21 h. ago More migrants arrested under new returns deal with France, confirms Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper said that the first referrals for people who came to Britain in small boats to be sent back across the English Channel have already been made

Economics

3 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

The hands of Yosbelin Pérez have made tens of thousands of the aluminum round gridles that Venezuelan families heat every day to cook arepas. She takes deep pride in making the revered “budare,” the common denominator among rural tin-roofed homes and city apartments, but she owns nothing to her name despite the years selling cookware.

Events

3 d. ago Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis

Events

5 d. ago So much for a deterrent! Hundreds more Channel crossings pushes total migrant arrivals since Labour's 'one in one out' deal with France past 400

More than 400 small boat migrants have arrived in the first two days of Labour's returns deal, dashing claims it would be a 'new deterrent'.

Economics

6 d. ago First people detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal before being sent back to France – UK politics live

Home secretary says the move ‘sends a message to every migrant currently thinking of paying organised crime gangs to go to the UK’Keir Starmer has also issued a statement about the detention of small boat arrivals (see 9.58am) on his social media feed. He says:We have detained the first illegal migrants under our new deal before returning them to France. No gimmicks, just results.If you break the law to enter this country, you will face being sent back.The transfers to immigration removal centres are under way as we speak, so we won’t provide operational details at this point that criminal gangs can simply use and exploit.But no-one should be in any doubt: anyone who arrives from now on is eligible for immediate detention and return.The pilot has now begun, so the first migrants who have arrived on the small boats are now in detention. We will then swiftly make the referrals to France and that process will now start to be able to return people to France.It’s the beginning of the pil...

Politics

7 d. ago First small boat migrants detained for return to France under new deal

Detentions began for those who arrived on a small boat on Wednesday - with those being held expected to be sent back within a fortnight

Economics

7 d. ago Moment former Tory justice minister Chris Philp finds huge boat of illegal migrants crossing the Channel

Former Tory justice minister Chris Philp poked holes at Labour's new migrant returns deal after witnessing two 'massively packed' small boats entering UK waters on Wednesday.

Politics

7 d. ago Labour's migrant returns deal with France descends into farce as Cabinet minister appears to contradict terms of treaty

Labour's migrant returns deal with France has descended into farce as a minister appeared to contradict the terms of a new treaty.

Politics

7 d. ago First Channel crossing migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover.

Economics

8 d. ago Confusion over whether migrants can use human rights ‘loophole’ to avoid return to France

The treaty contains a clause that says in order for people to be returned to France, the UK must confirm they do not have an ‘outstanding human rights claim’

Events

8 d. ago Minister denies migrant returns deal leaves open human rights loophole

Dame Angela Eagle denied the agreement with France would allow for spurious claims to be accepted.

Politics

8 d. ago Alexander Isak handed harsh Liverpool transfer verdict – 'rocks my mind'

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe will hold talks with Alexander Isak this week, with the Swedish striker set to be told in no uncertain terms what is expected

Politics

8 d. ago Home Secretary Yvette Cooper refuses to say how many Channel migrants will be returned to France under new 'one in one out' deal because it 'could help smuggling gangs'

Migrants who arrive by small boat from tomorrow could face being selected for the scheme and placed in detention instead of being sent to taxpayer-funded hotels.

Events

9 d. ago France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says

The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.

Events

9 d. ago Small boat migrants will be detained for return to France 'in a matter of days'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has revealed that people who arrive in small boats will start being detained 'in a matter of days' - and will be taken into custody 'immediately on arrival'

Events

9 d. ago 'I live on popular Scottish island and it's not as picturesque as tourists think'

A woman who lives on the most popular island in Scotland has shared the harsh reality and shown how it might be different to some people's expectations of the area

Society

1 week ago Home Office ramps up small boats gangs crackdown with £100million cash boost

The cash will also fund a pilot of the ‘one-in, one-out’ returns deal with France, which will see migrants who arrive illegally in dinghies sent back across the Channel

Economics

3 w. ago ‘The place is empty, a lot have left’: Ballymena weighs up impact of anti

Plenty feel shame at last month’s unrest, but mobs who targeted Roma families feel they got what they wantedSince Ballymena erupted in three nights of anti-migrant riots last month, tranquility has returned to the County Antrim town. The rioters, after all, got what they wanted. They won.Dozens of Roma families that fled have not returned and those that remain keep a low profile – they do not linger on the streets and are scarcely visible. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Game Of Thrones siblings cast as lovers in steamy horror movie

The Dreadful follows Anne and her mother-in-law Morwen who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society, IMDB's synopsis reads.

Events

4 w. ago Migrant charity says new UK and France deal will be ‘drop in the ocean’

Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new migrant return agreement due to begin within weeks.

Economics