A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured.An official told local radio…
2 UK men land in jail over hate posts on Facebook
•Jordan Parlour and Tyler Kay Two British men have been sentenced to prison for posting inflammatory content on Facebook. Jordan Parlour, 28, from Leeds, and Tyler Kay, a company director from Northampton, received jail terms of 20 months and 38…
Rishi Sunak rules out asylum seekers return from Ireland
The UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland, the prime minister has told MPs. The Irish government has complained of a significant spike in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Northern Ireland, and…
British PM, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy designed to deter migrants from travelling in small boats to Britain. Hours after the bill passed,…
German parliament approves legislation easing deportations of rejected asylum seekers
The German parliament on Thursday approved legislation that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers as Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks to defuse migration as a political problem. The legislation foresees increasing the maximum length of pre-deportation custody from 10…
UK could send lawyers to Rwanda as part of asylum deal
Cabinet Minister Lucy Frazer on Monday said that British lawyers could be sent to Rwandan courts as part of a new treaty aimed at finally implementing the government’s plan to fly asylum seekers to the African nation. Home Secretary James…
Knowsley: 3 arrested after protest at Merseyside asylum seeker hotel
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following clashes outside a Merseyside hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers. A police van was set on fire after a rally against refugees and a counter-protest by pro-migrant groups took…
UK’s bid to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ‘‘lawful’’-High Court
The UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges have ruled in a victory for backers of the controversial policy. But the judges also said on Monday that the…