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Ministers confirm signing of deal to house 500 asylum seekers on barge in Dorset
The Government has confirmed it has signed a deal to house up to 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Portland Port in Dorset.
The contract will see the 93-metre-long Bibby Stockholm come under Home Office control.
Good Friday - Christ and Cavalry
To commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his demise at Calvary, Good Friday is celebrated throughout England by Christians.
Woke university college CANCELS St George's Day dinner
An annual St George's Day dinner has been cancelled by an Oxford college.
Magdalen College usually holds an annual banquet to mark the day of the English saint, with students and academics dining together to enjoy a traditional feast.
No10 gave more than £3m in taxpayer cash to groups campaigning against Rwanda migrant plan
Government departments handed out more than £3million in taxpayer-funded grants to refugee charities and groups who simultaneously campaign against the Government’s own flagship Rwanda deportation scheme. Nine groups received hundreds of thousands of pounds from departments such as the Home Office.
Butcher's shop illegally imported meat from Nigeria
A butcher's shop has been hit with a zero-star hygiene rating after a curtained toilet was discovered by a food preparation area.
UK fishermen 'bullied out of own waters by EU boats'
UK fishermen are being "bullied" out of their own British waters by European boats, with the Government warned the fishing sector has been hit by a brutal "double whammy". Boris Johnson, who pledged to "Get Brexit Done", had promised to protect the industry before signing a trade deal with the European Union.
But fishermen have been left fuming as the agreement states there would be a five-year transition period that would see EU boats continue to gain access to UK waters until 2026.
Sex beast is jailed after detectives matched his DNA 13 years later
A sex beast who raped a nurse nearly 19 years ago and left her fearing she would be killed has been jailed for 10 and a half years.
50% of UK adults have gone without heat this winter
A new survey by debt charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has revealed the human impact of the escalating cost of living crisis on UK households.
New plans for migrants to be housed on ferries
The Government is set to unleash its plan to wean migrants away from hotels by using ferries instead.
The plan is to be unveiled as early as next week, but their exact location may not be revealed for another few weeks.