Home Office — UK government department handling asylum, immigration, and modern slavery victim recognition.
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… Villagers in Piddington, near Bicester, voted on Tuesday over Home Office proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester. …
Oxfordshire village votes to leave UK over asylum housing planJoy Online
… It is also understood Home Office ministers and the Metropolitan Police are in close contact with the US embassy on this matter as investigations continue. …
US embassy child abuse images suspect flown from UK before police interviewJoy Online
… A Home Office spokesperson said on Sunday: “This government is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings and restoring control at our border. …
140 migrants in single dinghy rescued in English ChannelJoy Online
… The Home Office said decisions on the security of royals were taken by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), an independent body overseen by the Home Office. …
Harry and Meghan’s UK security arrangements remain a ‘private matter’ – Andy BurnhamThe Ghanaian Times
… Following reports concerning the two teams, Police Scotland confirmed that enquiries were under way and that it had begun liaising with the Home Office. …
Several athletes ‘go missing’ after Commonwealth GamesJoy Online
… The Home Office said it was already increasing penalties for companies hiring illegal workers. …
Reform UK pledges to jail bosses employing illegal workersJoy Online
… A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police Scotland has received reports of several athletes who are unaccounted for. “Inquiries are ongoing to assess the circumstances, and early engagement is taking place with the Home Office.” The four missing boxers in Uganda were named by …
Athletes go ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games endsJoy Online
… he fans and the general public. “We will always take action to protect genuine fans who fall victim to touts when all they are trying to do is simply purchase tickets to support their team.” From the assets seized, the money was split between Merseyside Police and the Home Office …
Liverpool issue bans as £1.2m seized from ticket toutsJoy Online
… She worked as a Home Office and employment minister in Sir John Major’s government between 1994 to 1997. …
Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe dies at 78Joy Online
… He refused to tell us his name, although he said the Home Office and immigration service knew it. …
People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylumResidents of Piddington, Oxfordshire voted in a symbolic referendum against Home Office plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave the UK, 26 voted no, and one was spoiled; the government said it would not reconsider the housing proposal.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents of Piddington, Oxfordshire voted in a symbolic referendum against Home Office plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave the UK, 26 voted no, and one was spoiled; the government said it would not reconsider the housing proposal.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A US embassy worker accused of possessing indecent images of children was detained at his south London flat and flown to the United States in August without first being questioned by British police. The US Embassy said it informed UK law enforcement and took swift action; investigations are ongoing in conjunction with UK authorities.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Around 140 migrants in a single dinghy launched from the Normandy coast were rescued by two RNLI boats in UK waters and will be taken to shore in the UK, days after the Prime Minister and French President met to discuss efforts to reduce small boat crossings.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said security arrangements for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their return to the UK are a "private matter" to be decided by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee. The couple intends to relocate to a private, non-royal residence outside London later this month.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Police Scotland is investigating reports that several athletes, including four Ugandan boxers and one Pakistani boxer, failed to return with their delegations from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. According to one of the Ugandan boxers, the group planned to seek asylum in Scotland to pursue boxing careers with access to better training facilities.
6 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Reform UK has pledged to imprison company bosses employing illegal migrants and fine larger firms 10 per cent of their global revenues, aiming to stop delivery and gig-economy companies from profiting from illegal workers without consequences. The party said it would make chief executives and directors personally and criminally liable for illegal workers employed by their firms, regardless of knowledge of workers' legal status.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Several athletes have gone missing after competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Police Scotland receiving reports of athletes "unaccounted for." Four members of the Ugandan boxing squad did not return home, with reports indicating they intended to seek asylum in Scotland.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Liverpool Football Club issued over 400 lifetime bans after police seized more than £1.2m of assets from organised ticket touts involved in illegal ticket sales. The club has also issued 115 indefinite suspensions as part of a joint operation with Merseyside Police targeting ticket touting and money laundering from illicit sales.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative MP who later joined Reform UK and became a Brexit Party MEP, has died at 78. She served as a Home Office and employment minister under John Major and was known as a prominent Brexit supporter.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
BBC investigation revealed that Twana Jamal, an Iraqi Kurd convicted in France in 2016 for people smuggling and described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire and working illegally while believed to be seeking asylum. The discovery raises concerns about border controls and immigration officers' ability to check criminal records from other countries since the UK left the European Union.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The UK government will require asylum seekers granted the right to work to repay around £10,000 towards accommodation and support costs once they earn enough, under new rules in the upcoming Immigration and Asylum Bill. The Home Secretary said the change demonstrates that asylum support is "a right, but it is also a responsibility."
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been offered accommodation on a royal estate for their visit to the UK next month with their children Archie and Lilibet, marking their first trip to the country in four years, though they have not yet responded to the invitation.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will argue in a speech that the Public Sector Equality Duty, which requires public bodies such as schools and hospitals to promote equality, should be scrapped because it has become "a minefield" exposing public decisions to legal challenge. The Labour government meanwhile is promising a new equality and diversity strategy focused on getting working-class people into the civil service.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kenneth Law, 60, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides after selling toxic chemicals online to people he met in suicide forums; he distributed about 1,200 packages to recipients in 41 countries, including over 100 in the UK, but will not face charges there due to legal complexities.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Home Office has for the first time formally acknowledged that a woman abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods, was a victim of modern slavery. Rachael Louw, who waived anonymity, was trafficked and abused by Al Fayed and his brother Salah, and at least three other women have made similar applications to the government's National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The French coastguard rescued 106 people from a boat that broke down during an attempted crossing of the English Channel on Saturday and Sunday, with an additional six rescued in a separate incident. The rescues came less than a week after the UK and France agreed a new £662m deal to prevent migrants from making the dangerous crossing.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →