16 h. ago Hundreds of endangered species seized by Border Force in illegal wildlife smuggling crackdown

Border Force officers seized more than 2,000 live tarantulas in one month, 302 of which were protected endangered species

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26 h. ago Huge spike in wildlife smuggling sees 2,000 tarantulas slipped into Britain in the back of a car

The seizures this autumn were part of an annual international operation to combat illegal wildlife smuggling - representing a 73 per cent increase on the previous year.

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26 h. ago Grim photos show seized tarantulas and lovebirds being smuggled into UK

In just a month, the UK's Border Force seized more than 250 species and endangered wildlife products at airports, ports and mail depots

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27 h. ago Families set off on migration journeys and find themselves torn apart

During the first Trump administration, families were forcibly separated at the border.

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38 h. ago Tartan Army heading to World Cup could be forced to hand over social media history to US Border Control

THE Tartan Army could have to hand over five years worth of social media history before they enter the United States for our World Cup games. Under draconian plans by Donald Trump, travellers may have to provide the details along with email addresses, phone numbers and names and birthdays of close relatives. The proposal, posted...

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43 h. ago Afghan migrant who said 'I don't know' 158 times when quizzed about his background is allowed to stay in Britain

The asylum seeker arrived in Britain in 2022 where he told Border Force officials he was born in 2007, making him aged 15.

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45 h. ago Mum avoids jail after telling airport staff 'I actually do have something to declare'

Mandy Hendry made the shock confession to Border Force officers at Manchester Airport

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47 h. ago Mum says 'I actually do have something to declare' as she hands in pink suitcase

Mum-of-three, Mandy Hendry, 35 was promised a free holiday to Thailand on one condition - but she ended up being intercepted by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport

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48 h. ago Favourite for next French president vows he WILL stop Channel boats as he meets Nigel Farage

Jordan Bardella, who polls show is on track to win the 2027 contest, insisted he is ready to let UK Border Force carry out so-called 'pushbacks'.

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1 week ago Former England and Premier League star 'arrested at airport over attempted rape'

A former Premier League and England star was reportedly arrested at Stansted airport on suspicion of attempted rape before he boarded his flight with Border Force guards stepping in

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1 week ago Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn

Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harmsThe federal watchdog system at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees complaints about civil rights violations, including in immigration detention, has been gutted so thoroughly that it could be laying the groundwork for the Trump administration to “abuse people with impunity”, experts warn.Former federal oversight officials have sounded the alarm at the rapid dismantling of guardrails against human rights failures – at the same time as the government pushes aggressive immigration enforcement operations.Border Patrol agents in Arizona forcibly removed a detained man from a cell, handcuffed him and then injected him with ketamine to sedate him in 2023, according to a CRCL document confirming the watchdog’s investigation into the allegation. A Guardian reporter had saved that document just weeks before it was scrubbed from the DHS’s website.Guards at a priv...

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2 w. ago Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force

Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges

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2 w. ago Romania forced to scramble fighter jets after drone breaches border

Residents of all three counties were warned to take cover

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2 w. ago NATO scrambles warplanes 'to monitor border' after Russian terror

Vladimir Putin's forces launched overnight attacks on the Ukraine-Romania border forcing NATO to scramble F-16 jets, as Russian missiles killed a Polish girl in Ukraine this week

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2 w. ago BREAKING NATO scrambles warplanes 'to monitor border' after Russian terror

Vladimir Putin's forces launched overnight attacks on the Ukraine-Romania border forcing NATO to scramble F-16 jets, as Russian missiles killed a Polish girl in Ukraine this week

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3 w. ago How Europe’s immigration crackdown is fuelling smuggling gangs – video

It has been 10 years since the migrant crisis began - when thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty sought refuge in Europe. A decade later, migration remains one of the continent’s most divisive and politicised issues.Across Europe, anti-immigrant policies have hardened, physical border walls have gone up, and new barriers - both visible and invisible - continue to appear. As a result, migrants are forced on to ever more dangerous routes in search of safety. And the smuggling gangs that EU politicians claim to want to stop are growing more powerful than ever.The Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam, and video journalist Frances Rankin travel to the edges of ‘Fortress Europe’ to find out what 10 years of tightening migration policy means for people on the move today. Continue reading...

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