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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's Biggest Asylum Shake-Up Since WWII Unveiled

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveils the UK's biggest asylum system overhaul since WWII, modelled on Denmark. The plan includes a 20-year wait for settlement and temporary refugee status. Discover the full details and reaction.

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.

Dublin hotels full amid UK asylum seeker influx

Dublin accommodation providers are experiencing unprecedented pressure as the UK government considers relocating asylum seekers to Ireland, creating a potential humanitarian crisis in the Irish capital.

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.

Somali criminal murders UK restaurant owner

A successful restaurant owner who championed how migration enriched Britain was brutally murdered by a Somali criminal and failed asylum seeker, exposing fatal flaws in the UK's immigration system.

Afghan asylum seeker convicted of teen park rape

An Afghan asylum seeker has been convicted of a horrific sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl in a children's play park, with the judge warning of a substantial custodial sentence for the calculated attack.

UK's £8m daily asylum hotel bill exposes system failure

Exclusive investigation reveals how Britain's broken asylum system is costing taxpayers £8 million daily on hotel accommodation alone, with both Conservative and Labour policies failing to address the deepening crisis.

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

Syrian 'teen' with receding hairline ruled adult

A Syrian migrant who claimed to be 17 but displayed obvious signs of middle age has lost his battle to be treated as a child after a judge ruled his appearance told a different story.

Asylum seeker denies murder at railway station

A 20-year-old asylum seeker pleads not guilty to murdering Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 21, at a railway station in a case raising questions about the UK's asylum system.

Failed asylum seeker convicted in Brighton beach rape

A 33-year-old woman was brutally raped on Brighton beach by three men, including an immigration offender housed in a Home Office asylum hotel. The shocking attack has raised serious questions about Britain's immigration system.

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.

Manchester attack suspect was Sri Lankan asylum seeker

Exclusive investigation reveals the Manchester Arena bombing suspect was a former asylum seeker from Sri Lanka with a history of mental health issues, as authorities continue their probe into the 2017 terror attack.

African king evicted from Scottish woodland

A self-proclaimed king from Ghana has been forcibly removed from his makeshift woodland home in Scotland after UK immigration authorities rejected his asylum claim, sparking debate about Britain's immigration system.

Asylum seeker who groomed teen girl spared jail

An Iraqi asylum seeker who sent explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl has avoided prison in a ruling that's sparked widespread outrage and raised questions about Britain's justice system.

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