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Biggest overhaul of legal migration model in 50 years announced

Biggest overhaul of legal migration model in 50 years announced

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Illegal migrants and arrivals reliant on benefits?face waiting between 20 and 30 years to settle – the toughest in Europe....

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Review of public order and hate crime legislation

Review of public order and hate crime legislation

Saturday, 15 November 2025

Lord Macdonald to lead review of public order and hate crime legislation....

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Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped

Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished, saving the taxpayer at least £100 million and helping to fund frontline officers to cut crime...

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UK tests response to malicious use of hazardous substances

UK tests response to malicious use of hazardous substances

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

The UK tested its preparedness for a major CBRNE incident last week in an exercise led by Eastern Region Counter Terrorism Policing and the MoD....

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Spoofed numbers blocked in crackdown on scammers

Spoofed numbers blocked in crackdown on scammers

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

Scammers who fake their numbers to trick the public out of their cash will be exposed in a major upgrade of mobile networks....

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'Child prostitution' convictions  to be expunged

'Child prostitution' convictions to be expunged

Tuesday, 04 November 2025

New measures in the Crime and Policing Bill will disregard and pardon unjust 'child prostitution' convictions and cautions received before the law cha...

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New law to restrict protests outside public office holders' homes

New law to restrict protests outside public office holders' homes

Tuesday, 04 November 2025

A new law will restrict protests outside the homes of public office holders, in response to growing harassment and intimidation of those in British po...

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New Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner announced

New Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner announced

Monday, 03 November 2025

Professor William Webster has been appointed as the new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. ...

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Record number of knives taken off streets as knife murders plummet

Record number of knives taken off streets as knife murders plummet

Thursday, 30 October 2025

An unprecedented number of deadly knives have been taken off the streets as knife murders plummet after the government’s first year in office. ...

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Largest crackdown on illegal workers since records began

Largest crackdown on illegal workers since records began

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Number of illegal working arrests skyrocket by 63% as Immigration Enforcement carry out highest level of raids in British history....

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Loophole closed to keep terrorists and extremists out of the UK

Loophole closed to keep terrorists and extremists out of the UK

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

New law now prevents British citizenship being reinstated automatically to people considered a national security risk following a successful initial a...

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UK leads global fight to stop ransomware attacks on supply chains

UK leads global fight to stop ransomware attacks on supply chains

Friday, 24 October 2025

Critical businesses and services will be better safeguarded from costly cyber-attacks under new international guidance issued by the UK and Singapore....

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Windrush compensation scheme overhaul to deliver faster justice

Windrush compensation scheme overhaul to deliver faster justice

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Scheme overhaul sees advance payments of up to 75% of final award, pension compensation for the first time and priority for elderly and vulnerable cla...

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Rule change to support police facing dangerous situations

Rule change to support police facing dangerous situations

Thursday, 23 October 2025

The legal test for the use of force in police misconduct cases will be returned to the criminal law test to build officer and public trust in policing...

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UK unleashes first dogs trained to detect synthetic opioids

UK unleashes first dogs trained to detect synthetic opioids

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes....

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Expert KC to lead urgent independent review of stalking laws

Expert KC to lead urgent independent review of stalking laws

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Richard Wright KC will lead independent review as part of government mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade....

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Government to seize millions from fake immigration ‘lawyers’

Government to seize millions from fake immigration ‘lawyers’

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Rogue advisers illegally posing as lawyers will be stripped of their dirty money under new crackdown....

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UK removes Hay'at Tahrir al Sham from terrorist organisation list

UK removes Hay'at Tahrir al Sham from terrorist organisation list

Monday, 20 October 2025

An order has been laid in Parliament to deproscribe Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), enabling closer engagement with the new Syrian government....

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Record single flight of illegal migrants returned under new deal

Record single flight of illegal migrants returned under new deal

Saturday, 18 October 2025

The number of illegal migrants returned under the UK-France deal has reached 42 after 16 were returned to France in largest group flight yet. ...

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Students urged to Stop! Think Fraud as more than half face scams

Students urged to Stop! Think Fraud as more than half face scams

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

As the new term begins, students are reminded to spot scams, with fraudsters targeting those fresh to university life and financial independence....

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Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today....

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Knife robberies continue to fall under taskforce crack down

Knife robberies continue to fall under taskforce crack down

Monday, 13 October 2025

The number of robberies involving a knife, or the threat of one, continues to fall in England and Wales....

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MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference

MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference

Sunday, 12 October 2025

MI5's National Protective Security Authority issues new security guidance to protect democratic institutions from espionage and foreign interference....

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British travellers told to expect checks under EU’s Entry/Exit System

British travellers told to expect checks under EU’s Entry/Exit System

Saturday, 11 October 2025

Travellers to Europe, including Brits, subject to new entry registrations from today under a phased implementation of the EU’s new digital border syst...

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British passports to feature His Majesty’s Coat of Arms

British passports to feature His Majesty’s Coat of Arms

Friday, 10 October 2025

New British passports featuring His Majesty’s Coat of Arms to launch in December....

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DHR quality assurance board public appointments

DHR quality assurance board public appointments

Friday, 10 October 2025

Announcements made about members appointed to the new domestic homicide review (DHR) quality assurance board....

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First illegal migrants returned under new UK France agreement

First illegal migrants returned under new UK France agreement

Wednesday, 08 October 2025

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France....

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£1 billion of cocaine seized by Border Force this summer

£1 billion of cocaine seized by Border Force this summer

Wednesday, 08 October 2025

15.6 tonnes detected in just 3 months – exceeding total of some previous years in their entirety....

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Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences

Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

A record 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in first year of this government....

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John Tuckett appointed as new ICIBI

John Tuckett appointed as new ICIBI

Tuesday, 07 October 2025

The Home Secretary has today announced John Tuckett's appointment as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI)....

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