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Home Office has no idea how many people have stayed in UK after their visas expired, report warns

Government has failed to gather basic information, according to cross-party committee of MPs

The Independent UK

Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' about UK visa holders, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

Evening Standard

Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Evening Standard

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Gap in law could see young people ‘committing terrorist acts by weekend’ – peer

Lord Walney made the warning as he backed the Government’s plan to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action.

Evening Standard

Rollout of eVisas ‘could drag 200,000 people into Windrush-style scandal’

Fears those without immigration details on computer systems could become undocumented as Home Office digitises records

The Guardian - UK

Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on Universal Credit’

The group is believed to have used visas of people with legitimate status in the UK to aid the arrival of over 500 Gambian citizens.

Evening Standard

Afghan resettlement schemes to close to new applications under rule changes

A Government document shows how the Defence Secretary considers the schemes have fulfilled their purpose so that defence efforts can be re-focused.

Evening Standard

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Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up to the end of June this year, latest Home Office figures show.

The Independent UK

New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up from France, latest Home Office figures show

Evening Standard

Channel migrant delivery riders arrested in swoop on London asylum hotels

Home Office demands fast-food firms ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Evening Standard

MPs back Government bid to strip citizenship from ‘extremists’ during appeals

Security minister Dan Jarvis described ‘keeping our country safe’ as an ‘awesome task’.

Evening Standard

Fast food delivery firms to ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat met with Home Office bosses on Monday after concerns and reports of abuse in the sector.

Evening Standard

UK government agency not accepting eVisas as ID from job applicants

Home Office says system changes needed at SIA to allow eVisas, prompting fears of another Windrush-type scandal

The Guardian - UK

Man criticises Home Office for keeping visa fee of wife who died before reaching UK

Mohamed Jama says the Home Office should refund the £3,105 immigration health surcharge because his wife never made it to the UK

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Home Office staff concerned over 'absurd' ban on Palestine Action, reports say

THE decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has been described as “absurd” by Home Office staff, it has been reported.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office staff concerned about ‘absurd’ Palestine Action ban, says senior civil servant

Anonymous source describes ‘tense atmosphere’ after Yvette Cooper announced plans to proscribe protest group

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians who fled to UK being refused asylum on grounds it is ‘safe to return’

Law firm says it hears weekly from Ukrainians, including vulnerable women and children, who were turned down

The Guardian - UK

Ronald Clarke obituary

Crime scientist keen to severely limit the opportunities open to offenders rather than look for a tendency to offend

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Evening Standard

Illegal workers repeatedly hired at famous Kensington café dedicated to Princess Diana

Some staff at Café Diana, which opened in 1989 opposite the gates of Kensington Palace, claimed they were being paid in food

The Guardian - UK

UK protest group Palestine Action denies Iran funding as it faces ban

Home Office to bar group under anti-terrorism laws, with officials said to be investigating possible Tehran funding

The National (Scotland)

Israel’s largest weapons firm lobbied Home Office on Palestine Action court case

ISRAEL’S largest weapons firm lobbied the Home Office for a retrial after criminal charges against Palestine Action’s co-founders were…

The Guardian - UK

British man says he fears for family trapped in Iran by Home Office appeal

US bombing increases fears for man’s parents and sister, who won tribunal ruling that they had right to live in UK

Evening Standard

Migrant hotel stays prolonged as record numbers appeal rejected asylum claims

There were 50,976 outstanding appeals as of March, which is almost double the number compared to 2024

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats over two days

This brings the total for the year so far to 18,400.

The Independent UK

Syrian refugees challenge Home Office after being left in limbo over sanctuary applications

Syrian asylum and settlement decisions were paused after the fall of the Assad regime

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