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Tens of thousands of parents had their child benefit halted by HMRC after travelling outside of the UK. Some 23,489 claimants were sent letters from HMRC questioning their residency after spending time out of the country, an investigation by The Guardian found.more

An asylum seeker convicted of sexual assault, who was mistakenly released from prison last week and detained two days later, has been deported to Ethiopia, the British Home Office announced yesterday. According to media reports, he was given £500 to ensure he did not obstruct his deportation.more

Arrests of illegal workers have reached their highest level since records began after London barbershops, delivery drivers and restaurants were targeted in raids. More than 8,000 migrants were detained in 11,000 immigration enforcement visits across the UK between October 2024 and September 2025, according to Home Office figures. more

Criticism from drivers over the dazzle from oncoming headlights has prompted the government to take a closer look at the design of cars and headlamps on UK roads. Drivers say LED headlamps, which are increasingly common in new vehicles, are causing them problems and making it harder to drive at night.more

Poland ranked 32nd in this year's Rule of Law Index, compiled by the Washington-based World Justice Project. Poland was among the minority of countries whose scores improved. Russia saw the largest decline.more

Around 900 men seeking asylum in the United Kingdom will be transferred to two military bases, the British Home Office announced yesterday. In this way, the government wants to reduce the use of hotels for asylum seekers.more

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that since President Donald Trump took office in January, 527,000 immigrants who were staying in the US illegally have been deported. In turn, 1.6 million foreigners have volunteered for so-called voluntary deportation.more

The government says its controversial digital ID scheme will not be applied retrospectively, with UK workers only needing it when they apply for a job after its proposed introduction by 2028. Announcing the plans in September, Sir Keir Starmer said they were a means to stop people "slipping into the shadow economy."more

The first phase of Awaab’s law, which promises to protect tenants from dangerous social housing conditions, comes into force in England on Monday, in memory of a two-year-old boy who died after exposure to mould in his home.more

It is important that all applicants for Polish citizenship undergo a substantive assessment and procedure, emphasised Marcin Kierwiński, head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, yesterday. The challenges of the modern world require us to find a balance between openness and responsibility, stressed Magdalena Roguska, deputy head of the ministry.more

Yogurts and fruit juices are to be classified as junk food as Labour faces a backlash over its “nanny state” drive to tackle obesity. Health officials are preparing to rebadge hundreds of fruit yogurts, breakfast cereals and fruit juices as “unhealthy”, paving the way for scores of extra products to be subjected to strict red tape.more

New rules in England and Wales will make it harder to punish police officers accused of wrongly using force, with critics saying it will lead to greater “impunity and injustice”. Ministers hope to quell fears among firearms officers that they will be hounded for doing their job.more

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issued a reminder about the 10-year rule, urging people to act before it's too late. The agency took to social media platform, X, to caution drivers.more

Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024 caused £1.3m in damage.more

Police are continuing a manhunt for an asylum seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday, weeks after being jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Essex.more

Around 700,000 legal cases that decided on benefits and child support are being reassessed, a government minister has confirmed, after an IT bug may have caused crucial evidence to be lost.more

Google and Apple face enforced changes to how they operate their mobile phone platforms, after the UK’s competition watchdog ruled the companies require tougher regulatory oversight. The Competition and Markets Authority has conferred “strategic market status” (SMS) on the tech firms after investigating their mobile operating systems, app stores and browsers.more

On Friday, the Assembly of the Republic, Portugal's unicameral parliament, approved legislation prohibiting Muslim women from wearing burqas and niqabs, garments that cover the face, in public places.more

The former home and education secretary David Blunkett has backed calls for skilled migrants to train British workers in an effort to improve public feeling towards immigration.more

The Metropolitan Police says it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents to allow officers to "focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations". The announcement came as the Met confirmed it was dropping a probe into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in posts on X.more

Prince Andrew remains under scrutiny after claims in accuser Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir, which is released today. But the prime minister is reluctant to act without the input of the King.more

Holland & Barrett, British Gas owner Centrica, and Starbucks franchisee EG Group are among the firms being named and shamed for failing to pay some of their staff the minimum wage.more

The pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action can appeal against the British government's decision to designate it as a terrorist organisation, the Court of Appeal in London ruled yesterday, rejecting the government's request to block the appeal.more

A major legal claim has been filed in the UK against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, accusing the firm of knowingly selling baby powder contaminated with asbestos. The claim involves 3,000 people and focuses on internal memos and scientific reports, which have been seen by the BBC.more

Britain is targeting Russia's largest oil companies and the country's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers in a bid to cut off Vladimir Putin's ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK government is also pursuing a major Indian oil refinery and four Chinese oil terminals in a package of 90 new sanctions.more