These are the Windrush descendants detained now for mass deportation to Jamaica
“Mass deportation flights to Jamaica have been shown time and time again to be unjust and brutal tools of Theresa May’s government"
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Revealed: Home Office resume controversial chartered deportation flights to Jamaica with Windrush relatives caught in swoop
“trying to restart mass deportations to Jamaica whilst the Windrush generation have yet to receive a penny, and many are still waiting months later for decisions, is a slap in the face for the Jamaican diaspora community in the UK"
A third of UK firms may now move abroad because of Brexit
Industry bosses have warned that a third of British businesses are thinking of relocating abroad. The latest figures from the Institute of Directors (IOD) warn 16% of companies have already started the move, and 13% have now started actively planning it. The IOD surveyed 1,200 company directors and in shocking ...
Arron Banks and Leave.EU fined £120,000 by ICO
Leave.EU and an insurance company owned by Arron Banks have been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for serious breaches of electronic marketing laws during the referendum campaign. The ICO announced an audit and an intent to fine Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance in November 2018 as part of its investigation into data ...
Tributes as comedian Jeremy Hardy dies of cancer aged 57
Award winning comedian and News Quiz favourite Jeremy Hardy has died after battling cancer his publicist has announced. Tributes from the greats of broadcasting, comedy and social activisim have poured in this morning (see below). The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "Jeremy Hardy was a dear, lifelong friend. He always gave ...
Mystery Good Samaritan pays for 70 homeless people to stay in hotel as temperatures plummet
A mystery Good Samaritan in Chicago paid for 70 homeless people to stay in a hotel as temperatures dropped as low as -32C. The offer came after the Chicago Fire Department confiscated nearly 100 propane tanks given to a homeless community to keep them warm. The department acted after one of ...
Travel warnings as Met office issues Amber snow alert
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow, ice and fog, indicating disruption and risk, across all of the UK today.
Suicides in prison rise by almost a third in 2018
The number of prisoners who died by suicide rose by almost a third in 2018, figures seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today. Overall deaths in custody rose by 10 per cent, the statistics show, and assaults increased by 20 per cent in the 12 months to September ...
Car industry hits ‘red alert’ as investment drops by £2bn in three years
Investment in the UK car sector has dropped by almost £2 billion in three years as Brexit fears put firms on "red alert", the industry's trade body said. In 2015, car manufacturers invested £2.5 billion in the UK. Since then it has fallen ever year and in 2018 was just £589 ...