6 h. ago Even if net migration reaches zero, voters will not forgive Labour while thousands keep crossing the Channel: STEPHEN GLOVER

What would happen to the prospects of Reform UK if net migration were to dip to almost zero, as some forecasters are saying could happen as soon as the end of this year?

Politics

18 h. ago Hidden tax change that could see thousands of tax bills quadruple from April due to Labour rules

WHITE van men are facing a tax bombshell as annual bills have quadrupled under rules introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Thousands of tradespeople and small business owners who rely on double-cab pick-up trucks are being hammered by a little-known tax hike quietly introduced back in April 2025. Experts say a "little-known tweak" in the 2024...

Economics

46 h. ago World Athletics Cross Country Championships TV channel, start time and how to watch

Everything you need to know as the world’s best head to Tallahassee

Politics

3 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Within minutes of the Minnesota shooting, politicians on the Left and Right had taken bitterly opposed positions

A 37-year-old woman is shot and killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis. Who was responsible for the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good?

Politics

4 d. ago Alleged small boat migrant first to be charged under new Channel crossings law

The 18-year-old is the first to be charged with the offence and will appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday

Events

4 d. ago Britain's small boat kingpin locked up at last: Turkish gangster who made millions supplying  half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport' after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..

Events

4 d. ago Afghan migrant, 18, charged with 'endangering' 46 others on Channel crossing

Aman Naseri appeared at Margate Magistrates' Court on Wednesday following the alleged offence on January 5.

Events

4 d. ago Teen charged with endangering others during Channel crossing in UK first

The case is understood to be the first of its kind under newly introduced border security legislation

Politics

4 d. ago Britain's most wanted man who supplied half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport' after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..

Events

6 d. ago Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing

Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.

Events

7 d. ago Phones to be seized from illegal migrants who arrive in the UK amid crackdown on traffickers

The new powers come as part of government efforts to tackle small-boat Channel crossings and people-smuggling gangs.

Events

7 d. ago Trump's Maduro raid has given the world's bullies and brutes a convenient precedent to justify their own terrifying ambitions: STEPHEN GLOVER

During his characteristically rambling press conference on Saturday about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump asserted that 'Life is a big deal'.

Politics

7 d. ago Hamas supporter who entered UK illegally in dinghy flaunts Christmas presents online after being released from jail

A HAMAS supporter released from jail after entering Britain illegally in a dinghy is flaunting Christmas presents online from a bail hostel. Palestinian Abu Wadee, 34, was jailed for nine months last year after livestreaming videos of his cross-Channel trip. The Sun revealed he had been a member of a Hamas unit in Gaza. Freed...

Events

7 d. ago Powers to seize mobile phones over Channel crossings come into force

The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December.

Politics

7 d. ago Illegal migrants face phone seizures and jail as ministers unleash hardline small

MIGRANTS can now have their phones and electronics seized at Dover under new laws. Those who arrive on small boats could now also be prosecuted for supplying items such as engines and putting other people at danger whilst crossing the Channel. Phone seizures, which will help track down those organising the journeys, will begin at...

Events

1 week ago One in, one out migrant returns deal with France branded a joke as figures show Britain has accepted more people than it has sent back

So far 193 people who crossed the Channel in small boats have been sent back to France - while 195 asylum-seekers have been allowed to come to the UK legally under the scheme.

Economics

1 week ago ‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded “shameful” by the Home Office have revealed.The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 – the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Channel crossings soared last year as more than 40,000 migrants arrived by small boat

The total number for 2025 was 13% higher than the year before. Nearly 65,000 migrants have now arrived in the country by small boat since Labour came to power in 2024

Events

1 week ago Second highest number of small boat migrants arrived in UK last year: More than 41,000 crossed Channel in 2025

Keir Starmer is also less than 1,000 migrants away from an unwanted record - having the most people cross the Channel in his premiership after less than two years.

Events

1 week ago Thousands more migrants risk lives to reach UK in small boats across English Channel

The total number of migrants crossing the Channel to reach the UK in 2025 was 13% higher than the figure for 2024

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