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Most victims of religious hate crimes are Muslims and Jews: UK

Home Office figures show 42 percent of offences targeted Muslims, while 23 percent were against Jews.

Al Jazeera

Staff concerns over safety of immigration holding facility in Kent

The POA trade union, which represents some staff at the facility in Manston, Kent, says staff have likened the situation to a ‘pressure cooker’.

The Independent UK

Woman carries on with wedding alone after husband got stuck abroad

Hazel Taylor, 36, drank alone and only cried twice during her wedding ceremony, as her new spouse 34-year-old Kareem Kowaitly was unable to enter the country to join in

Daily Mirror

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Racist hate crimes pass 100,000 in England and Wales for first time

Disability, sexual-orientation and religious hate crimes all increased last year while anti-transgender crimes rose by 56%

The Guardian - UK

‘Transphobic narratives from politicians fuelling hate’ as recorded crimes soar

Home Office figures show that police-recorded hate crimes motivated by transgender identity have risen by 56% in a year.

The Independent UK

Number of racially motivated hate crimes reaches record high in England and Wales

Police forces in England and Wales recorded 109,843 racially motivated hate crimes in the year to March, a 19% increase on 2021.

Wales Online

The Standard View: Sir Mark Rowley must drive the bigots out of the Metropolitan Police

It has been another tough day for the Met. An immigration official, a former Metropolitan Police officer, has been suspended by the Home Office following an investigation into allegations of racist posts in a WhatsApp group.

Evening Standard

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Man arrested after Scotland Yard hit by new racism storm with vile texts on WhatsApp group

Mayor demands action over vile texts on group used by former and serving officers

Evening Standard

Met chief pledges to root out racists from police after further scandal

Recently serving officers including immigration official Rob Lewis set up WhatsApp group that shared racist memes

The Guardian - UK

Police-recorded hate crimes rise 26% in a year

Home Office figures show 155,841 offences were recorded in the year to March.

The Independent UK

Hate crimes reach record high as offences against transgender people double

Home Office report links rise in police-recorded transgender hate crimes to ‘discussions on social media’

The Independent UK

Home Office 'suspends official' over racist WhatsApp messages

A BBC Newsnight investigation alleged the former Met Police officer had been posting racist content in WhatsApp

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Met officer ‘suspended for racist jokes in WhatsApp group’

Rob Lewis is understood to have created a group chat with other former Met officers

Evening Standard

Home Office suspends police officer turned immigration official in racism claim

WhatsApp messages are reported to have been 'abhorrent'

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

Home Office suspends ex-Met Police officer after racist WhatsApp chat

Rob Lewis is understood to have created a group chat with other former Met officers

The Independent UK

Albania asylum guidance under review after home secretary says ‘trafficking claims are lies’

Watchdog will check for any ‘errors or omissions of fact’ in documents drawn up after Priti Patel met Albanian government

The Independent UK

Review into pathology at original Hillsborough inquests announced

The pathology review, which will be chaired by forensic science expert Glenn Taylor, was ordered by the Home Office.

Wales Online

Asylum seeker honoured for voluntary work during pandemic was plucked from Swansea and placed in detention centre

Richard Tshimanga Nomba, who claims he was tortured in his home country, has since been released but fears he could be taken away again at at any moment

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The Independent UK

Investigation launched as refugees accuse bus drivers of discrimination for refusing to collect them

Exclusive: The probe comes after asylum seekers said they are being discriminated against.

The Guardian - UK

Refugees arriving in UK on boats asked to find own accommodation

Vulnerable people reportedly released without checks, sparking fears some could fall prey to traffickers

Wales Online

Calls for cannabis to be made Class A 'completely crazy', say experts

Experts said the proposal 'flies in the face of all evidence and reason'

Manchester Evening News

Country house spa hotel WON'T house 300 asylum seekers after MP and council object

The Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel in Blackrod had voluntarily offered to use its rooms and facilities to house people being processed for asylum

Bristol Post

Bus driver 'refused to let me pay asylum seeker's fare'

Residents in North Somerset speak out about the treatment of asylum seekers at the Holiday Inn Bristol Airport

Liverpool Echo

Cannabis smokers could lose passports and driving licences under tough new penalties

The government is currently consulting on tough new measures for those who use cannabis

The National (Scotland)

Tories set to 'trash' international law with Suella Braverman's asylum ban

THE UK Government looks set to “trash” international treaties after the Home Secretary announced plans to ban anybody who enters Britain…

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