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Daily Mail
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Migrant hotel sex tape scandal: Fury as 'two asylum seekers are found filming OnlyFans porn video in their taxpayer-funded room'
Two asylum seekers were caught making an OnlyFans sex tape in their taxpayer-funded hotel room, it has been reported. Astonished staff at the Metropole Hotel in Blackpool allegedly walked in on a Syrian man romping a migrant woman during a room inspection. It is understood he had a tripod set up at the end of the bed and there were sex toys littered around the room. A former manager at the hotel told The Sun: '[...] It was pretty obvious what was happening. The couple were running an illegal porn business from the hotel. 'The man was naked with just a towel around him when he answered the door. She was wearing sexy lingerie, lying on the bed.' 'He told us he was filming it to put on OnlyFans,' the former manager added. The 18th-century Metropole Hotel has been used to house asylum seekers since 2021 and is managed by contractors Serco. It is located just an eight-minute walk from the famous Tower Ballroom where the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing films an episode every year. Users who make content on OnlyFans can charge others to view their videos and photographs. According to the Home Office, cases of illegal working while migrants are being house in hotels can lead to their support being cut. However, according to The Sun's report, the man who was allegedly caught making the video was moved to another site and received no further punishment. A spokesperson for the Home Office said they were 'urgently investigating' the incident which reportedly took place in summer last year. They said: 'These are dreadful allegations which we are urgently investigating. 'While most people comply with the rules, our contractors must maintain order and immediately report any issues. 'Cases of illegal working, including online, antisocial behaviour, or safeguarding breaches can lead to support being cut.' Meanwhile, Serco said it encourages its staff to look for any 'signs of work or wealth' among the asylum seekers. A spokesperson added: 'Serco is contracted to provide safe and appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers and to report any signs of work or wealth to the Home Office. 'We always report any signs identified, allowing the Home Office to take appropriate action. 'The rules on benefits, healthcare and the right to leave asylum accommodation are set by government and are not part of Serco's contract with the Home Office.' It comes after a shock report in May this year revealed that asylum accommodation - including hotels - will cost the taxpayer £15billion over 10 years. The overall bill is more than triple the Home Office's original estimate, data from the National Audit Office (NAO) showed. Contracts were originally forecast to cost £4.5billion over a decade from 2019 but are now expected to run to £15.3billion over same period, after the Channel crisis exploded. It means that on average the taxpayer will spend £4,191,780 a day on housing asylum seekers over the life of the contracts. A separate breakdown from the NAO showed overall costs in 2024-25 were £1.67billion. That amounted to £4,567,123 a day on average, or £3,172 a minute. Asylum hotels 'may be more profitable' for companies holding the contracts than other types of housing, the government's official auditors said. The Home Office awarded the contracts to three suppliers – Clearsprings Ready Homes, Mears Group and Serco – which operate two or three UK regions each. They are responsible for finding a range of self-catering accommodation for asylum seekers who are dispersed across the country, and for sub-contracting hotels for tens of thousands of migrants coming across the Channel by small boat. The report found Clearsprings is now set to be paid £7.3billion over the 10 years from 2019 to 2029, the NAO said, while Serco is expected to get £5.5billion and Mears will receive £2.5billion. Its study said: 'The total reported profit of suppliers was £383million between September 2019 and August 2024. 'In the first five years of the contract, available data from suppliers show annual profit margins ranging from a loss of 2 per cent to a profit of 17 per cent. 'This is equivalent to an overall 7 per cent profit margin across the whole service.' The report went on: 'People accommodated in hotels account for 76 per cent of the annual cost of the contracts (£1.3billion out of an estimated £1.7billion in 2024-25). 'Data reported by suppliers suggests that hotels may be more profitable than other forms of accommodation.' It said the Home Office 'originally estimated that the total contract cost would be £4.5billion over 10 years'. 'However, the current estimated total is £15.3billion over the same period. 'The number of people seeking asylum who are accommodated by the Home Office increased from around 47,000 in December 2019 to around 110,000 in December 2024,' it added.
Daily Record
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- Daily Record
Stephen Lawrence's dad believes 'one man holds key to nailing all my son's killers'
Neville Lawrence has spoken out ahead of a parole hearing. The father of Stephen Lawrence has said he believes one of the thugs behind his son's death "holds the key" to nailing the rest of the killers - after he finally confessed to being involved in the murder. Neville Lawrence is preparing to watch David Norris give evidence at his public parole hearing next week. In March it emerged that 48-year-old Norris has admitted for the first time in 32 years to being in the gang of five or six youths that killed Stephen while shouting: 'What, what n*****?' He had previously always denied having anything to do with the knife attack on the 18-year-old student. The teenager was fatally attacked at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, on April 22, 1993. Mr Lawrence said: 'I just hope that whatever he says can be used as evidence against the rest. My message to him would be, 'You have served so many years in prison, you've known what you did was wrong'. "'You refused to give the information in the early days about all the other boys that were involved. I need you to say exactly who was there with you that night because we now know that you were there'. I want to hear if he is genuinely sorry about what he did and his part in taking my son's life. I want to hear the reason he gives for doing that.' The Mirror reports the Lawrence family fought for justice after they were repeatedly failed by the Metropolitan Police who bungled the investigation and spied on their campaign. It took until 2012 for Norris and Gary Dobson, 49, to be convicted of murder. The rest remained free and the investigation was closed in 2020. With Norris' minimum sentence coming to an end he is entitled to be considered for release. Mr Lawrence, 83, said: 'If I was part of that parole board he would have to genuinely tell me that he's completely changed his views about seeing people on the street. Would he pass a Black person and call them a n***** or something like that still? Has he changed his attitude towards others? 'That's one of the main things I would like to know from him.' Mr Lawrence and ex-wife Baroness Doreen Lawrence were let down by detectives who failed to arrest suspects despite having their names within hours of the attack. The then Labour government granted the family a public inquiry and the Macpherson report delivered damning findings. Dobson is serving life with a minimum of 15 years and two months. Norris was sentenced to 14 years, three months. Mr Lawrence said: 'I feel it's very unfair that these people who took my son's life 32 years ago are going to be able to come out and walk up and down like an everyday person. 'My son will never be able to do that because he's dead and it's because of these people that robbed me of my son.' A report by Baroness Louise Casey two years ago found the Met guilty of institutional racism, sexism and homophobia – reflecting the conclusions of the 1999 Macpherson report. Met chief Sir Mark Rowley said last week that it was 'shameful' that black boys in London were more likely to die by 18 than white boys. Mr Lawrence, who has been awarded an OBE and honorary doctorate in law, said of his comments: 'Well, he's always talking and saying things. We need action, stop talking and do the action. 'Over the years even in the Black police they don't get the chance to do the jobs they were supposed to do. They are being sidelined all of the time as far as I can remember before even Steve was murdered. They don't get the chance. There are good Black officers I know that have been persecuted over years that eventually have had to leave the force." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. The Lawrences expressed their thanks to the former Detective Chief Inspector whose probe led to Dobson and Norris being jailed. And we can reveal that the ex-officer, Clive Driscoll, is working as an adviser on a review of the case headed by the College of Policing. It is examining if any leads have been missed since he left the force. Mr Driscoll had been optimistic charges would be brought against more of the gang but was told to retire by the Met in 2014. The retired police chief, portrayed by Steve Coogan in 2021 ITV drama Stephen, said two years ago: 'I've always felt there were lines of inquiry that could have been pursued.' Mr Lawrence said: 'I am glad that the review has now started and hope they come up with something that secures further justice for my son.' Mr Lawrence spoke to us at the Kingston Race and Equalities Council in South West London. Its CEO John Azah said: 'They should have done the decent thing and let him know that they had agreed the terms of reference for the review. "It's quite disgusting that they continue to treat him with the disdain they have shown to him since the murder of his son 32 years ago.' Mr Lawrence said of Norris: 'He holds all of the key evidence because he was part of the people who were there.' He went on trial at the Old Bailey. During questioning by prosecutor Mark Ellison QC, the thug was repeatedly asked what he had been doing when the teenager was killed, Norris said: 'You are accusing me of murder. I am an innocent man.' At the time of the killing Norris was 16 and living four miles from the scene with his mum and gangster dad Clifford in Chislehurst. He was captured in a police surveillance video describing how he would kill Black people, those of Pakistani origin and police officers. Norris said in a clip shown at his trial: 'I'd go down Catford and places like that, I am telling you now, with two sub-machine guns. He talked about torturing a Black person and setting them alight. He said: 'I'd blow their two arms and legs off and say, 'Go on, you can swim home now'.' His lawyers opposed having this month's parole hearing – listed for July 30 and 31 – in public. But an application from the media was backed by Neville and Doreen. Norris was caught in 2022 taking selfies on a mobile phone in prison and bragging he would be free in two years. In a social media post apparently sent from jail, the killer wrote that he was 'buzzing' after learning he would be up for parole He added: 'Get that party sorted girls 'cos I [will] be there soon.' Inmates are banned from having mobiles in cells and breaches can result in an extra two years inside. Stephen was stabbed to death as he waited for a bus with pal Duwayne Brooks, now 50. Brothers Neil and Jamie Acourt were accused of being in the gang and have served time for drug dealing. Another, Luke Knight, remained free. All deny involvement. The sixth suspect was Matthew White, who died at 50 in 2021. He was named for the first time two years later by the BBC who exposed a series of police failings relating to him. The CPS ruled last year that four officers involved in the botched Met probe would not face charges. A Met spokesman said: 'Our objective remains to achieve the arrest, prosecution and conviction of all of those responsible for Stephen's murder. We believe all viable lines of enquiry had been exhausted by the time the last investigation was closed in 2020. "We are approaching the independent review with a completely open mind and will give it our full backing to identify any missed opportunities from the past 10 years. The review, which is being led by the College of Policing, is now progressing following the agreement of its terms with Baroness Lawrence.'
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Hundreds living in taxpayer-funded hotels across the UK accused of offences including rape, sex attacks, robbery, theft and violence
The shocking scale of serious crime committed by migrants living in hotels in communities across Britain can be revealed by The Mail on Sunday today. An investigation by this newspaper has revealed that at least 312 asylum seekers have been charged with an astonishing 708 alleged criminal offences in just three years – including rape, sexual assault, attacking emergency workers and theft. The MoS probe exposes how among the thousands of asylum seekers who have arrived in recent years – including those who have crossed the Channel in small boats – are dangerous predators and criminals who have repaid the generosity of British taxpayers by committing serious offences. Our research, based on an analysis of court records, provides a snapshot of crimes recorded at 70 of the 220 taxpayer-funded hotels being used to house migrants. The alleged offences committed by asylum seekers who gave their addresses in court as one of those hotels include 18 charges of rape, five of attempted rape, 35 of sexual assault and 51 of theft. The research also exposes 89 charges of assault – 27 of which allegedly targeted police officers or other emergency workers – 43 of drug offences, 18 of burglary and 16 of robbery. The revelations come amid Britain's worsening small-boats crisis and will raise new questions about housing around 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels at a cost of £3billion per year. The MoS investigation reveals: A migrant who committed a horrific sex attack on an 'extremely vulnerable' teenage girl in a park in broad daylight was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Friday. A woman, 20, was dragged into the grounds of a church in Oxford and raped by a migrant housed at a hotel in the city. More than 90 criminal charges have been brought against migrants staying at just one hotel in central London – including a migrant convicted of an arson attack against the hotel. In Bournemouth, 116 charges have been brought against 51 asylum seekers living across three hotels near the seafront. A migrant staying in a hotel in London's affluent Primrose Hill was convicted of vicious assaults on two female police officers and one male officer. Last night Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: 'This shocking Mail investigation lays bare the risk posed by these illegal immigrants to the British public. We just need to deport all illegal immigrants immediately upon arrival, with no judicial process, either to Rwanda or elsewhere.' Our findings come days after it emerged that the Government has been running a secretive operation to smuggle 18,500 Afghan migrants to Britain as part of a scheme projected to cost £7 billion. A 'super-injunction' was used to keep Parliament and the public in the dark for nearly two years after a British military official inadvertently leaked the data of thousands of Afghans, prompting one of the biggest peacetime evacuation missions in modern British history. Several of the Afghans on the list previously had their asylum claims rejected for violent or sexual assaults. The Government does not publish statistics on crimes committed by asylum seekers – and police reports rarely give the immigration status of defendants – meaning the scale of the migrant crime wave has, until now, been unknown. But an MoS probe scoured thousands of magistrate courts records and cross-referenced defendants' addresses with those of 70 taxpayer-funded hotels housing asylum seekers to compile a dossier of the 708 criminal charges. Our database includes migrants who have been convicted of offences, those who have been acquitted and those involved in ongoing court cases. Astonishingly, this is likely to be the tip of the iceberg because court records are often incomplete or missing and the number of hotels examined by our audit represent less than one third of the hotels being used to house migrants across the UK. In one shocking case, an asylum seeker strangled and tried to rape a woman in the female toilets at a nightclub in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Sudanese asylum seeker Ayman Adam, 25, who had been staying at the nearby four-star Cedar Court Hotel, was jailed for seven years last year after he followed the woman into the toilets at Truth and pushed her into the cubicle, pinning her over the toilet while he strangled her. In Oxford, a university student was sexually assaulted by asylum seeker Khaliz Alshimery late at night in a doorway in November 2023. The woman escaped but Alshimery, 47, followed her before dragging her into the churchyard at St Clement's Church and raping her. Alshimery, who was staying at a migrant hotel in the city, was last year jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of rape, sexual assault by penetration and three counts of sexual assault. In March last year, a migrant named Rabie Knissi, who was staying at the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Portsmouth, was jailed for ten years after a horrifying sex attack against a woman in her 40s. After striking up a conversation with the woman, whom he did not know, Knissi pushed her up against a parked car and attempted to rape her. He refused to attend Portsmouth Crown Court during his trial but was convicted of attempted rape, assault by penetration and actual bodily harm. Detective Richard Gibson of Hampshire Police said: 'This was a particularly nasty and violent attack. Incidents of this nature have a devastating and lifelong impact on victims.' Meanwhile, in Bournemouth, our figures identified 46 criminal charges against migrants at the Roundhouse Hotel and 45 charges against the Britannia Hotel, which are just 180 yards from each other and close to the resort's seafront. Another 25 charges were made against those staying at the Chine Hotel, which boasts an indoor swimming pool. In March, a 25-year-old migrant staying at a hotel in Primrose Hill was found guilty at a magistrates' court of 'assault by beating' three police officers. He escaped jail and received a community sentence. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick last night demanded that the small-boats crisis 'be treated as a national security emergency'. He added: 'Illegal migrants breaking into our country should have no route to claiming asylum and be held in detention until they are deported, not in hotels on high streets.' Some 32,345 asylum seekers are living in hotels, while 66,683 are living in houses, flats and bedsits across the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed last month that Labour wanted to close every migrant hotel by July 2029. The Home Office said last night: 'We do not tolerate criminality of any kind and will be thoroughly investigating all the allegations raised in this report.'
