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UK Proposes Stricter Measures Against People Smuggling Following Rise in Channel Crossings
The UK government announced new measures to combat people smuggling, including travel bans and restrictions on electronic devices for suspects, following a 25% increase in Channel crossings in 2024 to 36,816 migrants.
UK Proposes Stricter Measures Against People Smuggling Following Rise in Channel Crossings
The UK government announced new measures to combat people smuggling, including travel bans and restrictions on electronic devices for suspects, following a 25% increase in Channel crossings in 2024 to 36,816 migrants.
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48% Bias Score
Record Migrant Channel Crossings Prompt UK Government Action
In 2024, a record 36,525 migrants illegally crossed the English Channel to the UK, resulting in at least 77 deaths; the UK government will implement new solutions in 2025 to curb this, despite a recent 20 percent increase in crossings.
Record Migrant Channel Crossings Prompt UK Government Action
In 2024, a record 36,525 migrants illegally crossed the English Channel to the UK, resulting in at least 77 deaths; the UK government will implement new solutions in 2025 to curb this, despite a recent 20 percent increase in crossings.
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64% Bias Score
Home Office to Use Disused Care Homes and Student Housing for Asylum Seekers
The UK Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 800 new sites, including disused care homes and student accommodation, to reduce its daily £8m hotel bill; this follows criticism of previous mass accommodation sites deemed ineffective by the National Audit Office.
Home Office to Use Disused Care Homes and Student Housing for Asylum Seekers
The UK Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 800 new sites, including disused care homes and student accommodation, to reduce its daily £8m hotel bill; this follows criticism of previous mass accommodation sites deemed ineffective by the National Audit Office.
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44% Bias Score
Over 20,000 Channel Crossings Since UK General Election
Since the July general election, over 20,000 people have arrived in the UK via small boats, presenting a significant challenge to the new government and highlighting the complex geopolitical, humanitarian, and economic factors involved. The unusually high number of favorable weather days in October ...
Over 20,000 Channel Crossings Since UK General Election
Since the July general election, over 20,000 people have arrived in the UK via small boats, presenting a significant challenge to the new government and highlighting the complex geopolitical, humanitarian, and economic factors involved. The unusually high number of favorable weather days in October ...
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44% Bias Score
UK Home Office eVisa Failure Risks New Windrush Scandal
The UK Home Office admits that many people with the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas, potentially leading to a Windrush-style scandal as the digital immigration system is launched at the end of the month; those affected are primarily low-income people of color on the 10-ye...
UK Home Office eVisa Failure Risks New Windrush Scandal
The UK Home Office admits that many people with the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas, potentially leading to a Windrush-style scandal as the digital immigration system is launched at the end of the month; those affected are primarily low-income people of color on the 10-ye...
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56% Bias Score
Labour to Unveil Migration Plan Amid Record-High Net Migration
Labour will release a plan next week to tackle record-high UK net migration, following over 20,000 Channel crossings since July, while avoiding numerical targets and focusing on both legal and illegal immigration.
Labour to Unveil Migration Plan Amid Record-High Net Migration
Labour will release a plan next week to tackle record-high UK net migration, following over 20,000 Channel crossings since July, while avoiding numerical targets and focusing on both legal and illegal immigration.
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48% Bias Score
25% Rise in English Channel Migrant Crossings in 2024
Migrant crossings of the English Channel surged 25% in 2024 to 36,816, the deadliest year on record with 76 deaths, despite government efforts to tackle people traffickers and increase returns; this coincides with historically high legal migration.
25% Rise in English Channel Migrant Crossings in 2024
Migrant crossings of the English Channel surged 25% in 2024 to 36,816, the deadliest year on record with 76 deaths, despite government efforts to tackle people traffickers and increase returns; this coincides with historically high legal migration.
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36% Bias Score
Labour Think Tank Urges U.K. to Adopt Long-Term Immigration Targets
A new report from the Labour Together think tank recommends that the U.K. government adopt long-term immigration targets to reduce net migration, which fell 20% to 728,000 in the year to June 2024, from a record high of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, contrasting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's...
Labour Think Tank Urges U.K. to Adopt Long-Term Immigration Targets
A new report from the Labour Together think tank recommends that the U.K. government adopt long-term immigration targets to reduce net migration, which fell 20% to 728,000 in the year to June 2024, from a record high of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, contrasting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's...
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48% Bias Score
700+ Fraudulent Nursing Exams in UK Scam
Over 700 fraudulent nursing exams were discovered at a Nigerian test center, impacting almost 2,000 Nigerian nurses seeking to work in the UK; one nurse, Obiageri Peace Onuhurironye, was struck off after using a proxy.
700+ Fraudulent Nursing Exams in UK Scam
Over 700 fraudulent nursing exams were discovered at a Nigerian test center, impacting almost 2,000 Nigerian nurses seeking to work in the UK; one nurse, Obiageri Peace Onuhurironye, was struck off after using a proxy.
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24% Bias Score
UK Postpones eVisa Rollout After System Glitches Strand Residents Abroad
The UK government will postpone the full rollout of eVisas to January 1st, 2024, due to widespread system errors preventing hundreds of UK residents abroad from accessing their digital visas and proving their right to return home; physical documentation will no longer be valid from December 31st, 20...
UK Postpones eVisa Rollout After System Glitches Strand Residents Abroad
The UK government will postpone the full rollout of eVisas to January 1st, 2024, due to widespread system errors preventing hundreds of UK residents abroad from accessing their digital visas and proving their right to return home; physical documentation will no longer be valid from December 31st, 20...
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52% Bias Score
Labour to Unveil Migration Plan Amid Record Channel Crossings
Over 20,000 migrants have crossed the Channel since Labour won the election on July 4th, prompting the party to announce a plan next week to tackle both legal and illegal immigration, despite record-high net migration figures.
Labour to Unveil Migration Plan Amid Record Channel Crossings
Over 20,000 migrants have crossed the Channel since Labour won the election on July 4th, prompting the party to announce a plan next week to tackle both legal and illegal immigration, despite record-high net migration figures.
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52% Bias Score
Record UK Immigration: Over 1.2 Million Legal Arrivals in 12 Months
In the year to June 2024, over 1.2 million foreigners legally immigrated to the UK, yielding a net migration of almost 906,000; this follows the 2021 post-Brexit points-based immigration system, with India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and China as leading source countries; despite recent government restricti...
Record UK Immigration: Over 1.2 Million Legal Arrivals in 12 Months
In the year to June 2024, over 1.2 million foreigners legally immigrated to the UK, yielding a net migration of almost 906,000; this follows the 2021 post-Brexit points-based immigration system, with India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and China as leading source countries; despite recent government restricti...
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48% Bias Score
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