Ukraine refugees staying with UK hosts not cleared by criminal record checks

Concerns grow for safety of those heading to Britain as government scrambles to fix flaws in housing scheme

Russia-Ukraine war: latest developments

Ukrainians fleeing the war are being housed with UK hosts who have not had a criminal record check, in the latest concern to blight the government's response to the refugee crisis.

Under increasing pressure to iron out flaws in its schemes, government sources told the Observer they were creating a rematching" service to house Ukrainians with people willing to help.