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Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and WalesAsylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner, according to a report from a centre-right thinktank that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.The report from Bright Blue finds limited evidence that asylum seekers are falsely claiming to have been the victims of modern slavery to stay in the country, despite several home secretaries blaming the system for stopping them deporting more people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/21/uk-asylum-seekers-not-widely-abusing-modern-slavery-rules-report-finds Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2025-12-21 16:00:00 Copyright

The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North SeaAllie Wharf’s career unfolded amid conflict. As a senior foreign producer for Newsnight, she reported on Iraq and Afghanistan. Just two years ago, she was filming mass graves in Ukraine.But burnt out by wars, and after a detour farming ducks in Tanzania, Wharf has now settled on the quiet north Norfolk coast. Here, alongside her life and business partner, Willie Athill, she has embarked on a different kind of mission: the creation of Europe’s largest natural oyster reef. Continue reading... Source

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next yearTory deputy chair Matt Vickers was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips about the councils that have said they will request a delay to elections next year (see post at 09.59 for more details).He said:Most Conservative councils have said no … In fact, we voted against the legislation that was being brought forward to move these things.Some of these people are going to see a delay of two years in their elections, like the five-year term, a seven-year term, even

PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish societyThe Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition.Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the “increasing digitalisation” of Danish society. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2025-12-21 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to