The UK is set to deport the first group of Channel migrants back to France as early as Monday, under Sir Keir Starmer’s newly signed one-in, one-out migration agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron. Asylum seekers who arrived by small boats in early August have been issued formal removal directions, with deportation flights expected throughout the week. The UK government confirmed that 100 individuals detained upon arrival had their details…

MPs have voiced outrage after the reported racially motivated rape of a 20-year-old Sikh woman in Oldbury, near Birmingham. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Tuesday morning off Tame Road. Police say two white men are suspected of carrying out the attack, during which racist abuse was hurled at the victim. One suspect is described as having a shaved head and wearing gloves. According to a Sikh community…

By Eniola Amadu Thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday in a rally organised by anti-immigrant and anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, drawing a significant police presence and counter-protests from anti-racism groups. By midday, large crowds carrying England’s red-and-white St George’s Cross and the Union Jack filled streets south of the River Thames before moving towards Westminster, the seat of the UK parliament. Some attendees also carried American and…

Hundreds of foreign prison officers working in England and Wales could lose their jobs and be forced to leave the UK following a recent visa rule change by Labour, governors and unions have warned. More than 1,000 officers, mostly from African countries, are currently employed in UK prisons on skilled worker visas. However, since July, new rules mean that any officer earning below £41,700 is no longer eligible for a…

He emphasized that there is no case for the UK to withdraw from the ECHR entirely, a move supported by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Nine Metropolitan (MET) police officers have been suspended amid serious allegations of misogyny, excessive force, and discriminatory behaviour linked to Charing Cross police station in central London. The force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which confirmed it is investigating the actions of 11 serving or former officers. The alleged misconduct occurred both on and off duty between August 2024 and January 2025 and was…

Universities in the UK are being forced to cut back on vital research projects, including work on serious illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and dementia, because of falling funding from both the government and charities, a new report has warned.

An asylum seeker living in a hotel in Falkirk is set to stand trial after being accused of exposing himself and performing sexual acts directed at local residents. Said Ageed, 23, is alleged to have masturbated on multiple occasions while looking out of a hotel window at a man and a woman in the area. He is further accused of intentionally exposing his genitals in a sexual manner and…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has rejected plans for a major hydrogen plant on Teesside, dealing a blow to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s net zero strategy. Instead, the Government has thrown its support behind proposals for Europe’s largest data centre on the same site, designating it an “AI growth zone” central to Britain’s artificial intelligence ambitions. The hydrogen scheme, known as H2Teesside and proposed by BP, aimed to produce blue…

Musician and songwriter Phil Coulter has called on the UK to withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part. Coulter, who co-wrote the UK’s 1967 winning entry Puppet on a String, said he was 100% behind Ireland’s state broadcaster RTÉ, which has already threatened to pull out of Eurovision over the war in Gaza. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster, Coulter said musicians and performers…

Police have launched a manhunt after a series of suspected anti-Semitic attacks targeting Jewish premises in Barnet, north London.

By Eniola Amadu  Plans by Reform UK to revoke a climate emergency declaration in Kent have drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties, who warn the move would undermine efforts to address the risks of global warming. Kent county council, one of 10 English county councils won outright by Reform UK in this year’s local elections, is due to debate the motion. The draft resolution states that the 2019 climate emergency…