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Diphtheria cases on the rise after disease linked to migrant’s death at Manston

Diphtheria is rare in the UK because babies and children have been routinely vaccinated against it since the 1940s

Wales Online

Diphtheria cases rising after disease linked to migrant’s death at Manston

Officials are expected to confirm that the number of cases of the highly-contagious disease has risen from 39 to about 50.

The Independent UK

Revealed: half of English police forces fail to meet standards in crime investigations

Analysis by the Observer raises questions over whether policing is fit for purpose and will put more pressure on the home secretary

The Guardian - UK

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London protesters to call for legal asylum route for Afghan women

Protesters will march from Park Lane to Westminster on Sunday

Evening Standard

‘Treated like a criminal’: Nepali student wrongly detained at UK border loses uni place

Sulav Khadka was interrogated and held in custody despite providing proof of his place and finances

The Guardian - UK

Death at migrant processing centre 'may have been caused by a diphtheria infection'

A man who died at Manston migrant processing centre just seven days after he was believed to have arrived by small boat may have been killed by diphtheria, the Home Office admitted after the Immigrations Minister called previous reports of an outbreak 'exaggerated'

Daily Mirror

NHS forced to spend £180m a year on ‘pointless’ visa charges

Exclusive: ‘Outrageous’ fees given to Home Office could pay salaries of 6,800 nurses, say Lib Dems

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Toxic sexist and racist abuse in London Fire Brigade dismissed as 'banter'

The culture review of the service, London mayor Sadiq Khan said, contains 'abhorrent' details and 'must be nothing short of a watershed moment' when it should be a workplace free of discrimination

Daily Mirror

Death at Manston migrant centre may have been diphtheria, Home Office says

Overcrowded facility saw outbreak of highly contagious infection

The Independent UK

Manston asylum centre death may have been caused by diphtheria

Home Office says follow-up PCR test was positive and they are offering vaccinations to people at the Kent facility

The Guardian - UK

Manston: Death at facility may have been due to diphtheria, Home Office says

The man died in hospital on November 19 after being believed to have entered the UK on a small boat seven days earlier.

Evening Standard

Death at Manston migrant facility may have been diphtheria, Home Office says

The man died in hospital on November 19 after being believed to have entered the UK on a small boat seven days earlier.

The Independent UK

Death at Manston migrant centre may have been caused by diphtheria, say Home Office

THE death of a man at the Manston migrant processing centre may have been caused by a diphtheria infection, the Home Office has said.

The National (Scotland)

More than 60,000 visitor visa applications taking over 50 days to be processed

Between January 1 and June 30 this year, 62,779 applications took 50 days or more to process

Evening Standard

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‘Desensitised’ ex-IS followers remain threats, Shamima Begum hearing told

Home Office argues people trafficked to Syria were exposed to extreme violence which poses ‘almighty problem’

The Independent UK

About 4,000 Afghan children still living in hotels in UK after Taliban takeover

The Home Office published updated figures on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Asylum system in ‘serious peril’ amid soaring backlog of cases

Home Office figures show 143,377 people are awaiting a decision on their claim

The Independent UK

Albanians make up just over a third of small boat arrivals in 2022 so far

The total number of crossings for this year provisionally stands at 42,154.

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Evening Standard

Shamima Begum: People can ‘still be threats to national security even when brainwashed’, Home Office says

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State

The Independent UK

People can ‘still be threats to national security even if they were brainwashed’

Shamima Begum was 15 when she travelled from Bethnal Green, east London, through Turkey and into territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State.

Daily Mirror

Skint fire chiefs told to pay £4,000 for EACH soldier to cover striking firefighters

Skint fire service chiefs face having to pay £4,000 per week per soldier if they are drafted in to cover pay strikes from February - but they won't be allowed into burning buildings or to rescue people. One authority chairman blasted: 'It's crazy'

Bristol Post

British Red Cross helps refugees in Bristol with ‘vital’ second-hand mobile phones

Most are unable to keep in touch with family and contact emergency services

Daily Mirror

UK net migration surges to post-war high after 'unprecedented' world events

Labour warned the Tories had 'completely failed to get a grip' of the asylum and immigration system as the war in Ukraine, arrivals of Afghans and Hongkongers and the end of lockdown restrictions fuel surge in net migration

Daily Mirror

Shamima Begum’s mother says ‘world fell apart’ after daughter fled to join ISIS

Shamima Begum, now 23, was 15 when she went to Turkey from east London to join members of the so-called Islamic State before being found nine months pregnant in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019

The Guardian - UK

‘Stateless’ Shamima Begum would face death in Bangladesh, court hears

Lawyer says home secretary failed to consider ‘serious consequences’ of removing 23-year-old’s citizenship

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