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Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler squares up to Nick Mohammed: best podcasts of the week

The sportsman pretends to be a psychologist in a new show which sees him square up to his reality show pal. Plus, refugees share moving stories of hope

The Guardian - UK

‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council

It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hope and asylum hotels

The Guardian - UK

‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war

Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadium

The Guardian - UK

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From former Nazis to refugees and DV survivors, tattoo removal is giving Australians a ‘second chance’

Gang signs, brands and swastikas are some of the symbols that many people no longer want permanently etched on their bodies

The Guardian - AU

Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two

The UK government’s latest proposals on asylum rest on an incorrect premise. In announcing them, home secretary Shabana Mahmood argued that “illegal migration is tearing our country apart”. But asylum-seeking is not illegal migration.

The Conversation

Labour’s asylum plans strike at the heart of Britain’s commitment to fairness and justice

Letters: Readers respond to news articles and analysis on Shabana Mahmood’s proposals to change the asylum system

The Guardian - UK

Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans

Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limbo

The Guardian - UK

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Israel accused of war crimes over expulsion of 32,000 refugees from West Bank camps

A report by Human Rights Watch claims the IDF carried out war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing

The Independent UK

Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges

A human rights group says Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity after forcibly expelling 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year

The Independent UK

‘I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants’

As This Day donates £900K to our campaign taking the total raised to £1.4M, we reveal how the Scottish Refugee Council helped an unaccompanied child who came with nothing

Evening Standard

Denial of return by Israel to Palestinians in West Bank a war crime, HRW says

A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended.

Euronews

UK to overhaul asylum policy – will the new measures work?

Amid growing public concern over migration and a political threat from Reform UK, the Labour government has proposed sweeping reforms to the asylum and refugee system. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says the plans will address an “out of control” asylum system.

The Conversation

79-Year-Old World War II Refugee Remains in ICE Custody After Living in the U.S. for Over 70 Years

Born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp, Paul John Bojerski’s immigration case highlights the complexities and impracticalities of mass deportations.

Reason

‘I fled Africa to safety in the UK – Starmer’s migrant crackdown means I could be sent back’

Shams Moussa says despite a change of government in his home country, he feels like an ‘alien’ – and condemned Labour’s plan to return refugees as part of a planned overhaul of the asylum system

The Independent UK

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International Business Times UK

UK Asylum Reforms Could Lock Migrants into Low-Paid Work: 'It Makes Me Feel Unwelcome'

The UK's new temporary-status asylum reforms face fierce backlash, with critics warning they will push refugees into exploitation, poverty and long-term insecurity.

The Independent UK

Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed one person and wounded 11, including students on a nearby bus, according to the Health Ministry and state media

Euronews

Israeli airstrike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13, government officials say

The attack marks the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect last year.

The Independent UK

Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp kills 13 in deadliest violation since Lebanon truce

Drone and missile strikes target car parking and mosque in densely populated camp

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The Guardian - UK

Mahmood faces calls for compassion and clarity over hardline asylum policies

Home secretary urged to explain statement that asylum admissions will start at ‘a few hundred’ people

The Guardian - UK

A question to the few remaining Labour supporters: is this refugee-bashing what you voted for?

The government’s callousness has won it respect – from Tommy Robinson and the hard right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

International Business Times UK

UK Unveils Major Asylum Policy Reform in Response to Public Backlash

The UK government unveils sweeping asylum reforms, replacing automatic refugee status with temporary protection, tightening deportation rules, family reunion rules, and ECHR interpretations, amid public backlash and political division.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises

There is mounting disquiet among Labour MPs, while the vulnerable refugees at the heart of this story are living with a renewed sense of panic, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights, racism and civil liberties

The Guardian - UK

Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans

Significant divisions exposed within party as angry backbenchers vow to force changes to hardline proposals

Roll Call

Slashed refugee cap adds to uncertainty about admissions to US - Roll Call

The State Department says 7,500 refugees could be admitted in fiscal 2026, which would be the lowest cap since the 1980 law that established the current process.

Evening Standard

UK asylum system: Key numbers, trends and definitions

Some 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began.

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