New Home Office data reveal that more than 6,000 asylum seekers have used prepaid debit cards intended for essentials to spend taxpayer-funded allowances in betting shops and casinos, prompting renewed calls for tighter controls on the scheme.
Bereaved relatives of Britons killed in the recent Air India disaster have suffered fresh distress after officials misidentified remains and sent the wrong bodies home, sparking demands for an immediate overhaul of repatriation protocols.
Nigel Farage warns Britain is nearing societal breakdown, pledging to halve crime within five years via a £1.4 billion boost to police numbers and new prison places if he becomes PM.
The BMA has accumulated a £1 million reserve to support industrial action, fuelling junior doctors’ plans for further walk-outs amid an impasse with Wes Streeting over pay and prompting warnings of additional strain on the NHS.
After a Government data leak exposed the identities of thousands of Afghans who supported UK forces, the Taliban are reportedly escalating reprisals and a covert airlift is under way to extract those in danger.
Police will deploy live facial-recognition technology at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival to identify individuals sought over serious offences and deter violence, prompting debate about the balance between public safety and privacy.
Following a data blunder that revealed the identities of thousands evacuated from Afghanistan, law firms are signing up claimants who could each receive up to £250,000 in compensation, leaving taxpayers exposed to a possible £1 billion bill and prompting fresh scrutiny of the Government’s handling of the covert airlift.
Pressure is building on ministers to explain a clandestine £7 billion airlift scheme that has brought 18,500 Afghans into Britain under a long-running super-injunction, prompting cross-party calls for transparency and accountability.
Constance Marten, an aristocrat who fled with her newborn, has been found guilty alongside her partner Mark Gordon of causing the death of baby Victoria after four previous children were removed from their care due to welfare concerns.
In a dispute over proposed industrial action by doctors, ministers accuse Labour of hypocrisy for attacking the ballot’s low turnout while a forthcoming Bill promises to further lower the threshold for walkouts, drawing criticism on both sides of the debate.