Afghan criminal gang are deflating and burying dinghies on French beaches before charging migrants £2,000 each to use them to get to the UK An alleged criminal network is thought to been buying second-hand boats online They then stashed the vessels – which could carry up to 15 migrants – near Calais The migrants would … Read more
Former skipper who piloted small boat packed with migrants across the English Channel becomes tenth person to be jailed for assisting unlawful immigration this year Fariboz Rakei took an inflatable boat across the Channel but was intercepted Boat designed to take eight people but it had 13 people on board including kid Border Force took … Read more
Around 15 migrants including many without shoes have been intercepted crossing the Channel in inflatable boats today. The first group of about seven men were brought into Dover Marina, Kent, on the back of a Border Force vessel shortly before 9am. Temperatures plummeted overnight to 4C as the men battled to cross the Channel on a … Read more
British nursing hopefuls are turned away as NHS recruits migrants, think-tank claims During 2020 pandemic, 23,000 UK applicants for nursing courses turned down Since 2010, more than half of 650,000 UK applicants were turned away 3 out of 10 nurses who joined the NHS since 2018 were from foreign countries By Steve Doughty Social Affairs … Read more
Britain’s population could shrink by two per cent after the coronavirus pandemic if 1.3million ‘missing’ migrant workers who left during crisis don’t return, watchdog warns A report says Britain’s population is ‘substantially smaller’ than official statistics Up to 1.3million people have left in the past year due to the Covid pandemic Brexit rules mean migrants … Read more
Small child with no shoes is among about 40 migrants to arrive at Dover in two boats today as extreme sea conditions ease Border Force intercepted at least two boats carrying around 40 people today Immigration officers brought them into Dover Marina, Kent, for processing A young boy who seemed to be around eight years … Read more
Home Office projects that 500 migrants will cross the Channel every month this year… despite latest crackdown Priti Patel agreed a £30 million deal with France to fund increased enforcement The Home Secretary will also announce tough new measures in coming weeks Home Office projections forecast an average of 500 migrants a month crossing By … Read more
87 migrants packed on to four boats are detained at Dover as people smugglers take advantage of calm conditions of English Channel Dozens of migrants made the crossing on Saturday as Britain enjoyed sunshine Images from Port of Dover shows at least three young children among arrivals Another boat was reportedly towed back to France … Read more
Up to 70 migrants packed on to three large boats are detained at Dover as people smugglers take advantage of calm conditions of English Channel Dozens of migrants made the crossing on Saturday as Britain enjoyed sunshine Images from Port of Dover shows at least three young children among arrivals Fourth boat was reportedly towed … Read more
The UK granted asylum or offered some form of protection to almost 10,000 people last year – falling by more than half that of 2019, new figures show. Protection in the form of asylum, humanitarian protection, alternative forms of leave and resettlement was offered to 9,936 people in 2020, said the Home Office. This figure … Read more