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UK made bad decisions in buying ex-prison to house asylum seekers, says report
Tory government rushed the purchase, paying more than double what the previous owner spent, watchdog findsWorld - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
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 - November 4 -
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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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 -
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 - October 29 -
Trump just made UK’s decision-making a whole lot harder
Downward pressure on UK economic growth and upward pressure on defence spending create dilemmas for LabourWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Bezos made decision to kill Harris endorsement, reports Washington Post
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, personally made the decision to kill an endorsement of Vice President Harris for president that the newspaper's editorial board had ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Asylum hotel rioter dies in prison
Peter Lynch was serving two year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorderTop stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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 - November 2 -
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 - November 3 -
Ex-UK soldier facing spying charge admits escaping from prison by hiding under a truck
A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery truckWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Vikings have not made any long-term decision regarding Sam Darnold's future with team, per report
Darnold is having a breakout season with MinnesotaSports - CBS Sports - October 25 -
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle buy a home in Portugal, reports say
The couple, who quit their roles as working members of the British royal family, already own an expansive $14.65 million mansion in Montecito, Calif.Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
An ex-politician faces at least 20 years in prison in killing of Las Vegas reporter
A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of ...Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
The bad jobs report, in context
And oil looks set to stay cheapWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
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 -
U.N. Report on Climate Goals Says Countries Have Made No Progress
An annual assessment by the world body tracks the gulf between what countries have vowed to do and what they’ve actually achieved.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Bank Holiday airport chaos made worse by password issue, report says
An air traffic control engineer was unable to fix a major fault from home, a report says.Top stories - BBC News - 13 hours ago -
UK house prices hit record high in October, says Halifax
Typical property now costs £293,999, surpassing previous peak set in June 2022World - Financial Times - November 7 -
The Hill's 12:30 Report — GOP job seekers flock to Mar-a-Lago
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — Plus: Veterans Day restaurant deals {beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Veterans Day! It’s also 11/11, make a wish! Here's what's coming up today: Palm Beach, ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live
Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release. The funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
House task force report says Trump assassination attempt was ‘preventable’
The House task force on the attempted assassination of former President Trump detailed flaws in the planning and security surrounding Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pa., in an interim staff ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Middle East killings may bring back terror attacks to UK, says ex-MI6 chief
Sir John Sawers says intelligence agencies should be ‘on their toes’ after deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. A return of Islamic extremist terror attacks on British soil could be triggered by ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
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 -
Lebanon feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made
Civil society has sprung into action but the overwhelming sense of solidarity may be hard to sustainBusiness - Financial Times - October 16
