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FactCheck: government pays ex-asylum seeker £3,000 to go to Rwanda but true cost much higher
This isn’t the government’s flagship Rwanda policy.
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George the Poet on systemic racism, classism and going from council estate to Cambridge
George the Poet has gained a following of millions as a spoken word artist who writes about social justice.
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‘We are pawns in a game we never wanted to play’, says mother of Israeli hostage
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has touched down in Tel Aviv tonight.
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Record number of children homeless in the UK
The government figures show the number of homeless children in England is at a record high.
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Why ‘no win, no fee’ solicitors are taking on councils over social housing
Council tenants in England whose homes are plagued by leaking roofs, subsidence, damp and mould are turning to legal firms for help.
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Northern Ireland Covid inquiry ‘important day’ for families of victims
The UK’s Covid Inquiry has moved to Northern Ireland for three weeks, to look at how the pandemic was handled there.
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Sunak ‘not interested’ in accepting returned asylum seekers from Ireland
Some of the missing asylum seekers we heard about earlier could be in Ireland, where politicians have raised questions over the number of people arriving from the UK to avoid deportation to Rwanda.
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Scotland: Kate Forbes considering SNP leadership bid
Kate Forbes has confirmed she is considering running for SNP leader following Humza Yousaf’s resignation.
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Over half the people earmarked for deportation to Rwanda to UK are ‘missing’
Government data has revealed that the Home Office has lost track of more than half the 5,700 people it has earmarked for deportation to Rwanda.
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Hainault attack: ‘We need to legislate against the purchase of such weapons,’ says leader of local council
We spoke to the leader of the local council, Jas Athwal, and we began by asking him how he heard about the attack and what his immediate reaction was.
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Hainault: 14-year-old dead after east London ‘sword’ attack
It began with early morning reports of a van being driven into a house.
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How drug gangs operate in Europe’s most dangerous city (dubbed)
Marseille has long held its unhappy reputation as one of Europe’s crime capitals.
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Debate: Should there be an election in Scotland?
We spoke to the leaders of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives – Anas Sarwar in Glasgow and Douglas Ross in Westminster.
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How Yousaf resignation could spell end of SNP dominance in Scotland
If the SNP can find a candidate who can command the support of enough Members of the Scottish Parliament, there will soon be a third First Minister in just over twelve months – quite a contrast from the seven and nine-year terms served by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon respectively – both towering figures in the party and more broadly in pursuit of independence for Scotland.
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Rwanda effect on asylum seeker numbers ‘doubtful’, says Irish MEP
An ongoing war of words, between leaders in London and Dublin, over the UK government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Africa has led to speculation about the ‘Rwanda effect’ on immigration.