Sir Keir Starmer has urged European leaders to reform human rights laws to make it easier to deport illegal migrants ahead of crucial talks on a potential shake-up of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The government has already announced plans to restrict asylum seekers using the “right to family life” clause in the ECHR to avoid deportation from ...

Shabana Mahmood’s radical plans to overhaul the asylum system could cause “unintended consequences” such as increased homelessness among people seeking refuge and growing case backlogs, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has concluded. The head of the National Audit Office said that the home secretary’s policies, which are meant to accelerate case decisions and reduce appeals, would require “effective action on the bottlenecks” ...

Corridor care is “endemic” in the UK, doctors have said, as a major study found one in five patients were treated in hallways, offices and cupboards. Millions of patients are enduring undignified and unsafe care, with almost every A&E department in the country deploying the approach routinely, contravening national guidance, research reveals. Amid mass overcrowding and long delays for treatment ...

The “premium” that the UK pays to borrow money compared with its international peers may be coming to an end as markets grow more confident about the government’s plans, a thinktank has suggested. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said that the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcement in the autumn budget that she would be more than doubling the UK’s ...

Edible Christmas gifts are a great excuse to get experimental with global flavours. For spice lovers, this moreish Mexican brittle, which is inspired by salsa macha (a delicious chilli-crunch), is sweet, salty, smoky, crunchy and has hints of anise. Then, for savoury lovers, some cheesy pinwheel cookies enlivened with XO sauce. XO is a deeply umami condiment from Hong Kong ...

The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US this week to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns that England may lose their preferred site to the Netherlands. Thomas Tuchel had cleared an FA plan for England to be based in Kansas after a pre-tournament training camp in Fort Lauderdale, but after last week’s draw there are ...

The Criminal Investigation Department of police arrested a leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, banned student organisation of Awami League, early Tuesday within hours after he stabbed a sub-inspector injuring severely. The arrested is Rahim Uddin Raju, 33, a member of the BCL central executive committee and son of Rafiq Uddin of Pashchimkona village at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet, police ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that Bangladesh ‘lived beneath a darkened sky’ for the past 16 years. He made this comment in a Facebook post on Human Rights Day on Wednesday. “For sixteen long years, Bangladesh lived beneath a darkened sky. Some felt it sharply, others carried the weight quietly. But for many, especially those whose politics diverged ...

Working closely with international partners such as UNDP, Japan remains committed to making contributions towards a sustainable solution to the Rohingya response, said Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to Bangladesh Takahashi Naoki. “I am hopeful that this comprehensive solid waste management facility will help improve the lives of both Rohingya refugees and host communities,” said the diplomat. Since the ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a primary list of candidates for 125 constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections. NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain announced the names of the candidates at a press conference held at the party’s office at Banglamotor at 11AM.Media Monitoring Service Before the announcement, Nasir Uddin Patwary, head of the NCP’s election ...