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Britain Imposes Visa Ban on Four Countries Over Asylum System Abuse

Britain has announced sweeping visa restrictions targeting four countries after ministers concluded that study and work routes were being widely exploited to enter the asylum system. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is set to activate what officials describe as an “emergency brake”, suspending sponsored study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan with […]

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Mahmood Unveils Sweeping Police Reforms with AI and Facial Recognition Rollout

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Chatbots will respond to victims of non-urgent crimes and the number of live facial recognition cameras will increase fivefold under a major expansion of technology in policing announced by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Unveiling a £141 million investment package, Mahmood said the reforms would form part of the largest overhaul of policing in England

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Home Secretary Considers Bigger Financial Incentives to Encourage Migrants to Leave UK

Net Migration Falls but Asylum Numbers Hit Record High Across the UK

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Net migration to the United Kingdom has fallen sharply, yet asylum seekers now account for almost half of the total, according to new official data. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that net migration dropped to 204,000 in the year to June, the lowest level since 2021. Analysts say this fall was

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