Day: 29 January 2026

‘Brook House near Gatwick airport was the subject of an independent inquiry after G4S guards were filmed abusing detainees in 2017. Now, The Independent has obtained stark written accounts from officers at the site that reveal chaotic conditions in which restraint and force are being used against vulnerable migrants – as campaigners warn of ‘widespread failures’. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft reports.’

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The Independent, 28th January 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘As temperatures dropped and trees went up in the days before Christmas, judgment was handed down in the case of Ebanks-Blake v Calder. Mrs Justice Lambert’s decision in the Claimant’s favour, circulated to parties on 18 December 2025, serves as a useful reminder of three important lessons for clinical negligence cases.’

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1 QMLR, 28th January 2026

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‘The UK government’s new “earned settlement” proposals reveal a stark divide in how people can secure their right to live permanently in the UK. For EU, EEA nationals and Swiss nationals and their families who were living in the UK before Brexit, the EU Settlement Scheme increasingly seems a beacon of fairness. For everyone else, the future looks far less certain—and much harder.’

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Kingsley Napley Immigration Law Blog, 28th January 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘A former singer for Spandau Ballet has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape.’

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BBC News, 28th January 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Record numbers of offenders are being recalled to prison in England and Wales with union officials claiming that some are deliberately breaking the terms of their probation in order to deal drugs in prison.’

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The Guardian, 29th January 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com