‌The Express understands officers in Dumfries distributed the personal attack alarms to two teenage girls after reports emerged that men accommodated at the Mercure hotel had been behaving suspiciously near the school. ‌"We cannot get to a position where the answer to this issue is to give schoolgirls rape alarms and hope they don't get attacked." "It is shocking that we have reached a point where girls have had to be given alarms to keep them safe from potential threats from migrants. It is time to close the asylum hotel in Dumfries to address concerns." That is why we will close every single asylum hotel, moving asylum seekers into basic accommodation.

Source: Daily Mirror April 08, 2026 08:07 UTC