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Seasonal fruit pickers left thousands in debt after being sent home early from UK farms

Nepali workers who quit jobs and borrowed cash to come to UK are out of work just weeks after arriving

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022

Pontins to home migrants after 40,000 cross channel this year, say reports

The provisional total of arrivals for 2022 had been 39,913 ahead of the weekend, with further crossings on Saturday expected to set a new milestone

Wales Online · Nov 13, 2022

Westminster dragging down Scots efforts to tackle drug deaths, filmmaker says

WESTMINSTER’S draconian anti-drug laws are “dragging down” Scotland’s efforts to tackle addiction and “massively” increasing fatalities,…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 13, 2022

Migrants at Manston to be vaccinated against diphtheria following spike in cases

The UK Health Security Agency said it is moving with the Home Office to vaccinate migrants at the Kent site against the disease.

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

Asylum seekers housed in Snowdonia hotel have turned up in "flip flops and t-shirts with absolutely nothing'

There are 83 men from different nationalities being housed at the site in the mountains

Wales Online · Nov 12, 2022

Strikes may hinder crime-fighting, says Met Police chief

‘If agencies we work closely with strike, it’s hard to imagine that more work won’t potentially overflow in our direction,’ Sir Mark Rowley said

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2022

More councils considering legal action over ‘unsafe’ asylum seeker hotels

Exclusive: At least eight more councils are considering legal action after six sought injunctions against hotels

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

‘Incredibly hard’: parents separated from baby by Brexit delays

Academics with settled status had to leave four-month-old with family in India due to Home Office wait

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Army to begin training to cover striking Border Force staff

Exclusive: request to train more than 500 personnel raises tensions between Home Office and MoD

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Met Police boss warns public sector strikes could hinder crime-fighting

Sir Mark Rowley said: ‘If agencies we work closely with strike, it’s hard to imagine that more work won’t potentially overflow in our direction.’

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022