Anahita Hossein-Pour

6 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | David Lynch |Anahita Hossein-Pour

Arrivals may need better English as part of migration crackdown, suggests No 10The Government will crack down on record high levels of migration in a forthcoming document, No 10 has suggested, amid reports migrants will need a higher standard of English to work in the UK. The immigration White Paper is expected to be published next week and is likely to include measures aimed at reducing net migration into the UK, which stood at 728,000 in 2024.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Anahita Hossein-Pour

Tech bosses will meet with the Justice Secretary on Thursday as part of Government plans to use technology to overhaul the justice system. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

1 week ago | the-independent.com | Anahita Hossein-Pour

Over £1bn spent on asylum hotels in the past year as watchdog says Home Office has ‘few levers to control costs’From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Anahita Hossein-Pour |Holly Bancroft

Over £1bn spent on asylum hotels in the past year as watchdog says Home Office has ‘few levers to control costs’The cost of asylum accommodation is expected to more than triple to £15.3bn over 10 years, the public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said around 110,000 people seeking asylum were housed by the Home Office in December 2024 - a rise of 134 per cent since 2019. Some 38,000 of these live in hotels.

1 week ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Anahita Hossein-Pour |Liam Fitzpatrick

The government is preparing to introduce new legislation. (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/Herts Police/Canva) New powers for judges to punish criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings sends a “clear message” that offenders cannot “opt out” of justice, victims’ families have said.