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MPs found that 360,000 people were hit by hold-ups of more than 10 weeks when applying for travel documents in 2022, with holidaymakers left out of pocket and people struggling to get to family emergencies

The area where Brits' homes are most likely to be burgled has been revealed - and we've pulled together an interactive widget so you can check your area

Labour's shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said the Government is paying pricey consultants to 'do their job for them' after agreeing a £3.9 million contract for 'leadership services' to end small boat crossings

The Home Office has confirmed its plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm vessel docked at Portland Port in Dorset - but Tory MP Richard Drax says he is considering a legal challenge

Tory MP Richard Drax said legal action is being looked at as he called on Suella Braverman to scrap the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Dorset

'Grooming isn’t a colour issue. It’s about how to protect vulnerable young girls from exploitative nasty scum whatever their background, race or religion'

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

In a harrowing letter to the Home Secretary, a woman who was trafficked and sold between gangs said she had to wait 562 days for officials to finally recognise she was a victim - during which time she had nowhere safe to stay

A former Defence Minister lashed out at the Government after the Immigration Minister admitted "formal discussions" on ordering new cutters and patrol craft had not even been held

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of two RAF sites - Wethersfield and Scampton - on Wednesday, but one council is already seeking a High Court injunction.

The damning findings, from the Children’s Commissioner, looked into the children aged 10 to 18 in youth custody in England and Wales as of December 2022

An Afghan pilot who flew 30 combat missions fighting against the Taliban with British forces had no option but to travel to the UK via small boat and now faces deportation

It comes as Rishi Sunak fights off rebels from his own party on his controversial Illegal Immigration Bill. MPs debated the details of the bill, which seeks to introduce powers to remove people who have entered the UK illegally

A new request for funding on the Madeleine McCann case totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds is set to be approved by the Home Office, according to new reports

A harrowing report by Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, found black children are six times more likely to be strip searched. The youngest child strip searched between 2018 and mid-2022 was just eight

The demand came in a letter signed by Tory Former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Labour former Defence Minister Kevan Jones, a member of the Intelligence and Security

Only 22% of 1,500 voters quizzed online think the controversial policy will be a deterrent

The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill received an unopposed third reading in the Commons. It will now be scrutinised in the House of Lords before it becomes law.

The UK Statistics Authority has written to the government after three ministers including Mr Sunak claimed in December that the current backlog is half what it was when Labour was in office - whereas official figures show it is 150,000 higher

Latest figures show the North East is housing a larger proportion of people fleeing persecution than any other region of the UK, with a rate ten times higher than the South East and South West

Passport delays and strikes in April could cause havoc for Brits planning Easter holidays - and one travel expert has warned holidaymakers to make 4 key passport checks now

Prince Harry has been stuck in a long-running legal battle with the Home Office over his and his family's security arrangements when they return to the UK

Dad-of-four Mohammed Ramzan was named by Eleanor Williams after she concocted a twisted web of lies about being raped, beaten and trafficked abroad. Williams was jailed this week over false rape claims

Michael Howard got a royal pardon for notorious criminals John Haase and Paul Bennett in return for key insider information on the illegal arms trade in 1996