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UK looks at handing asylum seeker housing contracts back to local councils
Exploratory talks follow criticism of private outsourcing groups and concern about their high profitsBusiness - Financial Times - 18 hours ago -
UK ministers explore using break clauses in asylum housing contracts
Home Office aims to revise terms or terminate after being ‘shocked’ by private companies’ profitsWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise
International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 yearsBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
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Greece sceptical about EU outsourcing asylum seekers
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Italy-Albania deal cannot be replicated for entire blocBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
White supremacist stabbed asylum seeker in hotel
Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel in Worcestershire.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge
It's understood the men have been sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and Bristol.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial pact
Men from countries deemed safe are transferred to Albania to have asylum claims processed . The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda
Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party is ‘totally unfeasible’. The Dutch coalition government, headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania
Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to ItalyBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy
Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans. The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
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Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker
Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenter. A neo-Nazi terrorist who was found guilty ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Switzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected
Swiss authorities say they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking asylum recently has been below expectationsWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims
Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Asylum housing provider Clearsprings’ profits jump on high demand
Bumper profits risk fuelling government concerns over large amounts paid to private companies to handle politically sensitive issueWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Harris Took Steady Approach to Space as Chair of White House Council
As chair of the White House’s National Space Council, the vice president largely emphasized continuity with policies set by the Trump administration.Science - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
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Son of Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew granted UK asylum
Lee Hsien Yang claims he and his family faced persecution at homeWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres
Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos. A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Looking back at the 2020 presidential election
Americans went to the polls under very different circumstances in 2020. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett takes a look back ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's contract with Paragon Solutions faces scrutiny over whether it complies with the Biden administration's executive order on spyware, WIRED has learned.Tech - Wired - October 21 -
From the archives: House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the "Contract with America"
House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined Face the Nation in 1995 to discuss his plans for the "Contract with America," a series of legislative measures meant to shrink the size of the federal government.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Charities, universities and GPs warn NI tax rise will hit jobs and services
Funding boost will be wiped out by cost of meeting higher employer levy, say contracted service providers and education bodiesBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Rachel Reeves defiant after historic tax and spend Budget
Verdict of markets will be critical for UK chancellor’s plans to increase government borrowingBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Boeing machinists' union leaders back new contract, call for Monday vote
Some 33,000 Boeing machinists have been on strike for weeks. Union leadership said the latest proposal adds a general wage increase of 38% over four years.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Boeing's strike ends after machinists approve new labor contract with 38% wage increases
The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.Business - CNBC - 30 minutes ago -
UK house price growth slowed ahead of Budget
Rise in prices of just 0.1% between September and October fails to hit forecastsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
This UK recruitment downturn looks set to last
Tellingly for an industry that thrives on bullishness, green shoots are sparseWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
Jon Stewart Looks Back With Sanity and/or Fear
The comedian and co-host of “The Daily Show” reflects on how American politics has changed over the last two decades.Top stories - The New York Times - 19 hours ago -
Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy. A ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore
Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a “political refugee” after the British government granted him asylum from what he described ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
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 asylum system would “descend into chaos” if Labour refused to open more hotels for ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
A local LGBTQ+ nightclub was denied COVID-19 aid. Its owner is fighting back
Club Cobra, a Latin LGBTQ+ nightclub in North Hollywood, is among several businesses fighting for Shuttered Venue Operators Grants.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago -
A look at the 7 battleground states that hold the key to the White House
The Hill's recent battleground state surveys show a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, with the economy being the dominant concern in six of the ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
7 House seats Democrats think they can flip
Democrats are battling to flip control of the House at the polls next week, eyeing gains in battleground districts from coast to coast in an effort to win back the Speaker’s gavel after two years ...Politics - The Hill - October 28
