UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration
Read full article: UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migrationThe British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel.
UK court reveals Apple's fight against government order for backdoor access to encrypted cloud data
Read full article: UK court reveals Apple's fight against government order for backdoor access to encrypted cloud dataApple is fighting a British government order for the iPhone maker to provide backdoor access to a cloud data privacy feature.
UK government says the lslamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is antisemitic and moves to ban it
Read full article: UK government says the lslamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is antisemitic and moves to ban itThe U.K. government says the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is antisemitic and should be banned as a terrorist organization.
6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English Channel
Read full article: 6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English ChannelFrench authorities say an overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn in the English Channel, killing at least six people, and more than 50 were rescued.
Britain's barge for asylum seekers faces new setback as legionella bacteria found in water system
Read full article: Britain's barge for asylum seekers faces new setback as legionella bacteria found in water systemBritain’s plan to house asylum seekers on a barge that's moored off the south coast of England has run into another hurdle as authorities were forced to evacuate the first residents after legionella bacteria was found in the water system.
UK government's routine housing of unaccompanied child migrants in hotels ruled unlawful
Read full article: UK government's routine housing of unaccompanied child migrants in hotels ruled unlawfulBritain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly arrived unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels.
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UK police arrest another 9 people at asylum seekers' camp
Read full article: UK police arrest another 9 people at asylum seekers' campA view of a burnt out accommodation block at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, England following a fire at the site, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Police in southeast England have arrested five men following a disturbance at a former army barracks that has been housing around 400 asylum-seekers and where a fire broke out. Kent Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of assaulting a security guard in the wake of the fire at Napier Barracks on Friday afternoon. The barracks has been dogged by accusations of poor conditions, and at least 120 residents reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 recently. The Home Office said the department is following all guidelines and that the barracks are “safe and secure."