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Metropolitan Police officers clash with protesters taking part in a gathering around a bus reportedly waiting to remove migrants and asylum seekers from a hotel in Peckham, south London.  By HENRY NICHOLLS AFP

Protesters try to stop UK migrant removals from temporary accommodation

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Protesters in London tried to prevent the removal of migrants from their temporary accommodation Thursday, as the UK gov ...

May 1, 2024 | World: United Kingdom

The UK government confirmed Wednesday it had detained an unspecified number of migrants in recent days for deportation t ...

Apr 24, 2024 | World: United Kingdom

Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rw ...

Jan 16, 2024 | World: United Kingdom

UK leader Rishi Sunak battled Tuesday to quell growing dissent over his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, t ...

Jan 3, 2024 | World: United Kingdom

Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday began their longest strike in the 75-year history of Britain's National Health ...

Dec 13, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced amazemen ...

Dec 4, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

Britain's embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels o ...

Nov 26, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

Britain's Booker Prize for fiction will anoint a first-time winner when the 2023 recipient of the prestigious prize is a ...

Nov 20, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

London, UK - Sir Trevor Phillips, the founding chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has been be ...

Nov 20, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

London, UK - Sir Graham Brady, the Chairman of the 1922 Committee and a prominent member of the Conservative ...

Nov 20, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

London, UK - Sir Graham Brady, the Chairman of the 1922 Committee and a prominent member of the Conservative ...

Nov 15, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a controversial government plan to send migrants to Rwanda and upheld a lower ...

Sep 3, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

African-infused London-based jazz band the Balimaya Project is a tour-de-force of sound fusion and energy. The 13-piece ...

Aug 27, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

In June, more than 175,000 asylum seekers were awaiting a decision in the UK. That is 44 percent more than in ...

Jul 24, 2023 | World: United Kingdom

A UK court on Monday ordered a former Nigerian politician and his criminal associates to repay Acirc; pound;130 mill ...