about country of origin

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Inquiry launched into HMRC anti-fraud scheme that wrongly cut child benefits

Flawed Home Office travel records identified thousands of parents suspected of claiming while living abroad

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16

Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use EU passport to enter UK

EU citizens with post-Brexit settlement status in UK will not have to present British passport to airlines

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14