[ A child was among five people who died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, just hours after the government’s Rwanda bill passed, according to French authorities. The French Coastguard confirmed that three men, a woman and a child died during the incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak stands little chance of signing Rwanda-type asylum deals with other countries before the election, Whitehall insiders believe. The UK has attempted to open talks with Armenia, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Botswana over sending asylum seekers there on a one-way ticket, while other countries including Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and Colombia have … Read more
[ Asylum seekers are being moved out of the Government’s flagship new accommodation site, which was designed to reduce the number of people housed in hotels, and back into hotels. i understands that 70 asylum seekers are being moved out of RAF Wethersfield, which was converted to asylum accommodation last year in order to crack … Read more
[ There is still no evidence that Rwanda is a safe country to send asylum seekers, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned as the Rwanda Bill heads to its final parliamentary stages. The society said it remains “seriously concerned” that the legislation is incompatible with the UK’s international obligations. The bill enters … Read more
[ THE world is getting older. With declining fertility rates, many countries in the world are faced with an ageing society and slowing population growth, and in some cases, shrinking demographics. This trend, spurred by various factors such as lifestyle choices and education levels, is particularly prevalent in advanced as well as major economies in … Read more
[ The international box office was generally muted this weekend, save for in China which ushered in the Year of the Dragon on Saturday, and with it the lucrative Chinese New Year moviegoing period. According to early figures from Maoyan, the first two days of Spring Festival 2024 amassed RMB 2.44B ($339M), just a touch … Read more
[ Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle, the third Apple Original Films movie to go wide in cinemas, spied an estimated $35.3M global debut through Sunday, including $17.3M from 78 international box office markets. While that makes it the top title worldwide, overseas and domestically this frame, the ultra-expensive ensemble thriller was harshed on by critics and didn’t … Read more
[ The Home Office’s unsuccessful scramble to meet Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear an asylum backlog is leading to a new “crisis” with a rapidly expanding mountain of appeals threatening to clog up the tribunal system, i has learnt. Specialist lawyers have said there will not be enough of them to handle the extra cases … Read more
[ Refresh for latest…: We’re still in a holdover pattern for Hollywood at the global and international box office, though milestones continue to be reached on an offshore and worldwide basis for existing releases. Meanwhile, Anyone But You saw an uptick overseas and drops were good for others (including newly-minted Oscar nominees). One new local … Read more
[ The UK’s acceptance of asylum seekers from Rwanda highlights the Government’s “fictional” claims that it is a safe country for deportations, experts have said. i revealed on Monday that six people from Rwanda have been granted asylum in the UK since the Government signed its deportation deal with the country in April 2022. It … Read more
