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Dorset asylum seeker barge will not be like a prison, says minister

But Richard Holden also says efforts will be made to avoid people needing to leave port to access local services

The Guardian - UK

Home office confirms plans to house asylum seekers on barge at Dorset's Portland Port

The barge, called the Bibby Stockholm, will be berthed in Portland Port for at least 18 months

Birmingham Post

‘It’s inhumane’: anger at plan to house asylum seekers on barge off Dorset

People on small island of Portland say scheme would be bad for them and bad for those on the vessel

The Guardian - UK

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Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

Portland Port in Dorset has been selected as a site to house migrants, despite local opposition.

The Independent UK

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

Daily Mirror

When homelessness and mental illness overlap, is forced treatment compassionate?

Democratic leaders in California and Oregon are becoming more open to using involuntary psychiatric commitment to combat homelessness, drug abuse and untreated mental illness.

WEKU

Governors push faster construction to meet housing needs

PORTLAND, Oregon — Dick Anderson, a Republican state senator from coastal Oregon, has a chart and a readymade joke to illustrate the housing crisis facing his state. Up until 2006, his figures show, home building was on an upward trajectory in Oregon. But once he retired from a career in…

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PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 118-112 win over the Trail Blazers

The best photos from the Thunder's 118-112 win over the Trail Blazers on Sunday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'Date from hell left me in wheelchair and scarred for life after horror crash'

Kiaha Kurek, from Portland, Oregon, US, was left her in hospital with serious injuries after her date lied about his age and crashed into oncoming traffic at 50mph

Daily Mirror

$300 personal EPIRB device saves two men capsized at sea off Portland's Cape Bridgewater

When these two friends hooked a big tuna off the coast of South West Victoria, it looked to be the perfect day. But a rogue wave changed all that.

ABC News

The frill is gone: US mourns Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest drag queen

Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen Darcelle XV and fearless advocate for the LGBTQI community, has died at 92.

The New Daily

Darcelle, the world's oldest working drag queen, has died at 92

Walter Cole, better known as the iconic Darcelle XV, was crowned the world's oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. Off stage, Cole championed LGBTQ+ rights.

WEKU

Darcelle, world's oldest working drag queen, dies at 92

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The Independent UK

A wolverine has been seen outside of its normal range for the first time in 30 years

In Oregon, wolverines are typically located in the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast of the state. But the animal was seen near Portland this week.

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One of Oregon’s rarest critters spotted near Portland

An extremely rare sighting of a wolverine by two anglers in Oregon on Monday has been confirmed by state biologists.

The Independent UK

Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles

USA Today Sports Media Group

Boston at Portland: Celtic beats the Blazers 126-112 at Moda Center

Let's take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics' game No. 71 of their 2022-23 campaign.

The Guardian - UK

The Portland wanderer goes missing – Bieke Depoorter’s best photograph

‘I met Michael on the streets of Portland, Oregon, and we would wander together. A year later, he wrote asking for cucumber, pancake mix and toilet rolls. When I went to his house, a stranger was living there’

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Despite Multiple States Abolishing Single-Family-Only Zoning, Very Few Duplexes and Triplexes Are Being Built

A new report illustrates that the middle of the housing market is still missing.

The Independent UK

Last two Walmart stores in Portland, Oregon are closing

Decision blamed on lack of sales in city that favours independent and regional retailers

Daily Mirror

Teen hikers stranded in freak snowstorm huddled together to share warmth and survive

Riley Ramirez, of Cyprus, California, and Cole White, of Portland, Oregon, both 17, were on a 10-day trek when they became stranded and cut off from help on the Pacific Crest Trail near the San Gorgonio Mountains

Fortune

Walmart is shutting down its last two stores in Portland

Sales haven’t met the company’s expectations.

ABC News

State planning process criticised following Portland abalone farm hearing by Planning Panels Victoria

For residents in Portland's Dutton Way, an "exhausting" battle against the construction of an aquaculture facility near their homes may finally be coming to an end. But an expert in planning law says the process shouldn't have taken so long.

Fortune

99% of borrowers have a mortgage rate lower than 6%

99% of borrowers have a mortgage rate lower than 6%.

The Independent UK

Meteorologist: West Coast snowfall is 'once in a generation'

Portland, Oregon received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history

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