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Braverman’s plan to house UK asylum seekers on ‘deathtrap’ barge faces legal hurdle

Exclusive: Fire Brigades Union outlines ‘serious fire and safety concerns’ over Bibby Stockholm

The Guardian - UK

3 things we’re excited to see at the most talked-about bike show of the year

Celebrating the art of bicycle making, MADE is an all-new handmade bike show making its debut in Portland, Oregon, this week. Here's what we're hoping to see.

Cycling Weekly

Temporary shelter for asylum seekers closes in Maine's largest city

City officials in Portland, Maine say about 190 asylum seekers from African countries are being relocated after a basketball arena that served as a temporary shelter closed

The Independent UK

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Housing, not drugs, is driving poverty

Corporate media outlets like The New York Times are misleading the public on drug decriminalization in Oregon

Salon

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office ‘should accept blame’ for delay in removing people

Mayor of Portland says ‘buck stops with Suella Braverman’ after it took three days to inform ministers about outbreak

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: Timeline of government chaos over controversial migrant barge

Row erupts over response to discovery of Legionella bacteria on barge as asylum seekers evacuated just days after boarding vessel

The Independent UK

Legal reprieve for asylum seekers ordered to live on Dorset barge

As first 15 people move on to Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, lawyers say they are intervening to halt transfer of dozens more

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‘Should we cheer?’: support for asylum seekers arriving at Dorset port

Local campaigners deliver welcome packs for people transferred to Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland

The Guardian - UK

What will life be like for migrants aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge?

The barge, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, is the first procured by the Government to house asylum seekers while their claims are processed.

The Independent UK

First occupants of Bibby Stockholm barge taken onboard

First asylum seekers to be housed on floating accommodation in Portland, Dorset, have arrived

The Guardian - UK

Formula E race winner Nick Cassidy signs with Jaguar

The Kiwi finished runner-up to Jake Dennis in this year’s drivers’ standings after taking four wins across the season, including in Berlin, Monte Carlo, Portland and London.

Motorsport

Formula E race winner Cassidy signs with Jaguar

The Kiwi finished runner-up to Jake Dennis in this year’s drivers’ standings after taking four wins across the season, including in Berlin, Monte Carlo, Portland and London.

Autosport

Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields

Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation's most violent fields

The Independent UK

Mayor criticises ‘cruel’ plan to house ‘traumatised’ migrants on Bibby Stockholm

The Mayor of Portland said she believed services in the area would not be suitable to provide the support required.

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Evening Standard

Migrant barge Bibby Stockholm ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Migrant barge ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

Broadcasting & Cable

Hearst’s KQCA To Become The CW Affiliate in Sacramento

New affiliate agreement also covers Hearst stations in Orlando, Kansas City, Portland, Greensboro, Burlington and Fort Smith

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WEKU

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

The Guardian - UK

‘No timeframe’ on delayed opening of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge

Transport minister says barge in Portland going through final checks amid row over safety concerns

The Independent UK

‘Final preparations’ taking place to house asylum seekers on barge

The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial group of people to the accommodation in Portland, Dorset, on Tuesday.

Salon

Voodoo Doughnut causes upset in NOLA

Practitioners and preservationists worry that the Portland-based company "bastardizes" local religion and culture

The Guardian - UK

First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries

Fire safety concerns and lack of lifejackets noted on the 500-capacity barge, moored in Portland, Dorset

The Guardian - UK

How will Portland’s asylum barge be seen in 100 years?

Letters: Austen Lynch compares today’s story with a century-old one of Irish republicans detained on a ‘floating gulag’

The Conversation

'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

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