Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
BBC News· 47 minutes ago"I don't think we know where all those people are," a senior civil servant tells MPs.
Ukraine spy chief's wife poisoned, local media report
BBC News· 1 day agoGen Kyrylo Budanov's wife, Marianna, is now in hospital, Ukraine's news websites say quoting...
Birmingham City Council calls for government support to help migrants
BBC News· 2 hours agoMore government support is needed to rehouse migrants in Birmingham over Christmas, the city council has said. The authority claimed the Home Office's drive to reduce the backlog of asylum requests will lead to unprecedented pressure on its services.
Wiltshire's empty military housing opened for Afghan refugees
BBC News· 9 hours agoMore than 40 Afghan families who worked with British forces will be staying in the homes for three...
Liverpool City Council calls for urgent help over homelessness
BBC News· 1 hour agoA council leader has written to the government for the second time in two weeks asking for urgent ...
Russia and Ukraine storm leaves two million without power
BBC News· 2 days agoHurricane winds and heavy flooding batter southern Russia and Ukrainian regions seized by Moscow.
Booker Prize 2023: Ireland's Paul Lynch wins with Prophet Song
BBC News· 3 days agoThe dystopian novel depicting an Ireland slipping into totalitarianism bags the prestigious award.
Commentary: We cannot leave our Afghan allies to die
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMany refugees either fought alongside American forces during our 20-year war against the Taliban or are ethnic or religious minorities fleeing...
Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave
BBC News· 6 days agoPakistan is charging undocumented refugees an $830 exit fee to leave the country if they arrived without a visa.
Crane collapses on to newly-built flats in Edinburgh
BBC News· 1 day agoEyewitnesses described how they thought there had "been an earthquake" after the machinery landed on the block of flats in Leith. Emergency crews shut...