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Councillor Allan Casey, Dr Saket Priyadarshi, associate medical director for alcohol and drug services at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, and Lynn MacDonald, service manager at The Thistle facility. Picture: John Devlin.

Inside the UK's first safer drug consumption room

Glasgow City Council could pause its role as an asylum seeker dispersal city Credit: Getty Images

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Syrian refugees met with First Minister John Swinney at Bute House

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An armed woman flashes the V for victory sign as Syrian Kurds celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli

Starmer: 'No decision pending' on banned status of Syrian rebel group

A High Court challenge has been brought against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Credit: Getty Images

Home Office relaxes 28-day asylum seeker rule after Glasgow 'pressure'

A total of 12 businesses have been fined across Scotland

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Glasgow is accommodating more asylum seekers than any other UK authority Credit: Getty Images

Glasgow under pressure with more asylum seekers than any UK council

Asylum seekers could have work restrictions relaxed under a Scottish Government pilot scheme Credit: Getty Images

The Scottish rule change that would be game changer for asylum seekers

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

Mark Templeton is Director and Head of Immigration, Anderson Strathern

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Protesters called for an end to the detention of asylum seekers in hotels after six people were injured in a knife attack at Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow in June 2020.

Exclusive Home Office urged to bring 'immediate end' to Glasgow asylum hotels

Cross Street Chapel where Mandla Mandela was due to speak before he was refused entry to UK.

Nelson Mandela's grandson refused entry to UK for tour which included Scotland

Rough sleeping has increased across Scotland as the number of people in temporaray accommodation has soared (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

The staggering figures behind homelessness crisis amid 1700% spike

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Protesters blocked an immigration van amid a 'stand off' over Home Office raid in Glasgow earlier this month.

Exclusive The growing pressure to fix Scotland's 'hidden humanitarian crisis'

Two million crimes went unsolved in a single year in Britain, according to the latest Home Office data (Photos by National World/Adobe Stock)

‘Unpunished crime undermines the whole system of justice’

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The Edinburgh International Book Festival has ended for another year

Why 100,000 visits is a huge 'success' for Edinburgh book festival

Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Labour ministers could ‘mess up’ but will be ‘more honest’ says Jess Phillips

Travis Scott performs during Michael Rubin's 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party; the “Astroworld” musician is set to perform two dates in the UK this week despite being arrested in June 2024 in Miami (Credit: Getty Images)

Controversial US rapper will still perform in the UK despite arrest

US pre-clearance customs at Edinburgh Airport can happen - here is how Kenny MacAskill

Dave Kelly is the chief executive of Edinburgh-headquartered software testing firm 2i. Picture: Ian Georgeson Photography

Edinburgh software testing firm aims for £50m after eight-figure funding

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said deportation flights of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in '10 to 12 weeks', as the plan entered its final stage in Parliament. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

UK government has ‘airfield on standby’ to take refugees to Rwanda

A view from Queen's Park across the city of Glasgow. Picture: Jane Barlow

Scottish councils facing ‘unprecedented pressures’ caused by UK asylum policy

Palestinians look at smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment on the Firas market area in Gaza City on Friday. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Migration minister calls on UK Government to take in more Palestinian refugees

Mark Templeton is a Director and Immigration Law Expert, Anderson Strathern (Picture: Chris Watt)

Recruiting foreign staff is about to cost much more - Mark Templeton

The Hope Hostel accommodation in Kigali, Rwanda, where migrants from the UK are expected to be taken when they arrive. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Taxpayers could foot near-£4bn bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Moroccan poet to perform at Scottish festival after Home Office visa climbdown

LGBT+ rights at risk as European politicians use discriminatory language Vic Valentine

Margarita Permonaite, one of the caseworkers at WSC (pic: WSC)

Culture of fear and poor working conditions persist for seasonal workers

Rishi Sunak during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, London.

Rishi Sunak under fire over ban on overseas students bringing family members

Rishi Sunak's plan to block all asylum claims may lead to hell on Earth Ian Johnston

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Picture: Getty Images

Harry loses bid to have Mail on Sunday publisher's defence thrown out

Exclusive Dozens of children illegally detained in Dungavel immigration centre

Former prime minister David Cameron. Picture: Getty Images

David Cameron returns to UK Government as foreign secretary under reshuffle

Vulnerable asylum seekers need access to up-to-date Covid vaccinations Gwenetta Curry

Maria Gravelle, Associate and immigration law specialist at Pinsent Masons

Navigating tricky waters of offshore worker’s visas - Maria Gravelle

Scotland still has the worst drugs death record in the UK and Europe

Analysis: What are the hurdles to opening a drugs consumption room?

Safe homes for those seeking refuge are vital for health - Gwenetta Curry Gwenetta Curry

Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre, located near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, has been used to house asylum seekers since 2001.

Student held in detention centre amid allegations he ‘worked too much’

More than 100,000 people have now made the journey across the Channel since 2018. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

More than 500 people crossed Channel on day of fatal boat sinking

Six dead and 50 rescued as migrant boat capsizes in the Channel
Two British ships and several French vessels have been involved in a search and rescue operation

Campaigners outside Portland Port in Dorset before the first asylum seekers arrive to board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge.

SNP say task force targeting immigration lawyers 'inhumane and cruel’

Workers at the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 people.

UK Government accused of trying to house refugees on barge in Glasgow

An inquest into the death of Nicola Bulley has started at County Hall on Monday. Picture: Lancashire Police

Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley died from drowning, inquest told

People have been living on the MS Victoria cruise ship in Leith since last summer. Picture: Getty Images

Row over UK Government 'floating prison' plan for asylum seekers in Leith

Caribbean migrants are welcomed by RAF officials after the Empire Windrush landed them in London in 1948 Image: PA Media/Getty Images

What is the Windrush scandal?

Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in Lanarkshire

What is Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre and why is it so controversial?

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

Youssef Mikhaiel and his partner, Sarah Bradley, at Queen's Park Stadium in Glasgow, before his detention.

University graduate detained as number held in Dungavel soars threefold

Prince Harry has lost a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements in the UK. Picture: Getty Images

Prince Harry loses legal challenge over UK security

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Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision over UK security plans

Kevin Bridges, Partner and Head of Health and Safety at Pinsent Masons

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Queen Elizabeth II: Government forked £162 million on state funeral

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Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

Suella Braverman speaks during the National Conservatism Conference at The Emmanuel Centre (Getty Images/Leon Neal)

Suella Braverman's 'train fruit pickers in UK' claim branded 'naive' by farmers

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