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How easy is it to buy a crossbow online? Laws urgently being reviewed after three women killed

Under The Crossbow Act 1987, it is illegal to own a crossbow if you are under 18 but there is no requirement for a licence for adults

The Independent UK

U-turn sees Ukrainian toddler reunited with refugee parents in UK as calls grow for government policy change

Exclusive: Labour peer Lord Dubs backs urgent calls for new government to reopen family reunion route for Ukrainian refugees

The Independent UK

Crossbow laws will be urgently looked at after triple killing, says Security Minister Dan Jarvis

Dan Jarvis said the Home Secretary is looking at existing laws ‘literally as we speak’

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Home Office U-turn grants Wirral ‘legend’ right to live in UK after 46 years

Retired newsagent who fundraised £50,000 for legal battle was due to take case to court in autumn

The Guardian - UK

What are the laws on crossbows and could they be changed soon?

Home secretary Yvette Cooper has said she will consider the findings of a crossbow review after women were found dead in Bushey

The Guardian - UK

UK warned over treating child asylum seekers crossing Channel in small boats as adults

Exclusive: UN experts urge Home Office to take ‘all necessary measures’ to halt alleged violations of children’s rights

The Independent UK

Children’s watchdog to look into young asylum seekers’ treatment at Manston

Rachel de Souza to visit processing facility in Kent as source claims Home Office guidelines are not being followed there

The Guardian - UK

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Forget ‘stop the boats’, Starmer wants to ‘smash the gangs’ – but will it work?

Labour’s new border security unit faces major challenges, as campaigners warn they need a better plan for safe routes

The Guardian - UK

Afghan families face ‘despair, fear and desperation’ as they are split by resettlement schemes

Plea to the new prime minister to expand safe routes to the UK for those left behind in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Civil servants obliged to carry out Tory Rwanda deportations, court rules

Union for civil servants claimed Home Office staff could be open to prosecution if Strasbourg rulings on Rwanda ignored

The Guardian - UK

New prime minister will face a range of urgent priorities from day one

An imminent Nato summit, bursting prisons and another strike by junior doctors for starters mean whoever takes the keys to No 10 will have little to no time to celebrate

The Guardian - UK

As PM, Starmer will have to revamp the asylum system. Here are four ways to make a start

Right now the processes are cruel, chaotic and dysfunctional. A humane approach is possible: the worst approach is Tory-lite, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

How the Tory war on immigration backfired

For more than a decade, Conservatives have promised to crack down on illegal migration and slash the number of legal arrivals. Their repeated failure has infuriated voters – and further demonised immigrants to the UK

The Guardian - UK

More than £320m spent on Rwanda policy will be lost if Tories lose election

Costs of trying to deport asylum seekers cannot be recovered if Labour wins and disbands policy

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Hunger strikes and suicide attempts as asylum seekers claim Essex site is ‘like prison’

Helen Bamber Foundation report finds ‘growing feelings of desperation’ among camp’s 600 residents

The Guardian - UK

African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals

‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of cleared asylum claims to be returned to Home Office after errors

Legal challenges have soared after mistakes occurred in the department’s rush to fulfil the PM’s pledge to clear backlog

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper promises Labour would ‘turn the page’ on Windrush scandal

Party would appoint new ‘Windrush commissioner’ and ensure compensation scheme is ‘delivered effectively’

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The Independent UK

She stood up to the Taliban as a leading TV presenter. Now they’ve come for her family

After an online clip of her challenging the Taliban went viral, Shabnam and two siblings fled to the UK. She tells Holly Bancroft how her older sister and parents were left behind

The Guardian - UK

New statistics call into question Sunak’s claim of clearing asylum backlog

Thousands of cases refused in clearing exercise have surfaced in appeals process, with 10,000 lodged in first three months of year

The Independent UK

Windrush campaigners demand citizenship for all families in first 100 days of new government

Ahead of Windrush Day anti-racism charities have unveiled a ‘Home Office scandal manifesto’ with demands ahead of the election

The Independent UK

Foreign Office accused of blocking British citizenship for prominent Bahrain human rights activist

Exclusive: Emails shared with The Independent show the Home Office pushing for a decision over Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, who has been waiting more than three years

The Independent UK

‘Squalor’ of cramped rat-infested Home Office asylum seeker hotels revealed

Asylum seekers suffering from malnutrition from microwave meals in Home Office hotels

Radio France Internationale

Record number of migrants cross Channel to UK in single day this year

More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel into Britain on Tuesday, setting a new record for 2024.

Evening Standard

Rodreguez King-Dorset, creator of Windrush Secret: "The Windrush scandal isn't over"

The creator of Windrush Secret on one of the Tories’ defining scandals and why we never seem to learn from history.

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