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
Tech
UK to crack down on networks profiting from online child sex abuse
New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled new plans at a summit with Five Eyes countries.
9 Sept 2025
Politics
English Channel crossings pass 30,000 arrivals in record time
It is the latest milestone to be reached after record numbers of people made the dangerous journey so far this year.
7 Sept 2025
Politics
Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid pressure to tackle migration
Her appointment comes amid discontent over asylum hotels and record numbers of Channel crossings.
5 Sept 2025
Politics
It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer
Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
3 Sept 2025
Crime
Tagging criminals in prison to be trialled to close ‘surveillance gap’
A pilot programme of tagging offenders in prison on the day of their release is set to begin in October.
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Ministers accused of making ‘almost no progress’ on grooming gangs inquiry
Home Office minister Jess Phillips told MPs the appointment process was in its ‘final stages’.
2 Sept 2025
Crime
GPS tagging of criminals led to drop in reoffending rate, study suggests
A pilot study found the rate of reoffending among men leaving prison who were forced to wear a tag fell by seven percentage points.
28 Aug 2025
Crime
British ‘Beatle’ terrorist’s bid to transfer to UK prison ‘should be rejected’
El Shafee Elsheikh, known as ‘Ringo’ is serving eight life sentences in a US jail for his involvement in a hostage-taking scheme.
28 Aug 2025
Crime23 Aug 2025
Lucy Connolly mulling legal action against police after jail release
The 42-year-old was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online in the aftermath of the Southport murders last year.
Politics
Closing asylum hotels must be orderly, Cooper says amid Government legal bid
The Government will seek to appeal against the High Court’s refusal to allow it to intervene in the case, and then further appeal against the ruling.
22 Aug 2025
Politics
Asylum applications hit new record high while backlog drops, figures show
Home Office data reveals 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025.
21 Aug 2025
Politics20 Aug 2025
Met Police facial recognition 'unlawful', says watchdog
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.
Tech
UK ‘agreed to drop’ Apple data demand in privacy row, US chief says
Tulsi Gabbard posted on X that the UK has agreed to end the request for Apple to share its users’ data.
19 Aug 2025
Politics
Restriction zones for domestic abusers ‘a long time coming’ – survivor
Ministers will seek to introduce ‘restriction zones’ that will limit where abusers can go so survivors can go about their daily lives feeling safe.
8 Aug 2025
Politics
First detentions of migrants crossing Channel under UK-France returns deal
The first detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.
7 Aug 2025
Politics7 Aug 2025
First migrants detained under deal as PM vows to secure border
The Government is prepared to ‘robustly defend’ its plan in court if migrants challenge being sent back to France.
Politics7 Aug 2025
Small boat migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force
Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover
Politics
Police chief calls for urgent guidance for forces after cover-up accusations
Warwickshire’s police and crime commissioner has written to the Home Secretary asking for revised guidance as soon as possible.
6 Aug 2025
Politics
Artificial intelligence rollout for police forces to investigate grooming gangs
Officers across all 43 forces in England and Wales will gain access to the investigative technology as part of a £426,000 funding boost.
6 Aug 2025
Politics
How will the UK-France migrants return deal work as it comes into force?
The deal will be operational from Wednesday with detentions expected in the coming days.
5 Aug 2025