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These cruel new plans to ‘stop the boats’ show the government completely misunderstands refugees like me | Anonymous

Harsher settlement rules wouldn’t have stopped me fleeing hell in Syria to reach the UK. Now I’m here, they will just pile trauma on top of trauma I am a refugee and I am in shock at the home secretary’s announcement that people like me will now have to wait up to 30 years before they can apply for settlement in the UK – a sixfold increase on the current time period. It feels like a pile-on at a time when asylum seekers and refugees are already facing a barrage of hostility in this country. Even before the announcement, refugees felt under siege. With the withdrawal of the right to ever become

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These cruel new plans to ‘stop the boats’ show the government completely misunderstands refugees like me | Anonymous

Harsher settlement rules wouldn’t have stopped me fleeing hell in Syria to reach the UK. Now I’m here, they will just pile trauma on top of trauma I am a refugee and I am in shock at the home secretary’s announcement that people like me will now have to wait up to 30 years before they can apply for settlement in the UK – a sixfold increase on the current time period. It feels like a pile-on at a time when asylum seekers and refugees are already facing a barrage of hostility in this country. Even before the announcement, refugees felt under siege. With the withdrawal of the right to ever become

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The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand A photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI. To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island. Continue reading...

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The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand A photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI. To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island. Continue reading...

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Democrats deliver a historic routing to Republicans in US midterms

For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Democrat will now represent South Carolina in the US Senate.

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King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror'

King Charles III was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Photos: Champions League and Tenerife fans pay tribute to De Miguel

CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after suffering cardiac arrest following an on-field collision.

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Historic leadership firsts for minorities across US in midterm vote

The US midterm vote ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country on Tuesday, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump's…

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Talarico wins Senate race, ending decades of Republican dominance in Texas

Democrats celebrate Talarico's and Hinojosa's victories, redefining Texas politics after decades of Republican reign.

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Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governor

Bottoms, a former adviser to former President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson to win the Georgia governor's race

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Democrat Josh Turek wins the Senate seat in Iowa

Democrat Josh Turek has defeated Sen. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

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Missourians reject ballot proposal that would have re-imposed an abortion ban

Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on transgender treatment for minors. Opponents said it was misleading.

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