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Stirling travellers left sweating over summer holidays due to passport delays

Stirling's MP Alyn Smith says he has been inundated by messages from worried constituents who have been hit by delays on the arrival of new passports, with some claiming they missed out on trips as a result of the hold up.

Daily Record

Tories ditch Priti Patel's plan to house asylum seekers on RAF base in Yorkshire

The Home Office claimed in April that it would 'shortly open a new bespoke' centre at an RAF base in Linton-on-Ouse. But today a Cabinet minister said the site has been 'withdrawn'

Daily Mirror

Migrant took British citizenship test record 118 times in just two years as system ‘failing’

The ‘Life in the UK’ test costs £50 each time it is taken – but there is supposed to be a limit on how often it can be submitted

The Independent UK

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Woman who came to UK as a baby 45 years ago fighting for right to work

Spanish-born woman sacked from care home after being unable to prove immigration status

The Guardian - UK

Terrorist kept in prison because Home Office plan to deport him causes ‘risk to public’

Parole Board says it ‘must consider the risk to the public, whether they are in the United Kingdom or elsewhere’

The Independent UK

'I was denied UK residency as Home Office saw me as a threat because of my race'

Farrukh Sair, a former NHS worker, says that he feels that countries such as France appreciated those who helped during the pandemic by granting them fast-track citizenship

Daily Mirror

More than 18,000 refugees have crossed Channel in small boats this year – MoD

Figure passed as charities criticise Mail on Sunday’s claims about ‘economic migrants’ from Albania

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Number of severely obese people being rescued from their home by firefighters on the rise

Rescues can sometimes involve lifting equipment, special slings, and even the removal of windows, walls, and bannisters. Although bariatric assists are still relatively rare, the number has been steadily rising over the last decade.

Daily Record

Firefighters being called out to record number of obese Brits trapped in their own homes

Firefighters across England had to rescue severely obese people on 1,326 occasions in the year spanning 2020-21 - one call-out needed an incredible 30-39 firefighters

Daily Mirror

‘Zombie government’: more than half of departments delay key decisions

As an economic crisis looms in the UK, legislation shelved and deadlines missed on energy, online safety and gambling laws

The Guardian - UK

Millions living in areas where police not trained in handling domestic violence

Only one force in England and Wales says all its officers have received the recommended training and nine forces have not trained any

The Guardian - UK

‘Shameful’: Afghans who helped UK abandoned to a life of fear under the Taliban

Home Office accused of failing to ensure safety of thousands including teachers and translators

The Guardian - UK

Trip to Crannog centre proved to be more than a day out for a group of refugees

NAVIGATING the asylum process is not easy.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-P&O staff furious as 'quasi-militia' security firm greeting migrants in Dover

RMT union believe security firm Interforce should be banned from all government contracts as say it is another 'slap in the face' for the seafarers who were sacked

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Arson attacks rise in England and Wales after the pandemic

'The increase in incidents of arson being seen is concerning. This is especially the case where lives are endangered'

The National (Scotland)

Facial recognition trackers for some migrants branded ‘wicked’

HUMAN rights organisations and politicians have criticised plans by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to roll out “facial recognition…

The National (Scotland)

Priti Patel shoots down hopes of UK public enquiry for miners

THE Home Office have stated they have no current plans to undertake a UK wide public enquiry into events relating to the 1984-85 miners strike.

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Firefighters in the North East called to rescue 'dozens' of obese people trapped in their homes last year

Figures show 67 plus-sized people had to be helped from their homes by firefighters in 2020-2021.

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office paid out £70m in compensation and legal costs last year

Exclusive: £25.1m was handed out to Windrush scandal victims and £12.7m to people wrongfully detained in immigration centres

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK

Home Office and MoJ plans will require migrants convicted of crimes to take photos up to five times a day

Daily Mirror

Ex-police chief's fury at Prince Harry's 'insulting' lawsuit over protection

Prince Harry has filed a second lawsuit against the British government which also for the first time names the Metropolitan Police as a defendant. Former cop Dai Davies called the move 'nonsensical'

Daily Mirror

Only two out of five staff at 'Britain's FBI' think they have tools to do job

Labour analysed a poll of civil servants to find out how many were satisfied they had tools necessary to perform their roles effectively

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry files second lawsuit over ban on paying for police protection in UK

Prince Harry has filed another claim at the High Court against the Home Office as well as the Metropolitan Police after the UK government refused to allow him to pay for his own protection while visiting the UK

Daily Mirror

M&S announces nationwide ban of disposable BBQs affecting all its UK stores

The pulled has been announced after fire services called upon supermarkets to ban the product after they responded to a record number of incidents during the heatwave last month

Manchester Evening News

'Our lives are paused': Afghan siblings sent to Manchester hotel forced to live 230 miles apart from family

Two are in Manchester, three in West Sussex and one in Leeds - ministers want councils to find housing

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