Mother-of-two Yaditi Kava was charged £4,586 for a two-hour parking stay at Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre due to a faulty machine, mistaking the displayed amount for £4.50. Despite being promised a refund within three days, it took over three weeks for her money to be returned, resolved only after media intervention, with the car park operator, Savills, labeling the incident as isolated.
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First migrants detained by border force agents under new UK-France deal
For the first time, migrants arriving in the UK on small boats from France have been detained in Dover following a new ‘one in, one out’ agreement, which mandates deportation to France for each illegal arrival in exchange for accepting an asylum seeker. Critics argue that the deal will not significantly deter crossings, as only a small percentage of illegal migrants will be returned, raising concerns about its effectiveness and impact on migrants' well-being. Want...
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