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Home Office tells Gaza academic his bid to bring family to UK not urgent

Bassem Abudagga losing hope after being told wife must go to visa application centre, of which none remain in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Software tackling deepfakes to be piloted for Scottish and Welsh elections

Electoral Commission says tools to detect AI-generated content could be in place before campaigns begin

The Guardian - UK

Sharp fall in 2025 for skilled worker and healthcare visa applications

Applicants across all visa categories fell 12% from 840,000 in 2024 to 737,100 in 2025.

Evening Standard

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Alleged small boat migrant first to be charged under new Channel crossings law

The 18-year-old is the first to be charged with the offence and will appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday

Evening Standard

Mahmood promises murdered MP’s family independent review into state failings

Sir David Amess’s family have made repeated calls for a public inquiry since his death in 2021.

Evening Standard

Murdered MP’s family promised independent review into state failings

Former home secretary Yvette Cooper previously wrote to Sir David’s family to reject their calls for an inquiry

The Independent UK

Harry not expected to meet King when back in UK this month for High Court battle

The duke is expected to give evidence in his high profile trial against Associated Newspapers Limited, which is due to start in January.

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First flight of 2026 under UK ‘one in, one out’ asylum scheme cancelled

Detainees under scheme to return people entering UK on small boats told their plane tickets have been cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'On the Brink of Divorce' — What Went Wrong and Is a UK Return Looming?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly face a 'deeply emotional' dispute over a UK return, sparking rumours of a 2026 divorce and a potential tell-all memoir.

International Business Times UK

‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers say scheme has caused them severe psychological harm

Detainees at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre say they are being ‘isolated and punished’

The Independent UK

Prince Harry's UK Security Fight Takes Shock Turn — Armed Protection 'Nailed On'

Prince Harry is reportedly set to regain armed UK security protection, paving the way for safer visits with his family and children in 2026.

International Business Times UK

Windrush victim ‘hospitalised’ over stress of compensation battle with Home Office

Seven years after the Windrush scandal broke, survivors are still awaiting compensation and answers for how the government poorly treated its Commonwealth citizens

The Independent UK

Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing

Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry ‘wins fight’ to regain automatic armed security when visiting UK

The Duke of Sussex wrote to the home secretary in September after two stalker incidents

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The Guardian - UK

Eighty ‘one in, one out’ asylum seekers accuse UK of degrading treatment

Detainees being held under controversial scheme say Home Office has caused them ‘severe psychological harm’

The Independent UK

Migrants’ phones and sim cards to be seized without need for arrest in latest small boats crackdown

Prime minister Keir Starmer said he had ordered the Home Office to close asylum hotels before the current 2029 deadline

The Guardian - UK

Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons

The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How the Home Office denied a British-born man his citizenship for 15 years

In today’s newsletter: Born in London but he spent years fearing detention and deportation. Olu Sowemimo’s story reveals the hidden consequences of Britain’s nationality system

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The Independent UK

Top European court demands answers from UK over stripping of Shamima Begum’s citizenship

ECHR has asked the Home Office about the decision, after she travelled to join Islamic State as a teenager

The Guardian - UK

New British passport to feature king’s coat of arms and enhanced security

Document said to be ‘most secure ever’ has anti-forgery holographs and depicts beauty spots from all four nations

International Business Times UK

UK Passport: Home Office Unveils 'Most Secure Ever' Document With New Royal Cypher

The Home Office has unveiled Britain's most secure passport ever, featuring King Charles III's coat of arms and revolutionary anti-counterfeiting technology.

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah ‘will not be stripped of British citizenship’ over past tweets

Government sources say social media posts by British-Egyptian activist do not meet legal bar for such sanction

International Business Times UK

Nigel Farage Warns Civil Servants: Pensions Could Be Stripped Over Migrant Sex Crimes

Nigel Farage has unveiled a Reform UK plan to prosecute civil servants and strip pensions if migrant sex offenders are allowed into the country.

International Business Times UK

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp Slams Home Office for Giving Migrants 'Red-Carpet Treatment'

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp slammed the Home Office for offering healthcare to deported migrants after a GP job post at a detention centre.

The Independent UK

Angola and Namibia agree to take back illegal migrants after visa ban threat

Shabana Mahmood earlier warned she could stop issuing visas to foreign nationals from certain countries

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