Anahita Hossein-Pour
Environment
Thousands to face water supply issues over weekend
South East Water continued to ask customers to use water for essential uses only such as drinking, washing and cooking.
29 May 2026
Politics
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
27 Nov 2025
Politics
Net migration falls to lowest annual figure since 2021, new estimates suggest
Latest figures show the number dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, down 69% year-on-year from 649,000.
27 Nov 2025
Politics
Council to seek appeal against High Court ruling over Epping asylum hotel
Epping Forest District Council will continue with legal action over the Bell Hotel after councillors voted over the move on Wednesday.
26 Nov 2025
Politics20 Nov 2025
Home Secretary outlines overhaul of rules for legal migrants
Shabana Mahmood said to settle in Britain for good is ‘not a right, but a privilege’ as she unveiled major changes to immigration policy
Politics
Education Secretary says asylum reforms ‘will be a fair system’ amid concerns
A raft of measures were set out on Monday to overhaul the asylum system.
20 Nov 2025
Politics
We will not tolerate ‘covert’ interference, says minister amid China spying risk
MPs, peers and parliamentary staff have been warned by MI5 over spying threats from Chinese security services.
18 Nov 2025
Politics
Net migration fell more sharply than initially estimated, figures show
Improved methods by the Office for National Statistics suggest net migration hit a higher and slightly earlier peak and then fell more quickly.
18 Nov 2025
Politics
Parliamentarians warned by MI5 over Chinese spying threats
Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, wrote to parliamentarians on Tuesday to alert them to the ‘Espionage Alert’ issued by MI5.
18 Nov 2025
Politics15 Nov 2025
Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.
Politics13 Nov 2025
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped
Ministers plan to abolish the role in 2028.
Politics
Victims’ commissioner described as ‘brave and wonderful soul’ after death at 63
Baroness Helen Newlove has died after a short illness, her office said.
12 Nov 2025
UK
Victims’ commissioner Baroness Helen Newlove dies after short illness
Her office paid tribute to a ‘committed and passionate advocate for victims’.
12 Nov 2025
Politics
Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10
The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.
11 Nov 2025
Politics
More than 90 prisoners freed by mistake since April this year, figures show
It comes as Justice Secretary David Lammy is set to face questions from MPs over the issue.
11 Nov 2025
Politics
‘I was not equipped with all the detail’ over prisoner release error – Lammy
Mr Lammy has faced scrutiny over his handling of the mistaken release of a second foreign prisoner.
6 Nov 2025
Politics
Record number of referrals to counter-terror programme Prevent, figures show
There were a record 8,778 referrals of individuals to the anti-extremism scheme in 2024/25, up 27% on the previous year.
6 Nov 2025
Politics
Child prostitution convictions of abuse victims to be pardoned under law change
The move acts on one of 12 recommendations made by Baroness Louise Casey in her review of grooming gangs published in June.
4 Nov 2025
Politics
ECHR chief is ‘absolutely ready’ to discuss changes to human rights law
The Council of Europe’s secretary general Alain Berset told the BBC he was open to engage on migration issues over the treaty.
4 Nov 2025
Politics
British public show more support for staying in ECHR than leaving, poll suggests
The European Convention on Human Rights was first signed on November 4 1950 and came into force on September 3 1953.
3 Nov 2025
Crime
Prison deaths hit highest 12-month total this century, figures show
There were 411 deaths recorded in the year to September, the highest in a 12-month period since 2000.
30 Oct 2025