Chinese ambassador summoned after two men found guilty of ‘shadow policing’ operations on British soil The duo’s targets included pro-democracy protesters and Hong Kong dissidents The Independent UK · May 7
Border Force official among two men guilty of 'shadow policing' for China on British soil Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service Evening Standard · May 7
Two arrested in east London over migrants 'pretend to be gay' fake visas scam Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams raided addresses in the capital and arrested one woman and one man Evening Standard · May 7
Scottish mum stuck abroad after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old lacked documents needed under new rules The Guardian - UK · May 6
Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office rule changes for refugees Shabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain from five years to 30 months, to concern of UN refugee agency The Guardian - UK · May 6
Asylum seeker shot dead after stabbings was ‘not happy’ and wanted to leave UK The man who was shot by police after the Park Inn Hotel stabbings in Glasgow had applied to leave the UK, a hearing was told. Evening Standard · May 5
AI and cost of living crisis fuelling record levels of modern slavery in UK There were 23,411 potential victims of modern slavery referred to the Home Office in 2025 The Independent UK · May 5
Sudanese woman and 16-year-old girl reportedly die trying to cross Channel Two were found dead in the early hours of Sunday morning in boat carrying about 82 people, several of whom were injured The Guardian - UK · May 3
Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt off French coast They were on a dinghy carrying 82 people, French authorities said. Evening Standard · May 3
Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’ The Guardian - UK · May 2
UK terror threat is raised – counter-terror expert explains how official prevention strategies work The UK has raised its terror threat level from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack within the next six months is considered highly likely. The change means the threat level is at severe for the first time in four years. It came with a warning from the Home Office of… The Conversation · May 1
Convictions for race and religious hate crimes at near-decade high The figures, published as part of a scheduled release of statistics, come in the same week as two Jewish men were attacked in London. Evening Standard · May 1
The bridesmaid ban: how the Home Office tarnished a British citizen’s big day – and cost them £2,000 Everything was in place for Andrea’s dream celebration in Barbados. Then her close friend was denied the right to walk across a British airport to board a connecting flight The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Mahmood’s flagship one in, one out migrant deal with France put in jeopardy by High Court challenge The High Court hears Ms Mahmood’s decision to block modern slavery appeals is unlawful and breaches human rights laws The Independent UK · Apr 28
The Independent UK · Apr 28 What is Palestine Action – and why was it banned as a terrorist organisation? More than 3,200 people have been arrested since the ban came into effect in July last year
The Independent UK · Apr 27 French coastguard rescues more than 100 migrants after boat breaks down A total of 119 people were taken to safety during multiple rescue operations
Evening Standard · Apr 27 Migrant airlifted and 100 others rescued after Channel ‘taxi boat’ incident It comes after a new small boats deal was agreed with France.
The Independent UK · Apr 27 Mahmood’s plans to detain and handcuff children during deportation are ‘abhorrent’, 150 charities warn Starmer Fostering groups, social care workers and refugee charities accuse government of ‘sustained attack on children’s rights’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26 Britain risks undermining the care workers it depends on Labour’s immigration plans tear up the promise made to 300,000 people recruited for a sector in crisis
The Independent UK · Apr 25 Migrants make crossing to UK after small boats deal clinched with France More than a dozen people were pictured being brought into the Border Security Command compound in Dover.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 Britain should seek to rejoin EU, says civil servant who led Brexit department Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectations
The Independent UK · Apr 23 Self-styled king of ‘African tribe’ deported from country Kofi Offeh was part of the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Kubala, which was located in a camp in woodland near Jedburgh.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 Three men guilty of repeatedly raping woman on Brighton beach in ‘predatory, callous’ attack Woman raped by two men while a third filmed ordeal after she became separated from friends on night out
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Police aim to remove hundreds of migrants from French beaches under £662m deal Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a three-year £662 million agreement with France in Dunkirk on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new £660m deal with French