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Crime
Channel migrants: Asylum seeker cleared of people smuggling was ‘scapegoat’
(BBC) An Iranian asylum seeker cleared of people smuggling has said he was made a “scapegoat” by British authorities. Fouad Kakaei, who steered a dinghy across the English Channel, was found not guilty at a second trial after appealing against his first […]
Government & Politics
Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre an ‘open prison in middle of nowhere’
(BBC) Villagers have branded a planned asylum centre on an ex-RAF station site an “open prison in the middle of nowhere.” The Home Office wants to place up to 1,500 male asylum seekers at Linton-on-Ouse near York. Residents have flooded the prime […]
Government & Politics
UK terrorism threat level lowered to ‘substantial’
(BBC) The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from “severe” to “substantial.” Home Secretary Priti Patel said the move followed a “significant reduction” in the momentum of attacks in Europe — since those seen in Austria and France between September and […]