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How will Portland’s asylum barge be seen in 100 years?

Letters: Austen Lynch compares today’s story with a century-old one of Irish republicans detained on a ‘floating gulag’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023

Wyoming Football: First Look At The Portland State Vikings

The Cowboys will host FCS Portland State as part of its non-conference slate this fall. Here's a first look at the Viks.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 25, 2023

Migrant barge not a floating prison, Home Office says

Officials were keen to stress efforts the department had made to allay the concerns of people in Portland as they led a tour of the vessel.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Portland ‘serial killer’: Ex-governor under fire over Jesse Calhoun’s early prison release as ‘girlfriend’ reveals ties to victims

Police connect career criminal to deaths of four women in Oregon but consider him only a ‘person of interest’

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Ten deaths, two arrests and a person of interest: Multiple potential serial killers identified in one week

Only one suspect has been taken to court so far, where he pleaded not guilty

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Person of interest in Portland serial killer case fought his way through ‘10 officers’ before arrest, witness says

‘I don’t know how he made it through the 10 officers but he made it through and across traffic and down to the river and hopped in’

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Mothers of women in Portland ‘serial killer’ case cling to hope of accountability

‘I’m just really hoping that this is it. I don’t know – I guess I’m still kind of in shock by it all, but I’m just hoping that we got him,’ one grieving mother said

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Senior Japanese diplomat attacked by US woman in anti-Asian hate crime, court records say

Records say the suspect ‘jumped’ and ‘shoved’ the diplomat to the ground

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023