Residents of tiny UK village ‘worried’ after plans to house asylum seekers approved | AFP

Residents of a small English village say they fear the impact of the UK government's approval of a plan to convert a nearby old defence facility to house 1,200 asylum seekers. "As a woman we're worried, for our children we're worried but also I think the men are worried as well," says a 59-year-old resident of Piddington. The approval comes months after a symbolic vote to leave the UK to protest the project. In the latest week of data, ending 8 November, the UK government reported that 903 migrants arrived by small boat into the UK in 14 boats. At least 17 people, including women and children, have died in the English Channel this year, according to an AFP tally.

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