The UK unveils a new British passport design celebrating the four nations and introducing advanced security features. Here’s what’s changing, why it matters, and when it rolls out.
The UK government signs a private healthcare contract for small-boat arrivals, sparking debate over NHS access, transparency, and migrant medical care.
An Ethiopian asylum seeker has been jailed for 12 months after convictions in Epping. The case sparked protests and renewed debate over hotel-based accommodation, deportation policy and community safety across the UK.
Court of Appeal overturns Epping hotel ban – asylum seekers may stay as judges back Home Office’s intervention, reshaping local vs national asylum policy
Violent clashes erupted at the Bell Hotel in Epping amid migrant hotel protests. Essex Police escort controversy, Chief Constable BJ Harrington defends operations, and Home Office confirms reserved beds at Canary Wharf’s Britannia Hotel.
The UK has introduced the world’s first sanctions regime targeting people smugglers, enabling asset freezes and travel bans against 25 individuals and organisations involved in illegal migration networks.