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UK’s new border rules for dual nationals explained: £589 to enter your own country? Travel chaos, families panic, women discriminated

A new UK border regime starting February 25, 2026, mandates dual British nationals use a UK passport or a £589 certificate to enter. Critics argue this unfairly targets women and dual nationals abroad, citing naming convention issues and high costs. The Home Office defends it as a security and digitisation…

The Times of India

People smuggler forced migrants to work 12-hour shifts without breaks, food or water

Ana Lucia Martins, 50, has been jailed for tricking her victims into a life of abuse and exploitation

Evening Standard

Man’s conviction for burning Koran should have been upheld, High Court told

Hamit Coskun successfully appealed in October against his conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence.

Evening Standard

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More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized

The former Conservative government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights

Evening Standard

New UK border rules for dual nationals are discriminatory against women, campaigners say

British women in Spain and Greece face ‘huge problems’ entering UK because of differing surname rules

The Guardian - UK

Deportation flight to Egypt cancelled after man swallows vape battery

Mitie, which is contracted by the Home Office to manage overseas deportations, said it was investigating the incident

The Independent UK

Palestine Action ban defended by Foreign Secretary despite ‘unlawful’ ruling

Yvette Cooper says she followed clear advice and recommendations over the proscription of Palestine Action

The Independent UK

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Yvette Cooper defends Palestine Action ban after court rules it was unlawful

Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, proscribed the group in July last year while she was home secretary.

The Independent UK

UK private jet deportation flight cancelled after man swallows vape battery

Egyptian with history of disruptive behaviour was taken to hospital and then returned to detention

The Guardian - UK

‘My husband burned down our house – then the bank threatened repossession’

A family struggled to rebuild their lives after an abusive marriage ended in tragedy and financial ruin

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski hails Palestine Action ruling and calls 2,700 arrested in support of group 'absolute trailblazers'

Green Party’s leader reacts after High Court ruling terror ban against Palestine Action was unlawful

Evening Standard

Judges say Palestine Action ban ‘disproportionate’ but group remains proscribed

The group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, took legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group last year.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action co-founder wins High Court challenge but group remains banned

Huda Ammori, Palestine Action’s co-founder, took legal action against the Home Office over the ban, which came into force last July.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court in humiliating blow for government

Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over its decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws

The Independent UK

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Bangladeshi migrant avoids deportation from UK over 20-year jail sentence imposed under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Dhaka

A Bangladeshi migrant has won the right to remain in Britain after a court ruled that he cannot be deported because he would face a 20-year prison sentence on explosives charges if he returned home.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him

Evening Standard

‘Open door, open door': Moment immigration officers raid London house to arrest suspected people smugglers

More than 50 immigration officers swooped on four addresses in Hounslow and Croydon

The Independent UK

Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals

Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban

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Evening Standard

Record drug seizures driven by jump in cannabis and ketamine haul

Border Force officials made 65 seizures of herbal cannabis that contained 100kg or more.

The Guardian - UK

Former top civil servant warns ‘more due diligence’ to be done over replacement of Chris Wormald

Simon McDonald says if Antonia Romeo is the frontrunner for cabinet secretary role then ‘due diligence has some way still to go’

The Independent UK

Labour’s efforts to ramp up one-in-one-out deportations to France hit by fresh legal challenges

Sixteen migrants told the High Court that the government’s flagship deportation deal with France was failing victims of trafficking

Evening Standard

Dame Antonia Romeo: Who is the UK’s first female Cabinet Secretary?

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ is tipped to become the first woman to be Cabinet Secretary, amid further changes at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Two west London restaurants could be shut down after hiring 15 illegal workers

During one visit immigration officers reportedly faced faced ‘significant hostility’ including violent and threatening behaviour from staff

Evening Standard

UK government to allocate £1.4bn to escort and transport illegal migrants

The UK government is set to invest up to £1.4bn in escorting and transporting deportees from the country over the next decade

The Guardian - UK

UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence

Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years

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