Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal

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Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024

The Home Office is recording an average of 10 assaults a day on asylum seekers in its care, according to internal government data, amid harsh government rhetoric on those crossing the Channel.

Figures reveal that there were 5,960 referrals of assaults upon asylum seekers while in the care of the Home Office between January 2023 and August 2024. There were also 380 referrals of victims of hate crimes to their internal safeguarding hub during this period.

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London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show

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CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worst

London Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for continuing disruption.

In 2024, flights departed on average more than 23 minutes late from Britain’s second-biggest airport, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority.

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Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven – BBC

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  1. Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven  BBC
  2. Nine-year-old boy dies at popular NSW holiday spot amid spate of drownings over Easter long weekend  The Guardian
  3. 6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia  The New York Times
  4. Boy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. Six killed as huge waves crash onto Australia’s east coast  The Independent
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El Salvador’s president proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans with Maduro’s ‘political prisoners’

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Venezuela’s chief prosecutor hits back at ‘cynical’ offer by ‘neofascist’ Salvadoran leader and demands rights for Venezuelan prisoners

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the US and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for “political prisoners” held by Venezuela.

On Sunday, Bukele asked that the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, hand over 252 “of the political prisoners you are holding” under his proposed deal.

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‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

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Incendiary letter by Moscow’s envoy says Australians should be more concerned about US bases on their soil than a Russian base in Indonesia

Russian warnings to Australia that “you have no cards” to stop Russian military activity in the Indo-Pacific have been mocked by Anthony Albanese, who has dismissed an incendiary letter from an ambassador as authoritarian “propaganda”.

The unsubstantiated spectre of a proposed Russian military airbase on Indonesian territory has loomed over the past week of Australia’s federal election campaign, with the opposition accusing the government of obfuscating and dodging questions, and the government responding that the opposition had misrepresented the Indonesian government and actively fanned Russian propaganda.

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Nine-year-old boy dies at popular NSW holiday spot amid spate of drownings over Easter long weekend

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The child died after becoming trapped between rocks at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoon

A nine-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped between rocks at a popular holiday spot on the New South Wales mid-north coast, amid a spate of drowning deaths over Easter.

Police and other emergency services tried to free the boy from the site at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoon but he died at the scene.

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Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In. – The Free Press

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  1. Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In.  The Free Press
  2. 5 takeaways from the week: Nearing a constitutional crisis?  NPR
  3. Has Trump Administration Sparked A Constitutional Crisis? This Is Why His Critics Are Worried  Forbes
  4. The Resistance Brief: Contempt of Court  GLAD Law
  5. Letter to the Editor: Republicans in Congress called out for following Trump over Constitution  Arizona Daily Sun
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