UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures Monday to deport Shabir Ahmed, a freed Rochdale grooming gang leader. Ahmed, jailed for 22 years for child sexual offenses, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago, despite being stripped of his British citizenship.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures Monday to deport Shabir Ahmed, a Rochdale grooming gang leader released from prison. Ahmed, stripped of British citizenship, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago. Pakistan reportedly refuses to accept him.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures to deport Shabir Ahmed, a freed Rochdale grooming gang leader. Ahmed, stripped of British citizenship, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago. Pakistan also reportedly won't accept him.
The UK government plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to deport Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang. Ahmed, who served 14 years for child rape, is exempt from deportation due to pre-1973 residency. Pakistan refuses to take him back, citing renounced citizenship, though the UK disputes this.
The UK government is exploring emergency legislation to deport Shabir Ahmed, the Pakistan-born ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang. Ahmed, released after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for child rape, is exempt from deportation due to a clause in the Immigration Act 1971. Ministers are considering removing these protections.
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed's release after 14 years has caused widespread fear among victims and a whistleblower, who criticize the 'weak' probation service. Despite being stripped of British citizenship, a legal loophole prevents his deportation to Pakistan, prompting political leaders to explore options to amend legislation and ensure his removal.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, has been released from prison after serving 12 years of a 22-year sentence. His deportation to Pakistan is currently barred by the 1971 Immigration Act, sparking outrage among victims and calls for legal changes from politicians.
Sara Rowbotham, who exposed the Rochdale grooming gang, expresses fear over the impending release of leader Shabir Ahmed, citing probation service failings and his lack of remorse. His deportation to Pakistan, promised in 2012, is now barred by the Immigration Act 1971, causing concern among victims and local MPs.
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed, 73, is set for release despite being stripped of British citizenship, as a legal loophole prevents his deportation to Pakistan. The case has ignited a political storm in the UK, with calls for legislative change and promises to explore all options to remove him.
Andy Burnham, Labour leader-in-waiting, vowed to explore all options to deport Shabir Ahmed, a Rochdale grooming gang leader, whose release is imminent. Ahmed's deportation to Pakistan was blocked by a 1971 Immigration Act loophole, despite his British citizenship being stripped, causing distress to victims.
Andy Burnham is urging the Home and Foreign Secretaries to explore all options for deporting Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, upon his release from prison. Ahmed, who has dual British-Pakistani citizenship, cannot be deported to Pakistan due to a law barring his removal. Victims express fear for their safety.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, will be released from prison this week. Despite being stripped of his British citizenship, he cannot be deported to Pakistan due to the Immigration Act 1971, leaving victims feeling unsafe.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, will be released from prison this week. Despite being stripped of his British citizenship after his 2012 conviction, he cannot be deported to Pakistan due to provisions in the Immigration Act 1971.
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for assaulting two female police officers and a member of the public at a Manchester airport Starbucks in July 2024. The incident, captured on widely shared mobile phone footage, left officers with injuries including a broken nose and concussion.
With the Wood one win from reaching the Football League for the first time, a veteran correspondent recalls lessons learned from their amateur daysThe years teach much which the days never know. This weekend Boreham Wood FC go to Wembley fighting for a place in that treasured home of the global game, the English Football League. Why will I be watching 7,000 miles away? Well, the experience of riding the Wood’s team bus 50-odd years ago taught me much that I have carried across our world ever since. So, I’ll be somewhat possessed this Sunday, Boreham Wood versus Rochdale, even though I live in that footie mecca on the other side of the world, Argentina.The memories are rich. Back then I’m on a gap year before university, a football captain at school sees an advert in his local paper for a reporter, urges me to apply, and I do, convincing one of the best editors I ever worked for (by the name of Roger Norman) to take me, and I spend a golden period reporting for the Borehamwood and Elstree Post. Elstree, with its film studios, the poor man’s Hollywood. Borehamwood, a working-class hinterland of my north London, with not much to celebrate. Continue reading...
The Championship season reaches a dramatic conclusion with promotion spots and playoff places on the line, while the Premier League sees intense competition for European qualification and a fight to avoid relegation.
York City's Josh Stones scored a 103rd-minute goal to win the National League and secure promotion to the EFL, reportedly the latest title-winning goal in football history. The article traces other famous late title-winning goals including Michael Thomas for Arsenal in 1989, Sergio Agüero for Manchester City in 2012, and Ray Kennedy's famous strike for Arsenal in 1971.
Manchester United face a pivotal decision on Michael Carrick's future as interim manager, with the former midfielder having won nine of his 13 matches in charge. While Jamie Carragher insists Carrick will be the next permanent manager, critics point to narrow wins against the run of play and over-reliance on Bruno Fernandes. Owner Jim Ratcliffe's track record of poor decisions adds uncertainty to the season's end choice.
Police are investigating an alleged assault by a York City player who appears to punch a fan during celebrations after the club's promotion-clinching 1-1 draw with Rochdale. Footage shows a fan approaching a kneeling player before the player stood up and struck the fan. Four Rochdale fans and one York fan were arrested following pitch invasions. The FA is also investigating.
İngiltere Ulusal Ligi'nde lider York City, sezonun son haftasında ikinci sıradaki Rochdale ile karşılaştı. Rochdale 90+5'te Dieseruvwe'nin golüyle 1-0 öne geçti, ancak York 90+13'te Stones'un golüyle beraberliği yakaladı ve 1-1 sonuçla şampiyon olarak Lig 2'ye yükseldi. Maç öncesinde York 107, Rochdale ise 105 puandı.
York City secured promotion back to the Football League in the most dramatic fashion, equalising in the 13th minute of added time to draw 1-1 with Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena. Rochdale had seemed destined for the title when Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored in the 95th minute, sparking pitch invasions, but Josh Stones' late goal handed York the point they needed. The two teams had amassed 212 points between them in a remarkable title race, with York finishing two points clear. Rochdale now face the play-offs starting 3 May.
Listen BBC Radio York's commentary of York City's dramatic 103rd-minute equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Rochdale which sealed their promotion to League Two after a decade outside the Football League.
York City, National League'de sezonu 108 puanla şampiyon olarak tamamladı ve League Two'ya yükseldi. Liderlik koltuğunda girdiği son hafta maçında Rochdale'e konuk olan ekip, 90+6'da yenik duruma düştü ancak 90+13'te Josh Stones'un golüyle 1-1 berabere kaldı. Rochdale 106 puanla ikinci kaldı ve play-off'a kaldı.
York City secured a dramatic return to the Football League after a decade away, beating Rochdale 1-1 in a match that went to the 114th minute. Mani Dieseruvwe had headed Rochdale into the lead in the 95th minute, sparking pitch invasions, but Josh Stones equalised in stoppage time to seal the point York needed for automatic promotion. The match featured multiple pitch invasions and incredible drama on the final day of the National League season.
