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Portrait, lifestyle & travel photographer. Previously video producer at @guardian. Instagram: @jamesdrewturner
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RAF Scampton: Break-in at proposed asylum camp is live streamed Original

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By David McKenna Verified, James Turner
| BBC Verified
The Home Office is investigating after a break-in at a former RAF base earmarked for use as an asylum centre was live streamed. Plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at RAF Scampton, near Lincoln, have been met with strong opposition. Over the weekend, a group gained access to the site and streamed their expedition live on social media. Police said they would review the footage that purportedly showed the intended living quarters for migrants.
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Plan for hundreds of new homes in Grantham gets go-ahead Original

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By James Turner
| BBC Verified
Image source, SKDC Image caption, The plans for the site near Grantham feature a number of outdoor public spaces Local Democracy Reporting Service Plans for 400 new homes in Grantham have been approved by councillors. The proposals are the second phase of the Rectory Farm urban extension on a site which is currently undeveloped farm land. The site lies to the north of the A52 Barrowby Road and is bordered to the south by the Nottingham to Peterborough railway line.
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Emergency planning law for RAF Scampton and Wethersfield asylum centres defended

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By James Turner, Tim Dale, Jo Makel
| BBC Verified
The government has defended its use of emergency planning laws to build accommodation for asylum seekers at two former RAF bases. Home Office officials say work to convert RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, and RAF Wethersfield, in Essex, is covered by the Class Q powers. West Lindsey and Braintree Councils however say it has acted unlawfully. After a two-day hearing in London, Mrs Justice Thornton reserved her judgement to a later date.
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