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Nearly 30,000 lone asylum-seeking boys in UK care

Exclusive figures reveal nearly 30,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking boys have entered UK care since 2020, straining councils and sparking safeguarding concerns. Read the full investigation.

Mahmood unveils hardline asylum shake-up

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces the biggest asylum system reforms in a generation, including a 20-year wait for settlement and enforced family removals, sparking a Labour backlash.

UK asylum claims hit record 108,000 - Europe's biggest surge

Shocking new figures reveal Britain has recorded Europe's largest increase in asylum applications, with claims soaring to 108,000 this year - an 84,000 surge from previous levels, creating unprecedented pressure on the UK's immigration system.

Paralysed gardener loses £1m High Court claim

A professional gardener left paralysed after a devastating fall from a ladder while tree-cutting has lost his £1 million High Court claim in a heartbreaking legal ruling that highlights the dangers of gardening work.

UK Asylum Appeals Surge Overwhelms Courts

Britain's immigration courts face collapse as asylum appeals surge to unprecedented levels, creating dangerous backlogs and raising serious concerns about public safety.

Home Office Scraps Epping Forest Asylum Hotel Plan

Exclusive: The Home Office's controversial plan to house asylum seekers in an Epping Forest hotel has been abruptly abandoned following intense local opposition and security concerns, revealing deepening challenges in the UK's migrant accommodation crisis

Hotel bathtub baptisms for asylum seekers exposed

An investigation reveals how asylum seekers are being baptised in hotel bathtubs by a Christian charity, with claims the conversions are being used to strengthen immigration cases. Exclusive details from the controversial practice causing concern in Westm

Home Office: 12 staff, 1 worker on Rwanda returns

Exclusive investigation reveals staggering inefficiency within the Home Office as a dozen staff members are assigned to Rwanda asylum policy, with only a single caseworker actually processing returns.

Gregg Wallace loses BBC High Court damages battle

MasterChef star Gregg Wallace has been denied damages after claiming the BBC caused him 'distress and harassment' following his dismissal from Saturday Kitchen, with the High Court ruling against the television presenter.

Model jailed for £3m NHS fraud exposed at festival

Jasmine Allchurch, 33, sentenced to prison after fraudulent £3 million negligence claim against NHS was uncovered when she was photographed dancing at festival despite claiming severe injuries.

Asylum seeker laughed after fatal stabbing, court hears

A Sudanese asylum seeker allegedly laughed and performed a celebratory dance after fatally stabbing a fellow migrant worker at a Scottish hotel being used to house refugees, a court has been told in shocking testimony.

UK charges asylum seekers £400 application fees

The UK government introduces controversial new immigration fees requiring asylum seekers to pay hundreds of pounds for applications, sparking debate about accessibility and fairness.

Migrants' babies get UK passports before asylum decisions

Exclusive investigation reveals infants born to asylum seekers who crossed the English Channel in small boats are receiving British passports before their parents' claims are processed, raising serious questions about UK immigration policy.

African Tribe Stakes Legal Claim to Scottish Land

The Kukama people from Peru have launched a unique legal bid for land in Scotland, invoking a 16th-century royal decree, in a modern-day quest for cultural preservation and international recognition.

First Asylum Seeker Removed to France in UK Deal

The Home Office has confirmed the first removal of an asylum seeker to France under a new reciprocal agreement, sparking immediate backlash from charities who label the scheme 'inhumane and unworkable'.

Torture survivor's plea: Stop Rwanda asylum plan

Kolbassia Haoussou, a survivor of torture, delivers a powerful warning to the UK government that its Rwanda asylum plan risks re-traumatising vulnerable refugees and breaching international law.

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