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HMRC anti-fraud scheme that wrongly cut child benefits to resume

Tax authority incorrectly used Home Office travel records to deduce that parents who went on holiday were fraudsters

The Guardian - UK

Almost 80 migrants rescued attempting Channel crossing in small boat

The French coastguard rescued 78 people after the engine of their small boat broke down

The Independent UK

French authorities rescue 78 migrants attempting Channel crossing in small boat

So far this year, some 3,863 people have arrived in the UK via small boat.

Evening Standard

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More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals

Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left people scrambling

The Guardian - UK

Home Office investigates firm linked to religious sect over immigration visas

Officials understood to be investigating use of visas by company linked to Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

The Guardian - UK

Crossbow sales to be banned following triple murder of BBC commentator’s family

The Home Office aims to tighten regulations around the potentially lethal weapons

The Independent UK

British passport cost to rise again in blow for holidaymakers

The cost of renewing a British passport will soon rise above £100 as the Home Office plans an April 2026 increase

Evening Standard

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British schoolgirl stranded in Denmark after return flight blocked over UK border rules

Exclusive: Hanne, 16, from Sussex, was not allowed to board flight to London after weekend in Copenhagen

The Guardian - UK

Passport Fees to Rise by Around 8% From April With Higher UK Application Costs Announced

UK passport fees will rise by about 8% from April 2026, with higher costs for online, postal and fast-track applications under new Home Office pricing plans.

International Business Times UK

The cost of applying for a new passport is going up again

The Home Office has announced that the cost of a standard UK passport will exceed £100 for the first time

The Independent UK

UK passport application fees could rise to over £100

The government will introduce new fees for passport applications from 8 April 2026, pending parliamentary approval. Standard online applications from within the UK will increase from £94.50 to £102 for adults and £61.50 to £66.50 for children, while postal applications will rise to £115.50 for adults and £80 for children.…

The Independent UK

Home Office use of AI in asylum cases could be unlawful, legal experts warn

Exclusive: Caseworkers use AI to summarise asylum interviews and to search for information about country of origin

The Independent UK

Inquiry launched into HMRC anti-fraud scheme that wrongly cut child benefits

Flawed Home Office travel records identified thousands of parents suspected of claiming while living abroad

The Guardian - UK

Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use EU passport to enter UK

EU citizens with post-Brexit settlement status in UK will not have to present British passport to airlines

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Evening Standard

Migrants suspected of working illegally as delivery riders arrested in raid

A total of 18 people were arrested in Bromley on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

Illegal delivery riders arrested in dawn raid on London caravan park

Police and immigration officers stormed the caravan park on Croydon Road in Bromley shortly after 4.30am

The Independent UK

UK asylum appeals backlog at new record high after almost doubling in a year

There were 80,333 cases in the system at the end of December, up from 41,987 at the same point in 2024.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker appeals backlog at record high after almost doubling in a year

At the end of December there were 80,333 asylum seeker appeal cases in the system, up from 41,987 at the same point in 2024

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The Guardian - UK

Asylum appeal backlog doubles in a year, Home Office statistics show

More than 80,000 people waiting to be reassessed after rejection at end of 2025 – 91% more than a year before

The Guardian - UK

Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told

Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids

The Guardian - UK

Families given a week to decide whether to leave UK voluntarily plead for more time

Home Office targets 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and offers them up to £40,000 to leave or face forcible removal

The Independent UK

UK aid spending lacks clear priorities and often isn’t value for money, watchdog warns

Aid spent on supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK – up to a fifth of the total budget – diverts funding away from the government’s overseas priorities, according to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

The Guardian - UK

Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan

Evening Standard

Seven consecutive days of small boat Channel crossings for first time this year as 1,200 migrants make journey

Some 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far in March, bringing the 2026 total to 3,409 people

The Guardian - UK

Mahmood’s new rules will leave refugees in cruel state of uncertainty

Letters: Readers respond to the home secretary’s changes to the asylum system, including the move to make asylum status temporary

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