An RAF serviceman was found hanged in his barracks after worrying about having his first child with his ex-girlfriend, a coroner has heard. Luke Neeson, 25, had been socialising with his colleagues at The Eagle Public House in Oxfordshire on Boxing Day when he started saying he was ‘anxious’ about becoming a first-time father. He … Read more
‘This place is no good’: Migrant whose journey from Sudan has ended at a converted Army barracks says the conditions are like a prison… and wishes he had STAYED in France to claim asylum there Four Sudanese asylum seekers moved to former Army barracks in Folkestone The men, who said they are in their 20s and … Read more
The first migrants have arrived in taxis at an army barracks in Kent which has been converted into a ‘dispersal facility’. Around 20 migrants were brought to Napier Barracks in Folkestone today where they could be housed for the up to a year. At 7.45pm this evening a black BMW saloon arrived at the barracks … Read more
This is the first look inside a disused barracks that will house asylum seekers for up to a year while they await a decision of their asylum applications. Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent has been turned into an ‘assessment and dispersal facility’ for around 400 people. The asylum seekers are expected from today and on … Read more
A disused army barracks in Kent is set to be turned into the UK’s first migrant holding camp as more people make the journey across the Channel, including a father who was today pictured carrying his baby beneath the White Cliffs of Dover. Around 400 people including families, believed to have crossed the Channel in … Read more
Drug raid on Queen’s guard barracks uncovers traces of cocaine and ecstasy as soldiers are warned they will face regular tests Royal Military and civilian police officers raided the barracks of the Welsh Guard The joint team swabbed the cards and wallets of as many as 200 soldiers Five soldier’s possessions tested positive for traces … Read more