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Passport workers begin five-week strike in row over pay and conditions

Passport Office workers have begun a five-week strike in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions as a union warned it could cause delays for those looking to renew their passports. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial ...

03 Apr 2023 at 12:33

Derry News

Foyle MLA Ferguson slams Home Office for removing Derry asylum seekers

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, Ciara Ferguson, has slammed the British Home Office over the treatment of asylum seekers in Derry. Ms Ferguson's comments came after 17 individuals were told they were being moved to new accommodation in Scotland on a ...

24 May 2022 at 10:41

Northern Ireland

Pair arrested in operation targeting suspected people-smuggling gang

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the Government’s Immigration ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:14

Northern Ireland

Review calls for ‘open and public debate’ over use of data-driven technology by PSNI

There needs to be an “open and public debate” about the use of data-driven technology in policing in Northern Ireland, a new report has recommended. The Policing Board also said there appears to be an “absence of significant ...

05 Jul 2023 at 10:30

Northern Ireland

Thousands of migrants eligible for Rwanda scheme not reporting to Home Office

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report ...

30 Apr 2024 at 07:36

Northern Ireland

Staff working with children in NI asylum hotels ‘not checked or trained’

Staff working with children and vulnerable adults in asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland have not undergone checks or training, a report has found. An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with ...

29 Feb 2024 at 18:36

Local News

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The Northern Ireland tourism sector faces a significant hit if visitors arriving across the Irish border are not exempted from the UK’s new visa waiver scheme, industry chiefs have warned. From January 8, all ...

26 Dec 2024 at 15:08

Northern Ireland

Seven arrests made during immigration enforcement action in Northern Ireland

Seven arrests were made in Northern Ireland on Thursday by immigration officials. It came as part of Operation Tornado 2, in which the Home Office is increasing immigration enforcement visits to target ...

12 Aug 2023 at 07:13

Northern Ireland

Home Office raid for illegal workers in Belfast results in 36 arrests

More than 30 people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested during an operation by the Home Office in Belfast. The arrests are a result of a dawn operation by immigration enforcement officers at ...

23 Mar 2025 at 12:58

Northern Ireland

Abuse victim’s lawyer hopeful Kincora compensation case will proceed

A lawyer for a victim of abuse at the notorious former Kincora boys’ home in Belfast has said she is hopeful that a compensation case will proceed to full hearing. At Belfast High Court on Monday, ...

05 Jun 2023 at 15:03

National News

Three arrested over Bolivian people smuggling using common travel area

Three arrests have been made over a highly sophisticated Bolivian people smuggling operation that is believed to have abused the Common Travel Area. Two men and a woman were arrested in south ...

06 Dec 2022 at 19:22

Northern Ireland

Scampi could vanish from menus without special fishing visas, ministers warned

Scampi is at risk of disappearing from pub menus if ministers do not create a bespoke visa scheme for foreign fishermen, a Conservative former minister has warned. Scarborough and Whitby MP ...

20 Apr 2023 at 12:42

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