Police Get Powers for Migrant Mouth Searches for SIMs
UK police gain powers to search migrants' mouths for SIM cards at ports. The move aims to tackle Channel smuggling gangs, but faces human rights criticism. Read the full story.
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France to Stop Migrant Dinghies After Starmer's Plea
France will begin limited operations to intercept migrant dinghies following private admissions from Keir Starmer that Britain lacks an effective Channel deterrent. Exclusive details.
OBR Casts Doubt on Labour's Small Boat Plan
The Treasury watchdog questions Labour's timeline to stop Channel crossings and close asylum hotels, warning of a £1.4bn budget shortfall by 2028/29. Discover the financial risks.
Migrant smuggler organised £50m crossings from prison
Iraqi Kurd Idriss Ghazi Kareem sentenced to 15 years for manslaughter of seven Afghan migrants while running massive small boat operation worth £50million annually from behind bars.
Four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya coast
At least four Bangladeshi migrants died when their boat capsized near Al Khums, Libya. A second vessel carrying 69 people remains missing amid rising Mediterranean deaths.
Graphic leaflets warn migrants of Channel dangers
Exclusive: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood authorises grim images of small boat tragedies in new campaign to deter asylum seekers from crossing the Channel. Discover the government's new hard-line strategy.
42 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Libya
At least 42 migrants are presumed dead after their boat capsized off Libya. Seven survivors were found after six days at sea. Read more on the Central Mediterranean crisis.
French migrant interceptions fall sharply under Labour deal
French police preventing fewer Channel crossings since Labour's returns agreement began. Arrivals down 17% but interceptions fell 45%, raising border control concerns.
French intercept 70 migrants in Dunkirk Channel crossing attempt
Exclusive: French police prevent attempted Channel crossing to Dover as UK-France border tensions escalate. Latest developments in the ongoing small boats crisis.
French intercept 80 migrants in Channel crossing attempt
Exclusive: French police prevent 80 migrants from crossing the Channel as UK authorities warn of worsening small boat crisis. Latest interception near Dunkirk highlights ongoing border challenges.
Record Small Boat Crossings Defy UK Government Crackdown
Despite heightened security measures and political promises, small boat migrant crossings across the English Channel have surged to unprecedented levels, raising urgent questions about border control effectiveness.
France removes Channel migrant who reached Britain
In a significant immigration development, French authorities have deported a migrant back to his home country after he successfully crossed the Channel to Britain, ending a two-week diplomatic process that highlights ongoing border challenges.
Migrants found hidden in car on French island
French authorities made a shocking discovery on the picturesque Île d'Oléron after finding five migrants concealed in a vehicle's secret compartment during a routine check.
Home Office clears migrant camp in Epping Forest
UK authorities dismantle temporary shelters in Essex woodland used by migrants, as small boat arrivals persist despite government crackdown.
Channel migrant crossings hit 4-day pause - longest in year
The English Channel has experienced its longest migrant-free period in over a year, with no crossings recorded for four consecutive days as the Home Office's intensified enforcement measures show early signs of impact.
Illegal migrants reach Britain every six days - shock revelation
Newly uncovered documents expose the systematic flow of illegal migrants into Britain, with detailed records showing arrivals every six days and raising serious questions about border security.
Prison system crisis as offenders mistakenly freed
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy faces intense parliamentary scrutiny over shocking prison errors that saw dangerous offenders mistakenly released, while Conservatives demand investigation into migrant crime patterns.
France's small boats surrender: Macron's migrant crisis deepens
Exclusive investigation reveals how French authorities are struggling to contain the Channel migrant crisis as resources stretch to breaking point, with UK border forces intercepting thousands.
Starmer's 300-Year Migrant Returns Deal with France
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer negotiates unprecedented agreement with France allowing UK to deport small boat migrants for next three centuries - the most ambitious returns policy in modern political history.
Blair and Badenoch clash over asylum system reforms
Former PM Tony Blair and Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch embroiled in heated debate over UK asylum policy amid record Channel crossings and controversial Rwanda scheme.
Border chief warns of new Channel migrant surge
Britain's borders chief reveals alarming new migration patterns with increased violence against police, while Labour's anti-smuggling pledge faces implementation challenges.
Luxury yacht migrant smuggling op exposed on Kent coast
Exclusive investigation reveals how a multi-million pound yacht became the latest vessel in sophisticated people-smuggling operations, running aground near Kingsdown with French-registered vehicle aboard.
Yacht captain jailed for people smuggling to East Sussex
A yacht captain has been sentenced to prison for smuggling migrants across the English Channel to East Sussex in a brazen maritime operation uncovered by authorities.
Dover migrant surge: 1,659 arrivals in 72 hours
Dover faces relentless small boat arrivals with 1,659 migrants crossing the Channel in three days, pushing the yearly total beyond 36,000 amid growing political pressure and operational challenges for Border Force.
Migrants mock French police in Channel crossing to Dover
Exclusive footage reveals migrants laughing at French authorities while crossing to Dover, raising serious questions about border control effectiveness and Anglo-French cooperation.
France suspends UK Channel migrant cooperation deal
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reveals France has suspended cooperation on Channel crossings, dealing a major blow to UK immigration strategy.
Court blocks migrant citizenship ban in human rights ruling
A controversial government policy to block asylum claims from small boat migrants has been declared unlawful in a dramatic High Court challenge that deals a major blow to the UK's immigration strategy.
1,011 migrants cross Channel in single day - record 2024 tally
UK Border Force faces unprecedented surge as 15 small boats carrying migrants make dangerous Channel crossing, putting immense pressure on Rishi Sunak's immigration pledge ahead of general election.
Army to build migrant camps as Channel crossings soar
Exclusive: Military placed on high alert to build new accommodation facilities amid record-breaking small boat arrivals, with crossings reaching unprecedented levels this year.
Chinese firms sell boats to migrant smugglers via Amazon-style sites
Exclusive investigation reveals how Chinese e-commerce platforms are supplying migrant smugglers with large inflatable boats, fuelling the dangerous Channel crossings from Turkey to Europe.
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