Human rights groups have urged Britain not to copy Italy’s approach in trying to reduce the number of migrants arriving on its shores.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to Rome this week to learn more about its success in tackling migration, as a surge of people arrive on small boats across the English Channel.
Authorities in Britain are trying to find out the cause of the violent far-right protests that broke out earlier this month in different cities and towns throughout the country. Some blame the problem to simple racism and fake news that spreads on social media, while others claim that deeper social and economic forces are at work.
After years of court battles and political wrangling, British legislators on Monday passed legislation that the government thinks would enable it to deport asylum seekers who come across the English Channel in small boats and send them to Rwanda for processing. The dangers of the migrant crossings were underlined within hours of the law’s passage
Over 2,000 churches of various denominations in Britain have closed in the past ten years. As reported by Umberto Aguiar from London, while many have been demolished, some are finding new life and being used for purposes other than religious ones.
The British police are investigating a number of alleged Chinese police stations in the country as it emerged that a businessman with ties to the Communist Party’s United Front operations was photographed rubbing shoulders with then-Prime Minister Theresa May.
Many British people’s hopes of retiring in Spain are being dashed by the current reality – and a whole new set of laws – as the EU and Britain try to hammer out an agreement to regulate their trade ties after Brexit.