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Home secretary urged to to make it easier for undocumented migrants to regularise their immigration statusThe government’s policy of ramping up immigration raids and detaining and deporting undocumented migrants is driving more people underground and increasing their risks of exploitation, dozens of charities have warned.In a letter on Friday, coordinated by Migrant Voice, more than 80 organisations including Care4Calais, City of Sanctuary UK, Anti-Slavery International, Doctors of the World UK and Safe Passage International are calling on the home secretary to make it easier for undocumented migrants to regularise their immigration status so they can work with less risk of

Jacqui Smith says Labour hopes to ‘make it much more likely’ that smokers will want to give upGood morning, and welcome to today’s blog, bringing you the latest news across the UK’s political scene.The government’s outdoor smoking ban will aim to make “fewer places where you actually can smoke”, education minister Jacqui Smith has said.The biggest nail in the coffin of most people in this country is smoking – 80,000 people die every year from smoking related diseases.”We will think about all sorts of different ways, as the last time I was in government, we introduced the smoking ban, the

Severe gusts and heavy rain leave dozens injured and more than 250,000 homes without powerTyphoon Shanshan has killed at least three people and injured about 40 as it barrels through Japan, with more than 250,000 homes left without power.At the time of writing, 24-hour rainfall totals have reached 300-400mm across swaths of Miyazaki, in the Kyushu region. Up to 630mm of rain has been recorded at one site near Shiiba after about 500mm fell since midnight on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/weather-tracker-typhoon-shanshan-japan-rain Author : James Parrish (Metdesk) Publish date : 2024-08-30 07:28:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

The World Health Organization has said the first three-day pause in fighting to allow for the vaccination of 640,000 children will start on SundayFull story: WHO says fighting pauses agreed to allow polio vaccinationsThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said they carried out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza aimed at “armed assailants” trying to hijack it but the charity that organised the aid said people killed in the strike were employees of the transport company it was working with.The convoy, organised by the US-based NGO Anera, was carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital