1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years

Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

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2 w. ago Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes forced mass evacuations

Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday

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3 w. ago Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues despite Trump claim of renewed ceasefire

Trump announced the agreement after calls with Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian prime minister Hun ManetThailand-Cambodia fighting explainedCambodia said Thai forces including fighter jets continued to strike targets across their disputed border hours after Donald Trump said both countries leaders had agreed to renew a truce brokered in October that has been strained by days of deadly clashes.“Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing,” the Cambodian ministry of information said. Thailand’s military countered with accusations that Cambodia was committing “repeated violations of international rules” by targeting civilian locations and laying landmines. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thailand deny Trump ceasefire claim as battles with Cambodia continue at border

Thai PM says military will keep fighting and Cambodia suspends border crossings as casualties riseThailand-Cambodia fighting explainedThailand’s caretaker prime minister has denied the existence of a ceasefire with Cambodia, despite US president Donald Trump announcing that both countries had agreed to halt fighting, as heavy clashes continued along the border between the two countries.Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Thailand had not agreed to a ceasefire with Cambodia and that its forces would continue fighting. Cambodia, meanwhile, announced it had suspended all border crossings with Thailand. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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