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‘We knew a bad man had taken her’: the murder of Collette Gallacher – and her sisters’ fight for justice
After serving his sentence, Collette’s killer changed his name, making it very difficult to trace him. Her sisters Lauren and Claire describe the appalling toll of his crime and their campaign to ensure sex offenders can’t so easily assume a new identity
Amelia Gentleman
08, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM
‘I was told it’s normal’: Afghan refugee who worked for UK sleeping rough in London
Mohammad Seddeqi’s plight highlights issue of Home Office evicting people from hotels to reduce costs
Amelia Gentleman
19, May, 2023 @2:00 PM
Home Office minister heckled by victims of Windrush scandal
Simon Murray was at a meeting about the slow rate of assistance five years after government apologised
Amelia Gentleman
16, May, 2023 @8:35 PM
Shake your Sugar Bum Bum! The return of the classic film capturing calypso’s riotous brilliance
It is seen as the joyous, rum-soaked music of the carnival, but it is so much more than that – as One Hand Don’t Clap shows. We talk to the film’s star, the astonishing Calypso Rose, still thrilling crowds
Amelia Gentleman
15, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
UK government ‘hackathon’ to search for ways to use AI to cut asylum backlog
Three-day quest for innovations to tackle waiting list of 138,052 attacked as ‘wasting time on nonsense ideas that will go nowhere’
Amelia Gentleman
29, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘I’ll be reading a book’: Nottingham public indifferent to King Charles coronation
Council’s preparations are under way but excitement is muted and some say they are unlikely to watch
Amelia Gentleman
28, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise
Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’
Amelia Gentleman
24, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
CPS includes ‘love-bombing’ in guidance on abusive partners prosecution
Big showering of affection at beginning of relationship can be used to confuse victims and gain control, CPS warns
Amelia Gentleman
23, Apr, 2023 @11:01 PM
Home Office’s Windrush payout scheme needs urgent reform, study finds
Human Rights Watch says claimants’ rights are being violated, with high obstacles to making claims and low awards
Amelia Gentleman
17, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Home Office course tells immigration staff to show more empathy
Exclusive: Post-Windrush training module urges caseworkers to call asylum seekers ‘customers’
Amelia Gentleman
16, Apr, 2023 @4:30 PM
‘Like a blocked gate I can’t climb over’: a Windrush victim’s DWP impasse
After 13 years of being shut out of the workplace due to documentation problems, Joseph Mowlah-Baksh was denied benefits – and left unaware of assistance programmes
Amelia Gentleman
07, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
People suspected of living illegally in UK to have bank accounts closed
Reinstatement of controversial hostile environment policy comes as Windrush campaigners protest government’s axing of key reforms
Amelia Gentleman
06, Apr, 2023 @6:58 PM
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