Watchdog blasts ‘worst’ immigration detention centre conditions

Watchdog blasts ‘worst’ immigration detention centre conditions

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said he was so concerned by what he found at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre (IRC) that he raised his concerns with the then home secretary, who... Read more »
Parents fume at London school where kid ‘got detention for not wearing bike helmet’

Parents fume at London school where kid ‘got detention for not wearing bike helmet’

A man was left fuming at a South London school where he claims his nephew had his bike taken off him by teachers for not wearing a helmet. It is one of... Read more »
Home Office to pay UK resident £5,750 for 10-hour Calais detention | Home Office

Home Office to pay UK resident £5,750 for 10-hour Calais detention | Home Office

The Home Office has agreed to pay nearly £6,000 in a settlement to an EU citizen it detained at the border in a post-Brexit crackdown on Europeans entering the country last year.... Read more »
HIV patient inside detention centre without life-saving medication for 17 days

HIV patient inside detention centre without life-saving medication for 17 days

A HIV patient inside a UK detention centre has been left without life-saving medication for 17 days. The man, who has asked for anonymity, was first detained at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre... Read more »