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Daily Mirror – You can end this cruelty now … what’s stopping you? Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror reports that murdered Sabina Nessa’s sister has urged Dominic Raab to stop killers snubbing sentence hearings after Thomas Cashman refused to attend his last week over the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Jabina Yasmin Islam, whose sister Sabina Nessa was murdered in 2021, has urged Justice Secretary Dominic Raab to put the plan into action. The front page also reports on upcoming plans for the King’s coronation. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers…

Daily Express – PM: Migrant barge is fair and will save money Summary of the front page The Daily Express reports that Rishi Sunak has defended plans to house migrants on a barge as “fair” and a saving for taxpayers. The barge will house 500 migrants off the Dorset coast. The paper features an image of King Charles sipping gin on a distillery tour in Yorkshire. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Dorset asylum seeker barge will not be like a prison, says minister The Guardian says A barge due to be used to house hundreds of asylum seekers in Dorset is not a prison but efforts will be made to avoid asylum seekers needing to leave the port to access services in the local community, a minister has said. As the government struggled to drum up support among local politicians for the plans, the transport minister Richard Holden claimed amenities such as doctors’ surgeries would be set up on site. He said the barge and other similar planned projects would be…

Government reveals full details of plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Dorset The Metro says The government has laid out controversial plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge off the coast of Dorset. The Home Office said the three-storey vessel, named Bibby Stockholm, would be berthed in Portland, where the local MP and council have threatened legal challenges. The 93-metre long barge, being leased from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine Limited, previously saw at least one person die and reports of rape and abuse on board when it was used by the Dutch government to…

Inside the floating barge that’s set to hold 500 asylum seekers The Metro says A three-storey barracks barge will now be the temporary home for asylum seekers arriving on British shores, the Government has confirmed. The Home Office said today that the Bibby Stockholm, a large block of flats stacked atop a floating platform, has been leased for 18 months. The ‘basic and functional accommodation’ will have around-the-clock security on-board to ‘minimise the disruption to local communities’, the Home Office said. Bibby Stockholm contains a basic gym, bar, games room and more than 220 en-suite bedrooms, according to a fact…

Only middle-class lefties could whinge that our first asylum barge is not luxurious enough The Sun says HOW predictable of the hand-wringing Left to slam our first asylum barge as “cruel”. Have they seen it? Decent ensuite bedrooms, well-stocked kitchens, a gym, bar and games room. Its problem, in fact, is that it is not austere enough on its own to deter illegal arrivals. What MAY, though, is the prospect of being kept aboard 24/7 for months as their asylum claim is heard. That won’t happen to start with, but it must in the end. Deterrents work. Look at the…

A new proposal to handle the refugees crisis in Dublin could resort to refugees could be housed in Dublin’s exclusive Blackrock suburb. A five-storey office building in the south Dublin suburb of Blackrock – the most expensive postcode in the country – could be used to accommodate refugees, the Irish Independent has learned. Refugees could be housed in Dublin’s exclusive Blackrock suburb The Department of Equality has said Frascati House, on Temple Road, has been offered to house people seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine or for international protection (IP) applicants amid an unprecedented number of arrivals in the…

Police moved from serious crime units to help clean up Met Police Around 90 Metropolitan Police officers have been diverted from fighting serious crime and terrorism to investigate wrongdoing within the force, according to the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. In an open letter to the Mayor of London and Home Secretary, Rowley stated that the officers were supporting the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS), and that in the last decade, four in five of the original inquiries into officers accused of domestic and sexual violence did not result in the correct action and should be reassessed. The move follows a…

Patients at risk during doctor strike – NHS bosses Hospital managers in England have expressed concerns that patient safety could be at risk during the upcoming four-day strike by junior doctors. The strike, which starts on Tuesday, will affect both emergency and planned care. Managers have warned that they will struggle to staff rotas during the action. The British Medical Association (BMA) has refused to exempt any services from the action but claims it will meet trade union requirements for life-and-limb cover by withdrawing junior doctors if individual hospitals report lives are in immediate danger. During a similar strike last…

Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid (1-4 agg) Real Madrid reach the Copa del Rey final Karim Benzema scored a second-half hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-0 (Agg 4-1) win against Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal. With the win, Madrid advanced to the final where they will face Osasuna on May 6. Vinicius Jr. scored the equaliser for Madrid just before halftime, while Benzema added two goals early in the second half to put the visitors in control. The French striker completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute to seal the win for Madrid.…