The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Hate crimes rise 26% in England and Wales - with racially motived crimes up 70%

Police forces across England and Wales recorded more than 155,000 hate crimes in the year to March - with racially motivated hate crimes recorded hitting 100,000 for the first time

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Police face new probe over ‘grossly offensive’ WhatApp messages

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is carrying out a criminal investigation into six serving officers and an ex-officer

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

Police face probe over ‘grossly offensive’ WhatApp messages

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is carrying out a criminal investigation.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Calls for Hillsborough pathology review to be suspended

Ninety-seven football fans died in the crush at the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Home Office branded ‘thoughtless’ over Hillsborough review

The government department did not inform Hillsborough families before announcing a review into pathology at the original inquests.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Andy Burnham says latest Hillsborough review should be 'immediately suspended'

The families of the Hillsborough victims say they had not been made aware of the review which was announced yesterday (October 5)

Manchester Evening News · Oct 6, 2022

‘Transphobic narratives fuelling hate’, charity claims, as recorded crimes soar

Hate crimes motivated by transgender identity rose by 56% in a year, according to police figures.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Hillsborough families only learn of new review three months after it started

A new review highlighting the failures of the original pathology report was announced yesterday

Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022

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 · Oct 6, 2022

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 · Oct 6, 2022