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£1.5m Fund Launched for Windrush Scandal Victims

A £1.5 million fund has been launched to help Windrush victims seek compensation, addressing concerns about slow processing times, low payouts and lack of legal aid, and aiming to rebuild trust with the Home Office.

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Reduced Inequality
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Red Cross Funds Asylum Seeker Clothing Amid UK System Failures

The British Red Cross used £220,000 from its disaster fund for clothing for 12,000 asylum seekers due to inadequate government support, revealing systemic issues in UK asylum accommodation following outbreaks of scabies and other concerns raised in submissions to a parliamentary inquiry.

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No Poverty
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UK Rejects Wider Extremism Definition

The UK government will reject a proposal to widen the definition of extremism to include environmentalists and the far left, instead focusing on Islamist and far-right extremism, aligning with MI5's assessment of current threats (75% Islamist, 25% far-right).

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Home Office Ankle Tag Pilot Shows No Impact on Asylum Seeker Compliance

A Home Office pilot program using GPS ankle tags on 600 asylum seekers from June 15, 2022, to December 15, 2023, showed no significant impact on compliance compared to a control group, with 16% absconding in the tagged group versus 14% in the untagged group; however, the program was deemed non-compl...

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UK Grants Right to Remain to Windrush Applicant After 50-Year Battle

After a nearly 50-year battle, 61-year-old Samuel Jarrett-Coker, who arrived in the UK from Sierra Leone in 1976, has been granted the right to remain under the Windrush scheme, resolving a situation marked by lost paperwork and unresponsive government agencies.

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UK Rejects Broader Extremism Definition

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will reject a Home Office report suggesting a wider definition of extremism to include violent misogyny and conspiracy theories, preferring to focus on Islamist and far-right extremism which constitute the vast majority of terror cases, despite concerns raised after the ...

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Saxony-Anhalt Municipalities to Invest €15 Million in Administrative Building Renovations

Saxony-Anhalt municipalities plan €15 million in investments to renovate administrative buildings, driven by climate neutrality goals and evolving work structures; some need more space, others less due to remote work.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Home Office Asylum Decision Quality Plummets, Sparking Surge in Appeals

The Home Office's internal quality checks revealed that only 52% of its recent asylum decisions met standards, a significant drop from the previous year, leading to a surge in appeals and concerns about the fairness and accuracy of the process.

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