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Thousands of violent crime suspects at large despite evidence to arrest them
Half of the nation’s police forces have released figures to the Mirror, showing they failed to arrest a total of 5,306 suspects for recent and historical crimes - some going back as far as 20 years
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Tories under fire as Rwanda refuses to say how many people can be deported there
Labour has hit out after Rwandan government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo refused tell the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg say how much accommodation there is for asylum seekers
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'My brother took his own life on Bibby Stockholm barge - it must be closed'
A heartbreaking report by charities into conditions onboard the Bibby Stockholm in Dorset described the vessel as a 'quasi-prison' after the death of Leonard Farruku
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Heathrow Airport calls on ministers to scrap £10 fee for transit passengers
Heathrow said it supports the 'overall rationale' behind the electronic travel authorisation scheme, but warned that applying it to airside transit passengers will put UK airports at a competitive disadvantage compared to EU hubs
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Martin Lewis' MSE issues 'apply now' warning for anyone planning a holiday
The cost of online UK passport applications for adults will increase from £82.50 to £88.50 from April 11, while passports for children under 16 will rise from £53.50 to £57.50
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Police face home visits in recruitment overhaul after Sarah Everard murder
Tougher vetting will be introduced in a bid to better understand a candidate's motivation for joining the police, with family members and housemates questioned by interviewers
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Environmental activists Just Stop Oil wants UN to defend their rights
Just Stop Oil claims the legislation is in breach of UN convention and the group’s 22-year-old 'poster girl' Phoebe Plummer has urged fellow activists to sign a complaint
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Suspected gangster accused of extorting money worked as Uber driver
Speaking near his BMW 5 Series, which had a Transport for London private hire badge, the father of five – who changed his name to Alex Stone in July 2016 – confirmed he worked as a minicab driver
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Rwanda 'fiasco' could end up costing £2million per person bombshell figures show
A report by the National Audit Office uncovered a string of add-on fees agreed by ministers with the Rwandan government, with Labour branding it a 'national scandal'
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Nottingham attacks victims' families slam police for 'ongoing mismanagement'
The families of the victims of the Nottingham triple murder have criticised police for the continued mishandling of the case, despite the killer being jailed for life last month
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Driver 'smart keys' warning as devices spark fresh wave of car thefts
Experts have reportedly alerted the motor trade to security risks of 'smart key' systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade according to new statistics
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'My daughter, 16, was killed by cheap cider as strong as 22 shots of vodka'
Mum Joanne Good lost her daughter Megan Craig-Wilkinson when the youngster was 16 and tried a three-litre bottle of Frosty Jack's cider, with her sister finding her dead the next day
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Ukrainians who fled to UK will be allowed to stay for 18 months longer
Two thirds of refugees surveyed in September said the looming deadline had hampered their ability to find work. And 90% said they felt “unsettled” because of the time limit
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James Cleverly warned not to repeat Suella Braverman errors as review backfires
The head of the police racism watchdog has issued the warning after a review ordered by Suella Braverman into 'woke' policing backfired, instead criticising politicians themselves
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British kids could go on school trips to Germany without passports in future
Post-Brexit red tape is making school exchange programmes to Europe more difficult, prompting the need for a scheme that could see British pupils able to visit Germany without a passport
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Lack of support from bosses blamed for number of police officers wanting to quit
The National Police Wellbeing Survey canvassed some twenty thousand frontline cops in the UK revealing that more officers than ever are thinking of quitting their jobs
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Travellers will soon able to enter UK without using their passports in new trial
The Border Force is set to trial new hi-tech gates at airports that will use advanced facial recognition technology for people arriving into the UK under new 'intelligent border' plans
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Right-wing Tory MP hits out at Rishi Sunak's 'weakness' over visa climbdown
One Tory MP also criticised ministers at the Home Office for 'sneaking out' the family visa climbdown 48 hours after MPs vacated the Commons for the Christmas recess
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Tory MP hints RAF could help solve Rwanda plane crisis but says 'money talks'
Brendan Clarke-Smith said ministers can 'always rely' on the RAF amid reports commercial airlines are 'running a mile' from the Rwanda deportation scheme
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Rwanda opposition leader urges UK to ditch £240m migrant deal amid fears
A dissident in Rwanda who spent eight years in prison for challenging the regime has raised alarm about the money the UK is sending to the country in an attempt to get its migrant deal underway
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Migrant clampdown forces British teacher and family to move 4,000 miles away
A British teacher is among an estimated 60,000 families hit by visa law changes passed earlier this month which raised the minimum income requirement for spouses and dependents in the UK
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Top Tory goes off script as he suggests migrant plan doesn’t go far enough
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said 'more things may need to be done' less than 24 hours after the Home Secretary James Cleverly announced a migration crackdown
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Braverman has no credible plan to end asylum hotel use, damning report says
Cross-party MPs have raised a string of doubts over the Home Secretary's ability to clear a mammoth backlog and deal with "unacceptable" costs, warning of 'alarming' compromises
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Harrowing abuse of care workers trapped in modern slavery as hundreds failed
A new report by charity Unseen says hundreds carers have been forced to work long hours to pay off illegal debts by unscrupulous employers with the Government failing to act
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4 mins from Croydon stab scene teens can still allowed to buy knives with no ID
Our volunteer Uva was able to buy knives from two stores in Croydon, close to where Elianne Andam was stabbed to death earlier this week