Rwanda asylum bill is too weak to be a deterrent, says Robert Jenrick
The ex-immigration minister says the PM’s bill to revive the asylum scheme “doesn’t do the job”.
December 2023
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Poland’s popcorn moment as pro-EU leader Tusk returns to power
6 hours ago About sharing Donald Tusk’s coalition government is likely to get approved later this week By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent in Warsaw They’re calling it “Sejmflix”. The daily livestream from Poland’s parliament, the Sejm, has become an online hit, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers for each session. Some top a million….
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs
1 hour ago About sharing Steve Etches has the skull. Now he wants the rest of the animal’s body By Jonathan Amos and Alison Francis BBC News, Science The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that…
Royal Family members reveal family Christmas card images
2 hours ago About sharing The card featuring the King and Queen shows them posing in their crowns at the Coronation earlier this year By Rachel Russell BBC News Royal Family members have revealed their Christmas card images – with King Charles III choosing a picture from his Coronation earlier this year. The King and…
Grand Theft Auto 6: Car-top twerking, flamingos in a crazy Miami
36 minutes ago About sharing Beachgoers in Miami – for real (left) and in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer (right) By Brandon Drenon BBC News South Florida. A place where sea, sand and sexy are always in season. A place where the world’s most famous footballer scores match-winning goals in flamingo pink. And a…
Elizabeth Magill: UPenn president quits amid antisemitism row
14 minutes ago About sharing The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned after her Congressional testimony triggered a backlash By Sean Seddon BBC News A US university president has resigned after being strongly criticised over her comments about antisemitism on campus during a Congressional hearing. Elizabeth Magill, President of the University of Pennsylvania, refused to…
Gap between haves and have-nots widening, report warns
21 minutes ago About sharing The growing gap between the UK’s “haves and have-nots” is in danger of becoming a “chasm”, a report has warned. Research by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think tank argues the most disadvantaged are no better off than they were 15 years ago. It highlights issues including stagnant wages,…
Ipswich murder investigation launched after baby’s death
Police are called to a property and arrest two men and a woman.
Mahsa Amini’s family stopped at airport on way to get award
Iran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says.
Kuenssberg: Disunited Tory party puts Sunak under serious pressure
43 minutes ago About sharing I know it’s nearly Christmas, and maybe the last thing you want to think about is politics. But you might have to. The governing party has to. Because the Downing Street operation is in real trouble. And, while it seemed a bit wild when we talked about it last week,…