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Mahmood’s ICE-style immigration raid agency accused of ‘fishing expeditions’

Exclusive: Almost two-thirds of visits lead to no arrests and nearly three-quarters are conducted without a warrant Shabana Mahmood’s ICE-style raid agency has been accused of engaging in “fishing expeditions” after figures disclosed that almost two-thirds of enforcement visits result in no arrests and nearly three-quarters are conducted without a warrant. The home secretary has hailed the expanded use of immigration enforcement teams, and claimed they will help to secure the UK’s borders by removing a key incentive for irregular migration. There were 23,538 immigration enforcement engagements

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Politics

Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records

Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform Palantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP records, stretching its reach into the NHS in a way doctors fear could undermine trust with patients. The US company, co-founded by the Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, used a direct WhatsApp channel to argue that “the logic of joining up primary and secondary [care] data is unarguable” and said its software was “ideal” for the job. The push came in February this year despite GP data being exp

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Politics

Reform UK councillor in Sunderland handed community order after racist ‘joke’ about Nigerians

Glenn Gibbins sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work by South Tyneside magistrates over 2024 Facebook post A Reform party councillor who claimed racist comments about Nigerians were no more than a “bit of fun” has been handed a community order for posting grossly offensive material. Glenn Gibbins, who was voted on to Sunderland council in May, wrote on Facebook in March 2024: “Carnt believe the amount of nigerians in town … should melt them all down and fill in the pot holes!!” Continue reading...

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International

What to expect from the COP 31 conference hosted by Antalya?

The 31st session of the United Nations climate negotiations will be held this year in Antalya, co-chaired by Türkiye and Australia. The COP31 conference comes at a time when warnings about global climate goals are increasing, and when extreme weather events are having serious consequences in many parts of the world, from Nepal to Istanbul. What to expect from COP 31 in Antalya?

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Crypto

$13T Charles Schwab expands crypto trading to 5 assets with SOL, AVAX, and LINK

Charles Schwab, which manages over $13 trillion in client assets, has added Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink to its cryptocurrency trading platform. The November 9 expansion brings the number of supported assets to five, alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum. Ad Ad Charles Schwab Adds SOL, AVAX, and LINK Spot Trading According to its latest announcement, eligible customers The post $13T Charles Schwab expands crypto trading to 5 assets with SOL, AVAX, and LINK appeared first on CoinGape.

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