Hillingdon

American

[hil-ing-duhn] / ˈhɪl ɪŋ dən /

noun

a borough of Greater London, England.

Hillingdon British

/ ˈhɪlɪŋdən /

noun

a residential borough of W Greater London. Pop: 247 600 (2003 est). Area: 110 sq km (43 sq miles)

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The west London borough of Hillingdon saw the sharpest increase - 2,098 homeless households in the area were refugees in 2024/25, up from 71 in 2021/22.

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Hillingdon houses a higher number of asylum seekers due to its proximity to Heathrow Airport.

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He was taken to Hillingdon Hospital by ambulance where he went into cardiorespiratory arrest and was pronounced dead at 23:55 GMT.

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"Stop this burden on Hillingdon taxpayers. The bank account is running dry."

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Hillingdon Council opened a pop-up processing centre in the borough this week to deal with the surge in Chagossian arrivals.

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