Immigration

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has apologised for his comments about immigrant after he said that the UK was being "colonised".

Jim Ratcliffe apologises after claiming 'UK is being colonised'

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said "the UK has been colonised by immigrants"

Man United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says ‘UK colonised by immigrants’

The latest figures on the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels have been published amid the fallout from a High Court ruling over a migrant hotel in Epping, Essex

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels in your area

British mother Katie Paul was arrested by ICE agents while at her green card interview

British mother arrested by ICE agents while at green card interview

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is looking at Denmark for inspiration on asylum policies.

UK to shake up immigration by copying ‘toughest in Europe’ Denmark

The Home Office in Westminster, London

Immigration English requirements: What is ‘A-level standard’ English

Demonstrators protest at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

Bell Hotel in Epping: 3 jailed for violent disorder at asylum hotel

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce plans for digital ID cards

Digital ID cards ‘to tackle illegal migration’, PM set to announce

Rylan Clark has sparked controversy with his comments about immigration during a segment on a recent episode of This Morning.

Rylan issues statement amid row over immigration comments

A roundabout on the junction of Priory Road, Trittiford Road and Highfield Road which has been painted with a St George's Flag

Mini-roundabouts painted in colours of St George's Cross

A flash protest led by far-right groups erupted outside the Britannia Hotel in Seacroft, Leeds on Friday evening.

Far-right protest erupts outside migrant hotel

A 21-year-old Norwegian man says he was denied entry into the US after border agents found an edited meme of Republican senator J.D. Vance on his phone.

Tourist 'strip searched' before being denied entry to US over meme

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5 things Reform UK plan to do on councils they control

Paul Golding, leader of the far-right group Britain First, launched into a foul-mouthed tirade after a member of the public in Birmingham refused to shake his hand ahead of an anti-immigration rally.

Politician tells man to 'f*** off' after handshake rejected

Illegal immigrants are rescued from small boats arriving in the UK

The most common nationalities of migrants arriving in UK illegally

A controversial Channel 4 show, which followed six Brits mimicking the perilous journey of asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa to the UK, will not return for a second series.

Controversial Channel 4 show 'axed' after just one series

Selena Gomez came under fire after posting a video of her crying over President Donald Trump’s mass crackdown on undocumented immigrants, which she has now deleted

What is Selena Gomez's ethnicity and net worth?
Selena Gomez deleted her Instagram video after she was met by backlash from commentators and politicians such as U.S. Senate candidate Sam Parker who called for the singer to be removed from the country.
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Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Human trafficker labelled 'best smuggler' jailed for boat crossings

The two Vietnamese migrants - a 14-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman - were found wedged into the tiny boot with little room to move or breathe.

Man smuggled woman and child in car boot

People watch the ABC News presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at a debate watch party

US Election Debate: Harris makes forceful case against Trump

'We're dying by cold': Chilling 999 call from refrigerated lorry by suspected human trafficking victims

'We're dying by cold': Chilling 999 call from man in refrigerated van

Opposing groups of protestors assembled at Liverpool's Pier Head on Saturday.

Anti-immigration protestors face off with anti-fascist group

A group of migrants are brought into Dover

17,000 migrants have arrived to UK in small boats this year

A new Channel 4 TV show will see six Brits taken to Somalia (pictured) and Syria and then try to make the journey back to the UK, just like refugees. Photo by MATAAN YUUSUF/AFP via Getty Images)

Brits sent to Syria and Somalia in new TV show about immigration

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage reacts after a woman threw a drink over him, as he launches his election candidacy at Clacton Pier on June 4, 2024 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. The launch follows yesterday's announcement that Nigel Farage will stand as an MP in Clacton at the 4 July general election and takes over from Richard Tice as leader of Reform UK. The Conservative-held seat in Essex was the first to elect a UKIP MP in 2014, a party that Farage founded. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Nigel Farage attacked

Nigel Farage. Credit: PA

Nigel Farage to stand in general election

Nigel Farage during a Reform UK event at the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club on 28 Ma in Dover (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nigel Farage's 'emergency' announcement

Anne Gaillot believes losing international students will have a huge impact

The $40bn student gamble: The impact on the UK economy
International students bring the UK government £40 billion every year, the equivalent of every resident being £560 better off – but campaigners say proposed visa changes will drastically cut this figure, writes James Stocks.
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Maria Jose Lourido has spoken out as an international student in the UK

'It’s a lose-lose for everyone involved': Student visa crisis

The true cost of the international student crisis revealed

"We love the UK but we'll never be good enough"

Lights go out in the House of Lords.

Watch: House of Lords lights go out during minister’s speech

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Image: James Manning/Press Association.

Explainer House of Lords delays Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill again

Ali Omar Karim, suspected of being part of a Kurdish organised crime group involved in smuggling people to the UK in boats and HGVs, has been charged following a two-year investigation by the National Crime Agency.

People smuggler charged

Chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal has been sacked after he “breached the terms of appointment and lost the confidence of the Home Secretary”

Immigration boss sacked

Brexit has cost the UK economy 5%, Goldman Sachs has said. Credit: Adobe/Mark Hall

Explainer UK economy is 5% smaller because of Brexit

The Home Office has been reprimanded by the UK Statistics Authority after Rishi Sunak claimed that the government had cleared the asylum backlog. (Credit: Getty Images)

Home Office reprimanded over asylum backlog claims

Rishi Sunak at his press conference. Credit: PA

Rishi Sunak’s immigration obsession plays into the hands of Reform Ralph Blackburn

Rishi Sunak is failing on three of his five pledges. Credit: Kim Mogg/Adobe/Getty

Analysis Fact check: Rishi Sunak is failing on three of five pledges

Thanks to Brexit, British wine sellers can now sell their plonk in pint-sized glasses. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe

The only Brexit 'benefit' we've had is pint-sized bottles of plonk Ralph Blackburn

Nigel Farage, centre, could return to the Tories with Rishi Sunak, left, of step up his involvement with Richard Tice at Reform UK, right. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Exclusive Nigel Farage will snub Tories and return to Reform UK, insiders say

Britons are blaming Brexit on fuelling inflation. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe

Majority of voters blame Brexit for inflation and immigration - poll

Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop the boats. Credit: Getty

Explainer Sunak says asylum vow met despite 4,500 cases awaiting first decision

Sunak has U-turned on migration proposals. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Government U-turns on £38,700 earnings threshold for family visa

The government has brought in strict rules about Britons bringing their family members to the UK. Credit: Adobe Stock

Government hints at U-turn on visa renewals in legal migration rules

The work "No Problem" by the late Benjamin Zephaniah has been compared to another work based around race in the United Kingdom: "Half-Caste" by John Agard (Credit: Getty Images)

Benjamin Zephaniah's poetic legacy including the powerful No Problem

Robert Jenrick is said to have quit as Minister for Immigration

Breaking Robert Jenrick Minister for Immigration quits over Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak is feeling the heat from his backbenchers on immigration. Credit: Getty

Tories launch rebellion over immigration signalling battle for Sunak Ralph Blackburn

The government is reportedly looking to ban social care workers from bringing their families with them to work in the UK. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Breaking Social care system 'would collapse' if migrants' families are banned

The Office for National Statistics calculated a new new migration record of 745,000 in 2022. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

BreakingExplainer New net migration record in 2022 - 561K higher than pre-Brexit

Exhausted migrants in Kent. Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

Breaking Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ruled unlawful

As questions over Suella Braverman’s future in government continue to circulate amid a speeding fine row, NationalWorld has taken a look at her previous scandals and controversies. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Rwanda to rough sleeping: Suella Braverman's explosive time in Cabinet

Experts have offered Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman an alternative to their "impractical" Rwanda deportation scheme as they insist that there are more "humane" ways to deal with the UK's asylum seeker crisis. Credit: Getty Images

How to tackle the asylum seeker crisis, according to experts

Asylum seekers wearing life jackets sit in a dinghy as they cross the English Channel from France to Britain on 15 March, 2022. Credit: Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images

British public hugely overestimates how many asylum seekers come to UK

Net migration unlikely to fall to pre-Brexit levels until 2030. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe/Getty

UK net migration unlikely to fall below pre-Brexit levels, experts say

Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked, according to Home Office figures. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked

21 Savage attends the Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Atlanta Screening at Regal Atlantic Station on June 01, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Releasing)

What you need to know about 21 Savage's immigration situation

Suella Braverman's hard-line speech could backfire at the ballot box. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Polls show Braverman’s migration views risk alienating Tory voters Ralph Blackburn

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