The Home Office has said it is working to close hotels and “restore order” after a council unanimously voted to urge the Government to shut a hotel housing asylum seekers following a series of protests around the site.

The Home Office has launched an investigation into asylum seeker payment cards after data showed some had been misused for gambling. A Freedom of Information request made by PoliticsHome revealed more than 6,500 payments in gambling settings were attempted by asylum seekers in the past year.

Council leaders are being urged to object to plans for temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, with almost than 9,000 people signing a petition against the proposals.

OVER 6,000 asylum seekers have used government-issued cards loaded with £50 a week at betting shops and casinos. Pre-paid cards given out to pay for basics including food and clothing are being

The location of hotels housing asylum seekers will be shared with food delivery companies as part of a crackdown on illegal working, the Home Office has said.

New Artificial intelligence technology will be used to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office has said. The facial age estimation system will be rolled out on an initial trial basis.

ASYLUM seekers staying in taxpayer-funded hotels are swiping  thousands of pounds of designer gear from top stores. Tipped off by a security firm, we saw organised gangs exit

Asylum seekers have been found to be using government-issued debit cards to fund their gambling habits in betting shops and casinos across the UK.