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The National Crime Agency says 25 inflatable boats believed to be destined for cross-Channel people smugglers were intercepted in an air-freight shipment.
Official Home Office statistics show 16,021 people receiving asylum support were housed in hotels at the end of June 2026 — 50% fewer than a year earlier.
New academic research has raised concerns about whether local and regional authorities have sufficient specialist expertise to assess complex public investment decisions.
The Home Office has released detailed information about proposed changes to the UK's immigration and asylum system, including reforms to appeals, human rights claims and financial support for asylum seekers.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary reports four positive matches and three arrests after using live facial recognition cameras in the city centre.
Government data shows 189 major projects had a combined whole-life cost of £924.2 billion at the end of March 2026 — but the figure represents costs across the lifetime of the projects, not money already spent.
Thousands of military homes sold by the Ministry of Defence in 1996 have now been bought back, with the National Audit Office examining the long-term cost to taxpayers.
Delaying major restoration of the Palace of Westminster could add hundreds of millions of pounds to the final bill each year, according to the National Audit Office.
