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The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Migrants ‘illegally working as delivery drivers' nicked in ANOTHER Home Office raid
MIGRANTS suspected of illegally working as delivery drivers were nicked in another Home Office raid yesterday — after the Government gave out the locations of asylum hotels. We revealed how platforms like Just Eat and Deliveroo would be able to block users from taking orders at known asylum accommodation sites. 1 Yesterday Immigration Enforcement officers questioned a number of delivery riders in Wood Green, North London, where at least one man was detained. A photo shows officers talking to the men, including some wearing Just Eat uniforms. One rider suspected of working illegally, who was wearing a beige t-shirt, was searched and placed in the back of a van. It comes two weeks after another Immigration Enforcement raid on the Thistle City Hotel in Islington, Central London, which had been used as a hub for illicit gig economy jobs. When The Sun returned to the hotel on Tuesday we found delivery rider bags and e-bikes were still parked in a fenced-off enclosure outside the three-star hotel. And we saw a steady stream of riders coming and going despite pledges by the Home Office to crack down. Delivery firms that fail to properly vet their workers could face £60,000 fines each time an illegal worker is picked up. But two migrants charged with illegally working – the first since our undercover investigation – as riders failed to appear in court last week.
NZ Herald
3 hours ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
Food delivery firms and UK Home Office combine against migrants working illegally in gig economy
Asylum hotel locations are to be shared by the Home Office with food delivery companies to combat illegal working by asylum-seekers. The British government department has struck a new agreement with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats, under which officials share details about hotels in high-risk areas to enable the
The Hindu
4 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
U.K. launches first sanctions in new strategy to deter migrant crossings
The U.K. imposed sanctions on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China, accused of helping migrants cross the Channel. In what it called a 'landmark' first use of new powers, the move came as the government faces political pressure to stem migrant arrivals on small boats from northern France, at record levels. The asset freezes and travel bans announced target individuals and entities 'driving irregular migration to the U.K.' and include four 'gangs' and 'gangland bosses' operating in the Balkans, the Foreign Office said. They also hit a small boat supplier in China, so-called 'hawala' money movers in the Middle East, and seven alleged people-smugglers linked to Iraq. Foreign Secretary David Lammy called it 'a landmark moment in the government's work to tackle organised immigration crime', impacting the U.K. 'From Europe to Asia, we are taking the fight to the people-smugglers who enable irregular migration, targeting them wherever they are in the world,' he added. 'My message to the gangs who callously risk vulnerable lives for profit is this: we know who you are, and we will work with our partners around the world to hold you to account,' he said. 'Terrorising refugees' Prime Minister Keir Starmer took office a year ago promising to curb the journeys by 'smashing the gangs' that facilitate the crossings, but he has struggled to deliver. Nearly 24,000 migrants have made the perilous journey across the Channel so far in 2025, the highest ever tally at this point in a year. The issue has become politically perilous in the U.K., blamed for helping to fuel the rise of the far right and violence at anti-migrant demonstrations. Protests have erupted sporadically outside hotels believed to house asylum-seekers, with a recent demonstration outside one in Epping, east of London, descending into clashes that injured eight police officers. Riots sparked by the stabbing to death of three young girls in northwestern Southport a year ago also saw suspected asylum-seeker hotels attacked and anti-migrant sentiment on display. As part of its strategy to curb new arrivals, the government is also cracking down on illegal working, which European neighbours cite as a 'pull factor' for U.K.-bound migrants. It announced late on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) a new agreement with delivery firms Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats which includes sharing the locations of asylum hotels to help tackle illegal working. Meanwhile in another new tactic, artificial intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum-seekers who claim to be children, the interior ministry said Tuesday (July 22, 2025). 'Far-fetched' Wednesday's (July 23, 2025) designations represent the U.K.'s first use of its new 'Global Irregular Migration Sanctions Regime'. It claims the regime is a 'world first', empowering the Foreign Office to target foreign financiers and companies as well as individuals allegedly involved in facilitating people-smuggling to the U.K. In all, it sanctioned 20 individuals, four gangs – two Balkan groups and two of North African origin operating in the Balkans – and Chinese firm Weihai Yamar Outdoor Product Co. It has advertised its small boats online 'explicitly for the purpose of people-smuggling,' the Foreign Office said. Among those facing curbs was Bledar Lala, described as an Albanian controlling 'the 'Belgium operations' of an organised criminal group' involved in the crossings. The U.K. also targeted Alen Basil, a former police translator it accused of now leading a large smuggling network in Serbia, 'terrorising refugees, with the aid of corrupt policemen'. London hit alleged 'gangland boss' Mohammed Tetwani with sanctions, noting he was dubbed the 'King of Horgos' over his brutal running of a migrant camp in the Serbian town Horgos. Author and researcher Tom Keatinge, of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said the sanctions were 'a new front in the U.K.'s efforts to control a business model that brings profit to the enablers' and misery to victims. 'However, I would caution against overpromising,' he told AFP. 'Talk of freezing assets and using sanctions to 'smash the gangs' seems far-fetched and remains to be seen. 'History suggests that such assertions hold governments hostage to fortune.'
Kuwait Times
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
Deliveroo makes a splash for Ice Cream Day
Deliveroo makes a splash for Ice Cream Day KUWAIT: To celebrate Ice Cream Day in true Deliveroo style, Deliveroo Kuwait has partnered with premium ice cream brand Marble Slab Creamery to unveil a limited-edition Strawberry Sorbet flavor, available exclusively on Deliveroo from July 20 to August 20. Bursting with a vibrant strawberry flavor, this summer-exclusive treat is the perfect way to cool off. Whether relaxing at home or taking a midday break, the Strawberry Sorbet delivers a scoop of joy, straight to your doorstep. To celebrate the launch, Deliveroo partnered with Guinness World Record-holding jet skier Yousef AlKhalfan, who performed an unforgettable jet ski stunt along Kuwait's coastline. The stunt served as a bold announcement, setting the tone for a campaign that's all about flavor, fun and summer refreshment. To experience the new flavor and to keep up-to-date with more limited-edition drops and unexpected surprises, download the Deliveroo app and follow Deliveroo on @deliveroo_kw.
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First Post
6 hours ago
- Business
- First Post
UK has a plan to ensure illegal immigrants don't work as food delivery agents
The new government agreement aims to empower private firms to go further in detecting patterns of misuse, identifying unauthorised account sharing, and quickly suspending accounts. read more On Wednesday, the UK Home Office announced a new deal with food delivery companies like as Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats that would guarantee they get latest details on the locations of asylum hotels to assist combat unlawful employment in the country. Any delivery riders who are detected sharing their accounts with migrants who do not have the right to work in the UK face suspension under existing security procedures. The new Home Office agreement pledges to go farther in catching more people who flout the laws. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Illegal working undermines honest business, exploits vulnerable individuals and fuels organised immigration crime,' said Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. 'Data sharing with delivery companies, we are taking decisive action to close loopholes and increase enforcement. The changes come alongside a 50 per cent increase in raids and arrests for illegal working under the Plan for Change, greater security measures and tough new legislation,' she said. The new government agreement aims to empower private firms to go further in detecting patterns of misuse, identifying unauthorised account sharing, and quickly suspending accounts. The move follows the corporations' pledge to introduce new security measures during a cabinet roundtable meeting last month. This includes expanded facial verification and fraud detection systems, ensuring that only verified users will be able to access their platforms. 'This next step of coordinated working with delivery firms will help us target those who seek to work illegally in the gig economy and exploit their status in the UK,' said Eddy Montgomery, Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime at the Home Office. Official figures released this week claim that there have been more than 10,000 illegal working visits across multiple sectors over the past year, leading to 7,130 arrests, up around 50 per cent compared to the year before. This marks the first time in a 12-month period where more than 10,000 visits have taken place, the Home Office said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Almost 750 illegal working civil penalty notices were also handed to businesses caught violating immigration rules in the first quarter of the year, marking the highest level since 2016 – and an 80 per cent increase compared to the same time last year,' it states. It comes as the government works towards tightening the law by making it a legal requirement for all companies, including the short-term contracts-based gig economy, to check that anyone working for them has the legal right to do so. This is aimed at ending the abuse of flexible working arrangements, with the new measures to be introduced through the landmark Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. It forms part of a series of measures introduced in recent weeks to clamp down on the large number of migrants living and working illegally in the UK.
