Metro

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...

Crete, a popular holiday island visited by many British tourists, and the smaller island of Gavdos have become the main arrival points for migrants travelling from North Africa to Greece. Greek authorities intercepted 327 migrants near Crete in just 48 hours, according to the country’s public broadcaster ERT. On August...

Andy Burnham plans to move ahead with proposals to house asylum seekers in wealthier and middle-class areas, even if it costs taxpayers more money. The Prime Minister said asylum seekers should not be placed only in the poorest communities. He believes richer parts of the country must also “play their...

France has named illegal migration as one of the main reasons for introducing tougher border controls. Britain has paid France £660 million to strengthen border security, but Prime Minister Andy Burnham has still struggled to control the small-boats crisis. Migrants are reportedly arriving at a faster daily rate than they...

A Muslim group in Norwich is asking the community to support its plan to turn a historic former pub into a new mosque and Islamic community centre. The proposal has received dozens of objections, although many people have also expressed their support. The Norwich Muslim Community Association (NMCA) has applied...

Family members, friends and leading politicians gathered to say goodbye to former MP Ann Widdecombe after she was allegedly murdered at her home. Around 100 people attended the private funeral at Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, former Justice Minister Crispin Blunt and broadcaster Iain Dale were among...

An Algerian man who entered the UK illegally and was jailed for stealing luxury items worth £40,000 from Heathrow Airport may avoid deportation because of the effect it could have on his wife and two British children. Seddik Belmadani, who is in his mid-thirties, was facing removal to Algeria after...

New pictures have shown how much the small boats used to cross the English Channel have grown in recent years. Some of the boats are now large enough to carry as many as 230 people at one time. The average number of migrants travelling in each boat has risen almost...

The Labour Government has announced the closure of 13 more hotels being used to house asylum seekers, bringing the total number closed since the beginning of the year to 44. However, a heated debate broke out on GB News after Home Office Minister Anna Turley said the Government’s main priority...

GB News interrupted its normal programme to announce a major update about the amount of taxpayers’ money being spent on interpreters in British courts. Presenter Martin Daubney revealed that millions of pounds had been used to help defendants, witnesses and victims who could not speak or understand English properly. The...