The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Boy 'faints and collapses' in 'hour-long' airport security queues

The child, whose exact age in unknown, was assisted by airport workers at the scene.

Daily Record · Sep 3, 2022

UK airport chaos sees boy 'faint and collapse' while passengers face long queues

The boy, whose age is unknown, was reportedly assisted by airport staff while waiting to get through passport control at Manchester Airport.

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

Boy 'faints and collapses to floor' in Manchester Airport passport control queues

One holidaymaker said extra Border Force staff were urgently needed at Terminal One

Manchester Evening News · Sep 2, 2022

Channel crossings by small boat hit highest monthly total on record

In August, 8,644 people reached the UK, the highest monthly number since 6,961 arrived last November

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Priti Patel ‘misled parliament’ on Channel asylum seekers – but faces no investigation over ministerial code

Exclusive: Home secretary refuses to correct record after claiming most boat migrants are ‘economic migrants’ when 94 per cent are asylum seekers

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Gun crime rising in two-thirds of police force areas in England and Wales

Exclusive: analysis reveals firearms offences have increased in 29 out of 43 forces over past decade

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

August migrant crossings were highest monthly total on record

It comes as the government removed 27 foreign criminals and five immigration offenders on a charter flight to Albania.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Evicted Chagos Islanders’ descendants to get British citizenship

Home Office announces applications for children of those forcibly evicted by the British in 1970s will open in November

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Shamima Begum was 'smuggled into Syria to join IS by Canadian double agent'

Ms Begum ran away from her home in east London aged 15 with Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase to become a member of militant group Islamic State in 2015.

Daily Record · Sep 1, 2022

Rochdale council chief demands 'fair' asylum system as 80 refugees moved into town's hotels 'against our wishes'

Leader Neil Emmott sent a furious letter to the government

Manchester Evening News · Sep 1, 2022