4 h. ago How to get your phone ready if US border force ask to go through it

From backing-up devices, to staying calm during inspections and setting a strong passcode, travel experts have shared their top tips for smartphone users, particularly football fans heading to the US.

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4 d. ago Albanian illegal migrant will be deported for a FIFTH time after being found hiding in the back of trailer

Since 2017 Romeo Zani (pictured) has repeatedly tried to enter the UK. He first came to the attention of the Border Force when he confessed he had entered the UK in the 'back of a lorry'.

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7 d. ago Live facial recognition cameras used at UK ports to try and snare illegal migrants

Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and local police said 15 cameras in total were used to identify people in breach of deportation orders.

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1 week ago With Venezuela, Trump has achieved his dream of making his own 80s action movie

Given his rise during the ego joyride of the 1980s, it’s no shock that Trump’s foreign policy is to emulate that decade’s belligerent cinemaThe box office barnstormer of 2026 arrived early this year. A sleazy banana-republic dictator flooding the American streets with blow. The over-the-border Delta Force extraction squad sent to pluck this schmo out of his impregnable fortress. The bronzed tough-talker who’s firing an RPG up the tailpipe of the international rules-based order – but who gets the job done. Call it: Caracas Thunder.Sounds like a bit of a throwback, you might be thinking. But, judging by his press conference after the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump seemed to have finally achieved his dream of directing his own 80s action movie. Continue reading...

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1 week 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.

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1 week ago Venezuela live updates: interim president offers to ‘collaborate’ with US after Trump warns of further strikes

Delcy Rodríguez adopts conciliatory tone as she stands in for Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan leader captured by American forces and brought to USTense calm spreads at border with Colombia after Maduro captureAnalysis: European leaders appear torn in face of new world orderKeir Starmer has said when asked if he would condemn the US action in Venezuela that he wants to wait to “establish the facts” and speak to Donald Trump, while insisting the UK would “shed no tears” over the end of Maduro’s regime.However, some of the British prime minister’s own MPs have been more outspoken, criticising America’s actions as a breach of international law.Now a [Labour government] won’t even defend them. This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Colombia sends armed forces to Venezuela border amid concern over refugee ‘influx’

President Gustavo Petro says Colombia rejects US aggression against sovereignty of Venezuela• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesColombia has mobilised its armed forces in the aftermath of US strikes on neighbouring Venezuela. President Gustavo Petro said Colombia was concerned about refugees fleeing in the aftermath of the attacks.Petro posted on X that his government had held a national security meeting in which it was decided that forces should be sent to the border amid a potential “massive influx” of people leaving Venezuela. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Groups arrive in UK after busy night of small boat journeys

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces battle Russian push to break through in Sumy region

Moscow reported to have forcibly moved dozens of people from border village; Florida peace talks described as ‘productive’. What we know on day 1,398The Ukrainian army was battling an attempted Russian breakthrough in the Sumy region, it said on Sunday, after reports that Moscow forcibly moved 50 people from a border village there. That marks a renewed Russian advance in the part of the region largely spared from intense ground fighting since Ukraine regained land there in a 2022 counteroffensive. “Fighting is currently ongoing in the village of Grabovske,” Ukraine’s joint taskforce said, adding the troops were “making efforts to drive the occupiers back into Russian territory”. It has also refuted media reports saying Moscow’s troops were in the neighbouring Ryasne village. Earlier on Sunday, the Ukrainian rights ombudsman said Russian troops forcibly moved about 50 people from Grabovske to Russia. There was no official comment from Russia. On Saturday, the Russian army said it had...

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4 w. ago Groups arrive in Dover after busy night of small boat Channel crossings

People could be seen leaving northern France on Friday night and into Saturday on small boats.

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4 w. ago Moment desperate migrants use designer Nike trainers to bail out their sinking dinghy as it crosses the Channel

Around 500 migrants are making the journey today with Border Force sending out all five of its vessels to manage the crossings.

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