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The government will introduce new fees for passport applications on April 10. Photo: StockAdobe

Travel with Katie Butler: Cost of UK passport set to rise again

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From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

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Two million crimes went unsolved in a single year in Britain, according to the latest Home Office data (Photos by National World/Adobe Stock)

‘Unpunished crime undermines the whole system of justice’

Meet the man who is vying for the Shed of the Year title after turning his old strawberry patch into a summer work cabin using recycled materials.

We built a posh shed office from scratch - by raiding a skip

Travis Scott performs during Michael Rubin's 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party; the “Astroworld” musician is set to perform two dates in the UK this week despite being arrested in June 2024 in Miami (Credit: Getty Images)

Controversial US rapper will still perform in the UK despite arrest

Do you know how long is left on your passport?

Travel with Katie Butler: Update on passport application fees

Irakli Kapanadze, a Georgian asylum seeker, was found dead in the grounds Cedar Court Hotel, on Denby Dale Road, three days after receiving emergency medical treatment for self-harming.

Asylum seeker death at Wakefield hotel referred to national safeguarding body

Irakli Kapanadze’s body was found hanging from a tree in the grounds of Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, on September 14 this year.

Inquest: Asylum seeker found dead in grounds of Wakefield hotel

Cedar Court Hotel, on Denby Dale Road, Wakefield

Inquest opened over asylum seeker found dead outside hotel in Wakefield

The Home Office plans to double the number of asylum seekers being housed at Cedar Court, Wakefield.

Council took legal advice to block plans to house more asylum seekers at hotels

It is understood the Home Office intends to increase the number of asylum seeker spaces at Cedar Court, on Denby Dale Road, from 148 to 306.

Plan to DOUBLE the number of asylum seekers at Wakefield's Cedar Court hotell

Louise Nash and Nicky Barker booked to get married at the Best Western St Pierre Hotel, in Wakefield.

Couple ‘outraged’ after wedding cancelled at asylum seeker hotel
A couple due to get married at a hotel which is closing to house asylum seekers say they are ‘outraged’ after being told their wedding day plans have been cancelled.
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The Home Office has informed Wakefield Council that St Pierre Hotel, in Newmillerdam, will be used to temporarily accommodate asylum seekers.

Anger at plan to house asylum seekers at Wakefield hotel ‘within days’

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

Prince Harry

Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision over UK security plans

Queen Elizabeth II: Government forked £162 million on state funeral

Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral revealed by Government

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

MI5 has warned ministers of Chinese spies who buy citizenship through third countries to gain access to the UK.

Ministers warned of Chinese spies who slip through the UK

The top 10 UK burglary hotspots have been revealed

List shows top 10 burglary hotspots in the UK

The Bibby Stockholm will house 500 people (Photo: Home Office)

More than 500 asylum seekers to be housed on barge off coast

There are currently two hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers in my constituency, with plans for a third.

Record number of asylum seekers are being housed long-term in hotels

Police searching for Madeleine McCann to get extra funding
Police searching for missing Madeleine McCann to get ‘thousands of pounds’ of extra funds 16 years after disappearance
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Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

The local authority confirmed today that it has been informed by the Home Office that arrangements are being made to accommodate more newly-arrived asylum seekers to the city.

Plan to house more asylum seekers at Wakefield hotel

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Labour MP and former Shadow Secretary of State, Yvette Cooper gives an interview outside the BBC after appearing on the Andrew Marr show on May 16, 2021 in London, England. Today's show takes place a day before the UK further eases its Covid-19 lockdown measures, permitting more indoor activities and mixing of different households. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Yvette Cooper ‘concerned’ over handling of Nicola Bulley investigation

Passport fees have increased for the first time in five years - here’s how much they now cost

New passport prices for adults & children as fees increase

DNP is used as a ‘slimming pill’ (not pictured) and has killed 33 people in the UK.

‘Slimming pill’ DNP to be classified as poison after 33 deaths

You can renew your UK passport online.

Countdown to passport price hike - how to apply before charge increase

Home Office vows law change to protect victims of sexual assault

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

Emirates’ Airbus A3800-800 airliner approaches Heathrow international airport, where Border Force agents discovered a package contaminated with uranium in December

Scotland Yard continue investigations in uranium contaminated package

The figures come as a leading refugee charity predicts the Government will struggle to commit to its pledge to clear the backlog in asylum applications by the end of next year.

Fall in people receiving asylum support in Wakefield – as numbers jump across UK

Detainees are seen inside the Manston holding centre for asylum seekers. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick this week vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration.

Diphtheria confirmed at asylum centre following man’s death

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

Temporary group manager for the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Richard Hawley, of Wakefield

‘Totally unforgettable’, says firefighter who walked behind Queen’s coffin

Home Office data from Tuesday shows 133 visas have been granted to stay with hosts in Wakefield, from 157 applications – but as of Monday, just 62 of these refugees had arrived in the UK.

More than half of refugees expected in Wakefield yet to arrive in UK

TUI has warned travellers to check the date on their passports before travelling abroad (Photo: Adobe)

TUI issues passport warning to everyone with a holiday booked this year

More visas have been approved for Ukrainian refugees to stay with sponsors in Wakefield under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

More visas approved for Ukrainian refugees in Wakefield amid government processi...

The Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, also known as Homes for Ukraine, was announced in February by the UK Government, allowing citizens to volunteer to house refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Wakefield to welcome more than a dozen refugees through Homes for Ukraine scheme

Tens of thousands of people fled Afghanistan last year after the Taliban took back control of the country.

Afghan refugees still living in hotels while waiting for a home in Wakefield

The government has been criticised for taking fewer Ukrainian refugees than other European countries.

Lack of UK support for Ukrainian refugees 'shameful' - council deputy leader

The RAC Foundation said the hundreds of thousands of fines cancelled each year across England and Wales are evidence that the system for catching and prosecuting speeding motorists is not working.

Nearly a quarter of speeding offences cancelled in West Yorkshire

Asda trials self-ID cameras that verify your age when buying alcohol at self-che...

A living room decorated in muted colours

House to Home: Colour can make every room in your home feel special

Nearly 20,000 EU nationals have been granted permission to stay in Wakefield, figures show.

Nearly 20,000 EU nationals granted permission to stay in Wakefield post-Brexit

Home Office data shows 165 buildings inspected by the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in the year to March did not comply with fire safety laws – 20% of those inspected.

Hotels, warehouses and factories in breach of fire safety regulations in West Yo...

Firefighters in West Yorkshire were called out to more than 300 incidents involving stranded animals or stuck objects last year.

From trapped pets to trapped limbs - West Yorkshire firefighters called out more...