Some Albanian migrants have reportedly ditched small boats in a change of tack as people smugglers try to evade detection. The gangs are using lorries to transport individuals and veiling their...
Sending migrants back across the Channel could end the small boats crisis, French interior minister Bruno Retailleau admitted.Mr Retailleau said returning asylum seekers to France would “send a...
France’s border chief has admitted his country needs to step up and help with small boat crossings as migrant numbers hit new records. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the European country...
Spring is finally here, and Britain is getting a welcome spell of warm weather. With lighter evenings and sunny skies, many will be heading to the coast to enjoy the best of what the UK has to offer....
Labour’s border tsar was accused of a “pathetic” capitulation to small boat gangs after saying halving crossings in three years would be a success.Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt...
Sir Keir Starmer's Channel migrant crisis has been laid bare by alarming new analysis.March’s figure of 4,586 is the highest ever recorded in the first six months of a calendar year.Three of the...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is “pretending” to be tough on immigration but really “believes in open borders”, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed. Sir Keir has led a summit of world...
A court has heard that an Afghan who allegedly smuggled thousands of migrants into the UK should not be extradited to Belgium due to mosquitoes in prison there. Ziarmal Khan, 25, was arrested in...
Keir Starmer has created an “existential crisis at our borders” by allowing migrant smugglers to run riot, critics claimed last night.The Prime Minister – who opened an Organised Immigration...
French police could start intercepting Channel migrant boats at the end of May, insiders believe.Keir Starmer has claimed joint efforts with the French to stop small boat crossings have never been...
Myanmar quake: 'I feel guilty - our people need us the most now'1 hour agoTessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital Reporter•@tessa_wongReporting fromSamut SakhonBBC BurmeseBBC / Tessa WongThe last time Soe...
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is facing scrutiny after blaming the weather for a record number of Channel crossings. It comes as pressure mounts on her and Keir Starmer to end the ongoing crisis. Ms...
Standing in one of the grand meeting rooms in Lancaster House, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted there is a “real appetite” for tackling illegal migration.With over 40 countries and tech...
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson has condemned Labour’s failure to stop small boat crossings as a “national crisis”, as the Prime Minister hosts a summit in London to crack down on people smugglers....
Keir Starmer has admitted the British people are "right" to be angry over the scale of illegal immigration.The Prime Minister admitted he knows people are sceptical about his plans, but insisted he...
Labour is blaming the weather for a record number of Channel crossings as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper to end the crisis.Home Secretary Ms Cooper said the UK’s border security...
So there’s the truth of it: French authorities are waving off migrants floating in the English Channel and telling them: “The UK will see you in an hour.” In an extraordinary case, French...
I know from my 30 years in the police, just how extensive international criminal networks can be, spanning continents to peddle their illegal trade. People smuggling gangs are no different.As with...
I know from my 30 years in the police, just how extensive international criminal networks can be, spanning continents to peddle their illegal trade. People smuggling gangs are no different. As with...
I used face recognition app to hunt man behind whisky fraud7 hours agoSamantha PolingBBC Investigations CorrespondentIt was the last thing I was expecting as I sat in my office late one evening.I had...