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Syria

There are “serious flaws” in the Home Office’s plans to cut the asylum backlog, refugee charities have warned. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Home Office plans to cut asylum backlog ‘unfair’ and ‘unreasonable’

Photograph of Shamima Begum held up by her eldest sister (Photo: Getty Images)
Photograph of Shamima Begum held up by her eldest sister (Photo: Getty Images)

Yago Riedijk married Shamima Begum after meeting for ‘10 minutes max’

Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019
Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019

Shamima Begum loses legal challenge to return to the UK

Children in Turkey and Syria have been left homeless by the earthquakes that struck close to the countries’ shared border (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Children in Turkey and Syria have been left homeless by the earthquakes that struck close to the countries’ shared border (image: AFP/Getty Images)

How you can donate to the DEC Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal

A Syrian girl stands among the rubble caused by two earthquakes (image: AFP/Getty Images)
A Syrian girl stands among the rubble caused by two earthquakes (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey-Syria earthquake appeals: how to donate to charities

Shamima Begum travelled to Syria with her friends to join IS in 2015 (image: PA)
Shamima Begum travelled to Syria with her friends to join IS in 2015 (image: PA)

What happened to Shamima Begum’s friends as legal challenge fails

Former schoolgirl Shamima Begum is appealing the decision to revoke her British citizenship after she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. (Credit: PA)
Former schoolgirl Shamima Begum is appealing the decision to revoke her British citizenship after she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. (Credit: PA)

Shamima Begum in profile as citizenship appeal dismissed by tribunal

People sit in front of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)
People sit in front of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Turkey and Syria hit by quakes amidst 7.8 magnitude disaster recovery

A second earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria two weeks after 45,000 people were killed in the first quake. (Credit: Getty Images)
A second earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria two weeks after 45,000 people were killed in the first quake. (Credit: Getty Images)

Another 6.4 earthquake hits areas of Turkey and Syria

(Photos: Getty Images)
(Photos: Getty Images)

The reason Bafta red carpet stars were seen sporting blue ribbons

Former Newcastle footballer Christian Atsu in 2019
Former Newcastle footballer Christian Atsu in 2019

Christian Atsu: GoFundMe page set up for Ghanian charity projects

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.
Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.

Christian Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake

Episodes of Doctors were pulled this week due to containing upsetting themes in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes
Episodes of Doctors were pulled this week due to containing upsetting themes in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Episodes of Doctors have been pulled by the BBC and rescheduled

Rescue teams are continuing to find survivors from the Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. (Credit: Getty Images)
Rescue teams are continuing to find survivors from the Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. (Credit: Getty Images)

What is the death toll in Turkey and Syria?

Scammers have been trying to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis (Photo: Getty Images)
Scammers have been trying to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis (Photo: Getty Images)

Turkey-Syria earthquake scams: how to spot a fake appeal

The five deadliest earthquakes on record since 1900

A United Nations aid convoy enters rebel-held northwestern Syria from Turkey through the Bab el-Hawa crossing on February 9, the first since a devastating earthquake that killed thousands (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images).
A United Nations aid convoy enters rebel-held northwestern Syria from Turkey through the Bab el-Hawa crossing on February 9, the first since a devastating earthquake that killed thousands (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images).

Hardest-hit parts of Syria struggling to get the help they need

Abigail Rawlings has launched a fundraiser to support the victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquake (National World)
Abigail Rawlings has launched a fundraiser to support the victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquake (National World)

Love Island star Abi Rawlings launches Turkey and Syria fundraiser

Six-year-old Musa Hmeidi, a Syrian child who was pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building four days after the earthquake (AFP via Getty Images)
Six-year-old Musa Hmeidi, a Syrian child who was pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building four days after the earthquake (AFP via Getty Images)

An urgent message on behalf of the DEC’s Turkey-Syria appeal Huw Owen

Baby Aya was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother when she was pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following the deadly earthquakes (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)
Baby Aya was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother when she was pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following the deadly earthquakes (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Miracle baby born in quake-destroyed home reunited with wider family

Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Government to match £5m in donations for Turkey earthquake appeal

Below-freezing temperatures, rain and snow has hindered rescue efforts in Turkey. (Credit: Getty Images)
Below-freezing temperatures, rain and snow has hindered rescue efforts in Turkey. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Fears freezing weather will cause secondary disaster for quake victims

(Photos: Getty Images)
(Photos: Getty Images)

Syrian war explained: did Russia invade - why has there been a war?

Rescue workers carry a survivor at the site of a collapsed building after 60 hours on from the earthquake on on February 08, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey. Credit: Burak Kara/Getty Images
Rescue workers carry a survivor at the site of a collapsed building after 60 hours on from the earthquake on on February 08, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey. Credit: Burak Kara/Getty Images

Still hope for survivors of Turkey earthquakes, rescue expert says

The earthquake has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people (Photo: Getty Images)
The earthquake has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people (Photo: Getty Images)

Earthquake death toll tops 16,000 as UK rescue crew joins search

A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, works at the rubble of a collapsed building on February 7 in the town of Jandairis, as search and rescue operations continue following a deadly earthquake. (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)
A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, works at the rubble of a collapsed building on February 7 in the town of Jandairis, as search and rescue operations continue following a deadly earthquake. (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are Syria’s White Helmets, and how to help them save lives

Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died in the earthquake
Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died in the earthquake

Turkish and Yeni Malatyaspor goalkeeper dies following earthquake

Frida the rescue dog captured the hearts of people in Mexico when she helped the country during its 2017 earthquake (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Frida the rescue dog captured the hearts of people in Mexico when she helped the country during its 2017 earthquake (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Famous Mexico search dogs to help Turkey earthquake rescue effort

How tectonic plates cause earthquakes - and locations of fault lines

(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Erzincan earthquake: what happened in 1939 Turkey disaster?

Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019
Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019

The Shamima Begum Story: BBC Two release date of documentary

(Photos: Getty Images)
(Photos: Getty Images)

Turkey earthquake: map of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Residents stand in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris (Photo: Getty Images)
Residents stand in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris (Photo: Getty Images)

Two earthquakes hit Turkey hours apart killing more than 2,800 people

Governor Kathy Hochul said there were no immediate reports of damage for the earthquake in Buffalo
Governor Kathy Hochul said there were no immediate reports of damage for the earthquake in Buffalo

Explainer Buffalo earthquake: ‘biggest quake in 40 years’ hits New York

The Swimmers is the true story of two refugee sisters
The Swimmers is the true story of two refugee sisters

Is Netflix’s The Swimmers a true story? Real events movie is based on

Former schoolgirl Shamima Begum is appealing the decision to revoke her British citizenship after she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. (Credit: PA)
Former schoolgirl Shamima Begum is appealing the decision to revoke her British citizenship after she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. (Credit: PA)

Shamima Begum may have been a child trafficking victim, court told

Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London, protesting against the Government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Demonstrators outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London, protesting against the Government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Legal challenge to the Government’s Rwanda deportation policy starts

Shamima Begum has made the case to be repatriated through TV interviews (image: PA/ITV)
Shamima Begum has made the case to be repatriated through TV interviews (image: PA/ITV)

Canadian spy ‘smuggled Shamima Begum and friends to Isis in Syria’

Refugee Week 2022: theme and how to get involved

British Islamic State ‘Beatle’ jailed for life over deaths of hostages

Joe Biden speaks about the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in a press conference. (Credit: Getty)
Joe Biden speaks about the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in a press conference. (Credit: Getty)

Isis leader blows himself and family up during US military raid

At its peak, Islamic State controlled an area the size of Ireland (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
At its peak, Islamic State controlled an area the size of Ireland (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

Isis Beatles: who are men accused of kidnapping hostages in Syria?

Shamima Begum has spoken in an interview with Good Morning Britain, saying she would ‘rather die than go back to IS’ (Photo: ITV)
Shamima Begum has spoken in an interview with Good Morning Britain, saying she would ‘rather die than go back to IS’ (Photo: ITV)

What did Shamima Begum say on GMB about ISIS and Manchester bombing?