BBC Politics
140 migrants in one dinghy rescued in the Channel, as smugglers double down on mega-dinghies and the government promises to smash gangs - though the sea remains unimpressed.
BBC Politics
UK asylum hotel numbers halve as the Home Office discovers that processing claims faster actually works - shocking, we know.
BBC Politics
Burnham suggests wealthy areas house more asylum seekers; Piddington considers leaving the UK, again.
BBC World
Egypt nabs fake judges who staged court scenes and solicited cash, proving that theater majors should stick to acting.
The Guardian
High court tells Home Office to bring back a trafficking victim it exiled to France under the 'one in, one out' scheme - because who needs the rule of law when you have a deterrent?
BBC Politics
Lewisham becomes the first UK council to refuse assisting immigration raids, calling them 'theatre of cruelty' - the Home Office is not laughing.
BBC Politics
Independent review finds police leadership in England and Wales is a hot mess, with too few qualified candidates, low morale, and eight chief constables under investigation - recommending an 'ethical reset' and a new academy.
BBC Politics
Village of 600 residents threatens to pull kids from school over plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers at nearby RAF base; councillors unanimously oppose, citing lack of infrastructure and democratic oversight.
BBC Politics
UK says refugees can stay - but first, they'll have to pay back £10,000 for the privilege of not being destitute.
BBC Politics
Baroness Casey calls the government's partial pardon for grooming victims the 'lazy option,' as survivors with criminal records for coerced crimes remain stuck in a system that still won't wipe the slate clean.
BBC Politics
The Bell Hotel in Epping goes from protest flashpoint to empty rooms, with the Home Office citing fire safety - while the council is left fuming and £860,000 poorer.
BBC Politics
Government building in Westminster discovers hidden camera behind ceiling panel, security services notified, no one wants to talk about it.
BBC Politics
Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel over the bank holiday weekend, because apparently the smugglers don't get bank holidays off.
BBC Business
Post Office Horizon investigation faces five-year delay without extra funding, as 900+ wrongfully prosecuted wait for justice that's moving at the speed of a dial-up connection.
The Guardian
UK launches £20m unit to tackle £1bn laundered through dodgy high street shops, because apparently that American candy store wasn't selling enough candy.
The Guardian
UK police to get mandatory trauma trackers because pretending officers aren't psychologically scarred by decades of gore hasn't worked out great.
The Guardian
Two Sudanese refugees sue over new UK rules that make them wait 20 years for settlement, while the home secretary calls them 'asylum shoppers' and the UN sighs deeply.
The Guardian Europe
Wastewater analysis reveals England's drug habits spike during heatwaves, sports events, and Eurovision, with cocaine and ketamine levels leading Europe.
The Guardian Europe
Home Secretary refuses to close the door on deporting rejected Afghan asylum seekers to a country the UN calls a 'graveyard for human rights' - because nothing says 'we care about women's safety' like sending them to a place with gender apartheid.
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