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  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    UK immigration
    Patel called ‘cavalier’ by lawyer over bid to remove asylum seeker

    Home secretary found to have acted unlawfully by trying to put man on flight before inquest into detention centre death

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Shirley Williams
    ‘Liberal lion’ Shirley Williams dies aged 90

    Tributes to leading figure from centre-left of UK politics and member of ‘Gang of Four’

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
    Prince Philip dies aged 99

    Duke of Edinburgh was a critical figure in shaping Britain’s royal family over more than seven decades

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    FT Magazine
    How two decades of EU migration went into reverse

    Tens of thousands of foreign-born workers have left the UK. What does it mean for them, and for Britain?

  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    News in-depthUK police
    Wave of protests leaves UK police in an ‘invidious position’

    Caught between tough-talking ministers and human rights advocates, forces are struggling to get balance right

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    Patel faces ‘serious questions’ over putting migrants in barracks

    Home secretary’s housing of asylum seekers helped spread Covid, says chair of Commons committee

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    UK police
    Police acted ‘proportionately’ at vigil for murdered woman, watchdog says

    Chief inspector of constabulary scathing about politicians who criticised force in aftermath of event to honour Sarah Everard

  • Monday, 29 March, 2021
    UK schools
    Education secretary urges abuse victims to report their experiences

    Williamson responds to 8,000 testimonies on Everyone’s Invited site set up to document schools’ ‘rape culture’

  • Saturday, 27 March, 2021
    UK police
    Police accused of harsh tactics at Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ protests

    Calls for investigation into video footage of officers punching woman and attacking newspaper reporter

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  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    UK’s asylum shake-up lacks clarity and compassion, say critics

    Home secretary Priti Patel insists system will deter illegal migrants but lawyers fear it won’t work

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    Priti Patel insists UK’s new asylum system will comply with international law

    Refugee charities criticise move to discriminate against people who enter country illegally

  • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
    Canadian Pacific agrees to buy Kansas City Southern for $29bn

    Takeover of US railroad group comes months after it rejected a Blackstone-led consortium bid

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    Critics round on UK’s ‘firm but fair’ asylum shake-up

    Gibraltar and Isle of Man deny reports they are being lined up as potential processing centres

  • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
    News in-depthUK police
    Met faces its MeToo moment with anger over attitude of officers

    Women victims of crime say London force does not take claims of harassment, violence and sexual assault seriously

  • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
    UK crime
    Fury at Everard murder spurs pledge to tackle violence against women

    Johnson convenes crime and justice task force after backlash over policing of vigil

  • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
    UK crime
    Met chief insists she will not quit over handling of Sarah Everard vigil

    Cressida Dick has faced calls to resign after officers clashed with mourners in Clapham

  • Monday, 8 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    Covid outbreak ‘inevitable’ among asylum seekers at barracks, says report

    Home Office put migrants in former military installations despite health warnings, inspectorate finds

  • Sunday, 7 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    Visa-holders entering UK for invalid travel reasons, unions warn

    Officers confronted with arriving air passengers who intend to go shopping or visit friends

  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    UK immigration
    New UK fintech visa will struggle to attract specialists, experts warn

    Previous immigration schemes have either pulled in too many applicants or not enough

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    UK Budget
    Universal credit uplift extended by six months

    Chancellor criticised for not going further to avoid ‘perfect storm’ for families later in year

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Shamima Begum cannot return to UK for citizenship battle, Supreme Court rules

    Decision in case of ‘jihadi bride’ represents victory for home secretary Priti Patel

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    UK immigration
    UK visa offer to Hong Kongers fails to help thousands wanting to flee

    Community groups say many people seeking to leave territory are having to claim asylum

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    Obituary: William Macpherson, leader of Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry

    Retired special forces officer and High Court judge best known for scathing 1999 report into London’s Metropolitan Police

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Grenfell Tower disaster
    London fire service has not fully learnt lessons of Grenfell, inspector warns

    Brigade cannot be sure its response to similar disaster would be ‘vastly improved’ three years after event

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Hong Kong
    UK says Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual nationality

    Warning to Britons in city came after US, Canadian diplomats were denied access to some detainees

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