A Mississippi town has appointed its first Muslim municipal judge, but what should have been a historic moment quickly became the centre of a heated argument online. Assma Ali was sworn in as a municipal judge for the City of Benoit on August 5. Benoit is a very small town...

The bodies of 11 people have been discovered in the sea off the coast of Libya, highlighting once again the deadly dangers faced by people attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The bodies were found on Friday morning, August 14, along a route commonly used by migrants trying to travel from...

Harvey Jones says our new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, appears to be doing everything possible to end his good start with voters much sooner than expected. Burnham may look more confident in front of the cameras than his predecessor, Keir Starmer, but what really matters is the decisions he makes...

The Government is facing growing anger over plans to house as many as 1,200 asylum seekers at a former military site near a small Oxfordshire village with a population of only around 400 people. The proposed accommodation would be located at a former military base near Piddington, outside Bicester. The...

A man who carried out sexual acts in public, harassed women jogging and chased a woman riding a bicycle has been sent to prison. Menkories Sahle was first arrested after several reports about his behaviour on Swansea beach. However, he was not charged at the time. He later carried out...

Reform UK has criticised Vodafone for giving free SIM cards to charities that support migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats. The party’s home affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, said he had written to Vodafone’s board about the scheme. He accused the British mobile phone company of “facilitating the...

Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of using asylum accommodation plans to punish communities that did not vote Labour. The Conservative leader claimed Mr Burnham was copying an idea previously suggested by Nigel Farage, but targeting different areas. She said Mr Farage had proposed placing migrant detention centres...

Omar Ahmed was sentenced with the help of a Kurdish Sorani interpreter after police found half a kilogram of cannabis in a car linked to him. Swansea Crown Court heard that Ahmed, a 28-year-old failed asylum seeker, was stopped by police in Swansea city centre on July 6. Officers noticed...

George Orwell once wrote that political language is often used to make lies sound truthful and give weak ideas the appearance of strength. In my view, his words perfectly describe the way Britain’s political leaders now talk about immigration. Politicians regularly send the public mixed messages. On one hand, they...

A homeless asylum seeker committed many offences while struggling with drug use and a lack of support, a court heard. Amgad Abouelazm, 33, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court in Huddersfield. He admitted stealing two bottles of perfume worth £40 from TK Maxx in Huddersfield town centre in July. He also...