More than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK in 10 days after crossing the Channel in small boats. Some 1,004 migrants were brought ashore by Border Force between August 4 and 13, analysis found. This takes the total so far this year to at least 4,511, more than double the amount thought to have crossed … Read more
The UK will ‘completely cut’ migrants’ route into Britain, immigration minister Chris Philp has pledged after crunch talks with officials in Paris. His comments come amid rising government anger over the growing migrant crisis, with four more boats intercepted off the coast of Kent today. The HMC Seeker was deployed to intercept the boats this … Read more
The UK’s Border Force have issued just nine Fixed Penalty Notices to people breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules so far. Home Office figures revealed that fewer than ten people have been hit with the notices in relation to their completion of the passenger locator form. The form allows arrivals from countries deemed high-risk – such as … Read more
An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be ‘the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,’ authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday. ‘This … Read more
A leading Labour MP has today blasted the Home Office over the ‘dangerous’ scenes at Heathrow Airport, where passengers were forced into massive queues with little social distancing amid claims of a lack of Border Force staff at passport control. Nick Thomas Symonds, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, described yesterday’s scenes at the London airport as … Read more
Border Force was again scrambled to Kent this morning after a group of migrants landed on the coast – just hours after a record-breaking 202 crossed the Channel yesterday. Officers wearing face coverings were seen talking to the group of around ten people in Dungeness earlier today. The number of people to have made it … Read more
Look mum, we made it! Migrants pose for SELFIES on sunny Kent coast after dodging border force patrol boats during dawn Channel dash in a dinghy The group of five set off from Calais but were not stopped by French authorities When they arrived near the shore of St Margaret’s At Cliffe they left both The … Read more
France and Norway have threatened to close their borders with Spain over the soaring number of coronavirus cases. The Spanish tourism industry, which accounts for around 12 per cent of the nation’s economy, faces collapse as countries attempt to combat a second wave of Covid-19. It comes as the number of coronavirus cases in Spain … Read more
Heathrow Border Force staff are ‘cavorting around terminal buildings without masks as if they are invincible’ Travellers and airport and airline staff are required to wear masks at all times Sources say Heathrow Border Force staff are walking around terminals maskless Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye is said to be ‘outraged’ at Border Force By Tom … Read more
Putin orders snap military drills involving 150,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels on Ukrainian border to ensure ‘security in Russia’s southwest’ Russia is conducting snap military drills along its southern border with Ukraine 150,000 troops are involved and will test readiness for larger drill in September It comes just hours after Ukraine … Read more