The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopeless

Significant divisions exposed within party as angry backbenchers vow to force changes to hardline proposals Keir Starmer is facing another major challenge to his authority as angry Labour MPs vowed to force changes to new hardline migration measures that would bring an escalation in the deportations of children and families. The policies, which include the possibility of confiscating assets from asylum seekers to contribute to costs, have caused significant divisions within the party with some MPs accusing their colleagues of not taking seriously public anger about illegal migration and asylum. Continue reading...