3 h. ago Lloyd’s of London expects $2.3bn losses from California wildfires

Insurance market says fine art losses were limited because rich residents took such possessions with themLloyd’s of London expects losses of $2.3bn (£1.78bn) from the California wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles this year, but fine art losses were limited because rich residents took their prize possessions with them.The Eaton and Palisades blazes in Los Angeles in early January killed 29 people and were only fully contained after 24 days, having burned more than 14,973 hectares (37,000 acres) and destroyed more than 16,000 buildings. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago More than 4,000 migrants have made Channel crossing to UK so far this year as MPs debate banning immigration

Crossings have taken place every day this morning, with 2,075 people arriving in small boats from March 1 to 9

Events

4 h. ago Abu Wadee: Police make arrest after 'Palestinian militant' crosses Channel in small boat

Abu Wadee is alleged to be a former key member of a militant group that called for the slaughter of all Jews and posed with AK-47s

Events

7 h. ago Channel crossings continue with 4,000 migrants arriving in UK so far this year

Crossings have taken place each day this month so far, with 2,075 arrivals recorded from March 1 to 9.

Events

7 h. ago Couple who found migrant hiding inside their bike rack after crossing the channel are shocked to be FINED £1,500

Having just arrived back home to Heybridge, Essex, in the late hours of October 15 last year, Adrian and Joanne Fenton were shocked to discover a Sudanese man clinging onto their motorhome.

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33 h. ago Hamas supporter triggers security scare after filming himself arriving in UK on migrant boat

Palestinian firebrand Abu Wadei has more than 170,000 followers on TikTok

Events

55 h. ago Islamophobia charity Tell Mama facing closure after funding pulled by government

Police sources raise alarm over cut as anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain hit record highThe government is cutting all funding for the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama, leaving it facing closure weeks after it revealed a record number of anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.Since its foundation in 2012, Tell Mama has been wholly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to run its reporting service, which received almost 11,000 reports in 2023-4, and support victims of Islamophobia. Continue reading...

Politics

63 h. ago Poland plans military training for every adult male amid growing European security fears

PM Donald Tusk says country needs army of 500,000 and backs withdrawal from treaty banning landminesPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in Europe.He said there was a need for an army of 500,000 soldiers, which would include reservists. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Eurostar chaos as trains to London are cancelled and passengers told 'change your journey'

The cross-Channel operator has cancelled at least 10 services on Friday morning.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Like a cat in a washing machine’: rescued rower feared he would die in Cyclone Alfred’s monster waves

After walking down the gangway from the Australian naval ship that saved him, Lithuanian Aurimas Mockus fell to his knees in front of his wife, sobbingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAurimas Mockus finally made it to Australia, but not in the manner he imagined.Instead of triumphantly paddling in on the Kursis, the one-seater boat he’d been rowing for nearly five months across the Pacific Ocean as part of a solo mission from San Diego to Brisbane, he arrived in Sydney Harbour, relieved and alive, onboard a 16,000 tonne Australian naval ship. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago UK signs ‘road map’ with France as Channel crossings continue

Border security commander Martin Hewitt met French special representative on migration Patrick Stefanini in Paris to sign the agreement.

Politics

4 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We roll out the red carpet for the 'worst of the worst'. And once they're here, they're here to stay

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Since Trump took office in America, illegal migration has been all but stopped. Under Labour, the number of migrants crossing the Channel illegally has hit record highs.

Politics

4 d. ago Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

Events

5 d. ago Downing Street defends small boats plan as over 1,100 migrants cross Channel in first days of March

Some 1,168 people have made the dangerous journey from France to the UK already this month, Home Office data shows

Events

5 d. ago Downing Street defends small boats plan as over 1,100 people cross Channel in first days of March

Some 1,168 people have made the dangerous journey from France to the UK already this month, Home Office data shows

Politics

5 d. ago More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in first four days of month, figures show

Some 1,168 people made the journey between March 1 and 4, bringing the total number of arrivals for the year so far to 3,224.

Events

5 d. ago Survivor of UK's deadliest Channel crossing tells of moment 'people started dying' as boat got into trouble

Issa Mohamed Omar, a survivor of the deadliest Channel crossing in history told an inquiry he believes half of the inflatable boat passengers would have survived if help had come faster.

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6 d. ago ‘More people would be alive if rescue came quickly’ – Channel crossing survivor

Issa Mohamed Omar told the Cranston Inquiry how he wants justice, and is a voice for his fellow passengers who died.

Events

6 d. ago Downing Street defends small boats plan as Channel migrant crossings increase

In the first three days of March, 842 people made the perilous journey from France to the UK, Home Office data shows

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6 d. ago Advert trying to deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats is launched by the Home Office in IRAQ

The campaign is underway amid a 20 per cent increase in illegal migrants who made the journey this year, with the total standing at 2,716 so far.

Society