“Nothing can prepare you for meeting three year old Ahmed.. he handles his wheelchair like it’s a dodgem.”

Powerful ITV report on a little boy who lost his parents, and his legs, in an Israeli airstrike. He’s been flown to Italy for hospital treatment:

Not the best headline, but the Sun is reporting that the first migrant has been flown to Rwanda and is “unpacking his bags for a new life in sunny Kigali.”
This was under the voluntary scheme, not the forced deportation policy:
thesun.co.uk/news/politics/…

We speak to a Syrian man, at an immigration enforcement reporting centre in Loughborough, who tells Darshna Soni he was detained today and has been told he will be deported to Rwanda.

Not quite sure what it is? Thought it was a naan bread at first!

A useful thread on government Safety of Rwanda guidance, which has just been published 👇🏾

Reports that the Home Office is to detain asylum seekers across UK, weeks earlier than expected - timed to coincide with local elections?
Home Office says government is entering “the final phase of operationalising this landmark policy.”
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

This is an inaccurate headline that will only fuel community concerns.

The decision to cover the memorial was taken by park authorities, not the police.

As the paper’s own article makes clear, it is a precaution Royal Parks have taken for a number of different events.

“In a world of paid-subscriptions, a library card is a free ticket to anywhere.'
Nothing more indulgent than a day at the library, getting lost in a book you never planned to read! Shame Nottingham council might close 12 / 15 libraries as part of wider cuts #saveourlibraries

Still no word from LBC on #WhereisSangita ?

“My expectation is it will be a bad night for the Tories - also, it's not going to be an absolute standout night for Labour.“

Lord Robert Hayward predicts Tories will lose upwards of 400 seats in local elections, ahead of a #c4news debate tonight at 7pm.

“Outsourcing our asylum system to other countries is never acceptable. It abandons our duty to share in the global responsibility towards those force to seek safety”
250 organisations have written open letter to Rishi Sunak about #Rwanda Act. PM says flights will take off by July

Worried about the unexplained disappeared from LBC of Sangita Myska. She’s a brave, principled journalist and an excellent broadcaster. Listeners will be missing her. What’s the explanation?