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‘We’re leading a horrible life’: the reality of living in UK asylum limbo

Three people tell of their despair and helplessness at being stuck in the asylum system for years

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum system would descend into chaos without more hotels, says minister

Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodation

The Guardian - UK

Paddington In Peru producer says Queen Elizabeth II will feature in film

The film will be released in the UK on November 8.

Evening Standard

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EU citizen caught up in Home Office residency backlog forcibly removed from UK

Border Force puts Costa Koushiappis on plane with three days’ notice after request to remain rejected

The Guardian - UK

Billy Crystal says he was a ‘dope’ to turn down Toy Story

The US actor, known for playing Harry Burns in When Harry Met Sally, said ‘it was a business thing’.

Evening Standard

EU citizen who applied for pre-settled status is to be deported from Scotland

Greek Cypriot Costa Koushiappis to be removed from UK even though his application is pending with Home Office

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer creates new ‘Europe Hub’ as PM eyes closer ties with EU post-Brexit

Home Office officials reportedly stressed the importance of a ‘strong UK-EU alliance’

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At least ten asylum seekers housed in taxpayer-funded accommodation for more than three years

Spending on asylum accommodation has risen significantly in the past four years

The Independent UK

Man, 26, dies at detention centre near Gatwick Airport

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was detained at Brook House

The Independent UK

Man, 26, dies in detention at Brook House immigration removal centre

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was being detained at Brook House.

Evening Standard

Scheme to boost French school trips to Britain ‘at risk’ under new UK entry rules

Trade body for France’s travel industry reportedly writes to UK home secretary over concerns for programme’s future

The Guardian - UK

How an English extremist with a Hitler tattoo hid in plain sight – and plotted to kill

Callum Parslow’s extreme beliefs were known to police when he stabbed an Eritrean man, but what lay behind his journey from bedroom fanaticism to attempted murder

The Guardian - UK

More people have crossed Channel in small boats this year than in all of 2023

Labour’s policy to ‘smash the gangs’ is not yet having an impact, Home Office figures show

The Guardian - UK

Home Office continues to demand fees unlawfully charged for language tests

Government admits ‘challenging’ situation after firm charged and passed on fees without legal authority

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Yvette Cooper reinstates Home Office unit for post-Windrush culture change

Home secretary also pledges to appoint commissioner to advocate for those affected by scandal

The Independent UK

Cost of housing an asylum seeker ‘soars from £17k to £41k in just four years’ as hotel use surges

Think tank criticises ‘glaring lack of effective oversight’ of contracts for asylum seeker hotels

The National (Scotland)

'Pure cringe': Home Office slated over passport for Paddington

THE UK Government has been slated after reportedly giving Paddington bear a passport.

The National (Scotland)

'All is not lost' on Scottish visa despite Home Office snub, says SNP MP

AN SNP MP behind efforts to set up a Scottish visa has insisted “all is not lost” in a defiant response to the Home Office shooting down the…

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Paddington Bear granted British passport by the Home Office

Movie producers had appealed for permission to create a replica of the official document

The Guardian - UK

Paddington Bear given UK passport by Home Office

Government issues specimen document to Peruvian-born character, listing him as ‘Bear’ under its observations

The Guardian - UK

UK mosques allotted record security funding from hate crime scheme

Almost £3m issued to mosques and associated sites under places of worship security scheme in year to April 2023

The Guardian - UK

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

The Guardian - UK

Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status

The National (Scotland)

'Will Scottish Labour MPs back my Scotland visa bill or just be lobby fodder?'

SNP MP Stephen Gethins tabled a bill at Westminster on Thursday seeking an amendment to the Scotland Act 1998 to enable the Scottish Government to…

Evening Standard

Asylum backlog clearance could grant refugee status to 62,000 migrants

The Refugee Council predicts over 62,000 migrants may be granted asylum in the UK as efforts to reduce the backlog progress

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