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UK moves to reinstate extradition deal with Hong Kong despite concerns

The UK Home Office says the move will prevent criminals from ‘evading justice’; critics say it legitimizes oppression.

Al Jazeera

Migrant hotel threatens closure if just asylum-seeking men are housed on site

The Park Hotel in Diss, Norfolk, says it will shut if Home Office ends its existing family-only arrangement.

Evening Standard

Outrage as 4-Star Hotel in London to Welcome Hundreds of Asylum Seekers

Protests erupt at Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf as it prepares to house asylum seekers. Eggs thrown, police deployed, and costs hit £3bn yearly. Tensions rise over immigration policy, with locals and politicians divided.

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Police commissioner joins council to demand closure of asylum hotels after 'multiple serious incidents'

Council leader Chris Whitbread said: ‘Repeated warnings to the Home Office about the unsuitability of both sites have gone unheeded’

Evening Standard

Home Office launches probe into use of asylum seeker payment cards for gambling

Thousands of transactions have been attempted in gambling settings in the past year, according to Home Office data.

Evening Standard

How the UK’s immigration system splits families apart – by design

The letter that arrived for eleven-year-old Guilherme in June 2025 was addressed personally to him. The UK Home Office was informing him that he and his eight-year-old brother Luca must return to Brazil. Their parents, an academic and a senior NHS nurse, both long-term UK residents with valid visas were…

The Conversation

Keir Starmer panned for ‘fuelling far-right’ with new asylum seeker crackdown

KEIR STARMER has been condemned over a new policy which will see the Home Office share information about asylum hotel locations with food delivery…

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Labour Government to share asylum hotel location information with food delivery firms

KEIR Starmer has announced that the Home Office will share information about asylum hotel locations with food delivery companies.

The National (Scotland)

False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants

Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman criticises plans to house asylum seekers in former shop

The Conservative MP said the proposal for Waterlooville town centre is ‘utterly inappropriate’.

Evening Standard

UK to ban making ransomware payments for some organizations — targets 'public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure'

The UK Home Office and National Cyber Security Centre announced that some organizations could be banned from making ransomware payments.

Tom’s Hardware

Dover asylum protests pose danger to small boat arrivals, charities say

Home Office orders diversion from usual landing place to Ramsgate to avoid clashes with far right

The Guardian - UK

Asylum hotel data to be shared with food delivery firms in bid to stop illegal working

Information will be shared with food delivery firms to help them uncover abuse on their platforms

The Independent UK

Location of asylum hotels to be shared with food delivery firms in Home Office clampdown on illegal working

The Home Office said the plan will help delivery apps uncover abuse on their platforms and quickly suspend accounts but immigration lawyers argue it will be ‘ineffective’ and easy to bypass

Evening Standard

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'It's a powder keg': Government warned UK faces another summer of riots after Epping migrant hotel violence

Epping Forest District Council leader Chris Whitbread described the Essex town as a ‘powder keg’ after violent demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel on Sunday

The National (Scotland)

Home Office to trial AI to check ages of asylum seekers

Artificial intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office has said

Evening Standard

Artificial intelligence to be trialled for disputes over asylum seekers’ ages

Ministers hope to roll out facial age estimation for migrants arriving by small boats and lorries over 2026 after trialling of the technology.

The Independent UK

Controversial AI technology will assess disputed ages of UK Asylum seekers

New system could be problematic, a watchdog says, especially where a child is denied rights and protections

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The Guardian - UK

UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers

Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decade

International Business Times UK

Knights Of Old Cyberattack: Weak Password Caused Massive Data Breach And Put 700 People Out Of Work

Russian hackers caused 700 employees to lose their jobs after their computer systems were breached, wiping their access to all of the company's data.

The Independent UK

Afghans ‘at risk of being radicalised in the UK’ as Home Office urged to investigate threat

Paul Rimmer urged the Home Office to investigate the risk of radicalisation further, warning that Afghanistan is ‘becoming a base for a wide range of terrorist groups’

The Guardian - UK

UK government to ban public bodies from paying ransoms to hackers

Measure intended to send message to international cybercriminals ‘that the UK is united in fight against ransomware’

Evening Standard

Businesses to notify government about ransom payments in cyber crime crackdown

The Home Office’s proposals come after Marks & Spencer refused to say if it had paid a ransom to hackers in a major attack earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Uncovering the truth behind the bloodshed at Orgreave, four decades on

In today’s newsletter: The investigative reporter whose work helped lead to a new inquiry into one of the most brutal clashes in British industrial history on its connection with the Hillsborough disaster – and why justice is finally due

The Guardian - UK

Chippy owner given ‘devastating’ £40,000 fine by Home Office for allegedly illegal hire

Surrey chip shop staff left ‘terrified’ by immigration raid as ministers called on to lower penalties for small businesses

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