Refugee crisis

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes
Small boats

Death of six children and pregnant woman in migrant boat tragedy shows need for asylum safe routes

At least six children and a pregnant woman are among the dead after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel. The tragedy has renewed calls for asylum safe routes

‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds
Asylum system

‘This is not human’: UK asylum system pushing refugees into ‘homelessness and danger’, report finds

In 2023, 2,294 people with ‘appeal rights exhausted’ were granted to leave to remain in the UK after submitting fresh asylum claims

Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further
Bibby Stockholm

Campaigners welcome closure of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge – but Labour faces calls to go further

Labour will stop using the Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers from January 2025, a move expected to save £20m

Most Brits agree next government must offer safe routes for refugees. So why is nobody talking about it?
Denisa Delić

Most Brits agree next government must offer safe routes for refugees. So why is nobody talking about it?

I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort
Habib

I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort

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My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable
Lord Dubs

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want ‘appalling’ Manston asylum centre closed
Asylum seekers

Flooded Portaloos and outbreaks of scabies: Activists want ‘appalling’ Manston asylum centre closed

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Asylum seekers

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency
Earth Day

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful
opinion

The Gary Lineker row shows television is still powerful

The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
Asylum Seekers

The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?

On the ground with 2,000 refugees spending Christmas in Calais
Imogen Hardman

On the ground with 2,000 refugees spending Christmas in Calais