5 h. ago ‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers

As Ice expands and standards are lowered, advocates and former US officials warn that misconduct may increaseThe last time the US dramatically expanded its force of immigration officers, major problems arose.Some border agents recruited in the 2000s turned out to be cartel members. One kidnapped and raped three women in his custody. Two others were convicted of off-duty murders. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Don't trust Labour. Young male migrants will not be moved to detention centres or deported

Tony Blair hailed the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into British law as his 'proudest moment in politics'.

Events

4 d. ago Watch: Dramatic moment hazmat crews board British Airways flight from London after mid

Passengers described ‘pandemonium’ as hazmat-suited firefighters boarded the British Airways flight

Events

4 d. ago Home Office minister praises joint EU operation to smash drug smuggler gangs

Operation White Sea has led to the seizure of cocaine worth £66 million from reaching the UK and EU.

Politics

5 d. ago Shocking moment Russia strikes British Council building in Kyiv as Starmer accuses Putin of 'sabotaging peace'

The mass drone and missile attack marks the first significant attack on Ukraine’s capital since Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer insists illegal immigrants 'will face detention and return' as he shows first asylum seekers being removed to France

The Prime Minister wrote 'if you come to this country illegally, you will face detention and return' alongside pictures showing a handful of young men being directed by Border Force officers.

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7 d. ago Moment illegal migrant is found hiding in British holiday couple's camper van after breaking in at Calais

Paul and Kerry Turton were returning from holiday when the man forced his way into a locked storage cupboard at Calais.

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7 d. ago British 'drug mule' who faced 60 years in prison over £15m cocaine haul 'could be freed'

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine and has been mulling over a plea deal in the US which means she will serve a fraction of the maximum term.

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7 d. ago Brit, 29, facing 60 years in USA jail after Manchester Airport flight arrest 'could be home in 12 months'

Kim Hall is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine

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7 d. ago Family of Brit, 29, arrested in USA before Manchester Airport flight home hail 'best news we could have hoped for'

Kim Hall is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine

Society

7 d. ago Brit 'drug mule' faced 60 years over £15m cocaine haul, but now 'could be home in year'

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine and has been mulling over a plea deal in the US which means she will serve a fraction of the maximum term

Economics

8 d. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of strike on nuclear plant in wave of drone attacks

Moscow says operating capacity of reactor at Kursk site reduced by 50% as Kyiv celebrates independence dayMoscow has accused Kyiv of launching dozens of drone attacks, including one that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant, as Ukrainians marked 34 years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.The drone attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia, 37 miles (60km) from the border with Ukraine, caused damage to an auxiliary transformer and forced a 50% reduction in the operating capacity of a reactor, Russian authorities said. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the alleged attack. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Michaella McCollum says being ordered to strip off in prison helped her on Celeb SAS

Michaella McCollum became notorious after she was arrested and imprisoned in Peru after attempting to smuggle 12kg of cocaine but she says life in jail made her stronger

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1 week ago Moment massive rockfall sends '5,000 tonnes of earth' tumbling off cliff onto British beach

Approximately 10,000 tonnes of rock peeled off the 600 foot tall cliff at Golden Cap, near Seaton, Dorset, and slumped onto the beach at about 12.50pm yesterday.

Politics

1 week ago Can I pop this? 18 common skincare questions, answered by dermatologists

If you’re ready for some hard truths (no, you should not pop that pimple) our panel of six expert dermatologists gave us all the science-backed answersThe best facial cleansers in the US for every skin type, recommended by dermatologistsWe asked our expert dermatologists: what are the questions you hear over and over from patients? And we got answers. From the right order to apply skincare products, to how much face scrubbing is too much, it turns out a lot of us have the same questions, even when we don’t always want to hear the answers.For instance: do I really need to wear sunscreen? “I feel like we’ve given you all the reasons why, and debunked all the different myths and all the reasons from TikTok why you shouldn’t wear it, but as soon as you clear one [post or video], another one pops up,” says Dr Corey L Hartman, a dermatologist in Birmingham, Alabama.Dr Doris Day, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City and clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York Un...

Transport

1 week ago Adorable moment boy dressed in British Army costume has chance run

At just six years old, Frank Gates, from Egremont, Cumbria, has amassed millions of views worldwide for his heartwarming videos dressed as a miniature soldier.

Politics

1 week ago Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approachThe second Trump administration has been worse than Canada’s worst nightmare. The largest military force in the history of the world, across a largely undefended border, is suddenly under the command of a president who has called for our annexation. Canada could not be less prepared. The possibility of American aggression has been so remote, for so long, that the idea has not been seriously considered in living memory. Donald Trump has focused on economic rather than military pressure, but the new tone in Washington is finally forcing Canada to ask itself the most basic question: how do we defend ourselves?For most other countries in the world, self-defence is the key to national identity. Canada’s immense good fortune has been that we haven’t really needed a strong military to build our country. In the war of 1812, we were British, and the British kept us aliv...

Politics

1 week ago Gran's chilling final wish as she waits to be executed by firing squad in Bali

Another British woman has been on death row in Bali for 12 years after being caught trying to smuggle 1.6million worth of cocaine into Indonesia

Sport

1 week ago Brit gran's horrifying last wish after 12 years on death row as she awaits firing squad

Lindsay Sandiford, a grandmother from the UK, has been on death row in Bali for 12 years after she was caught trying to smuggle 2 million worth of cocaine into Indonesia

Events

1 week ago Moment respected 'sustainable fisherman' who met King but led a secret life as drug smuggler was caught in front of shocked beachgoers 

Peter Williams, from Hampshire, pictured, was a respected fisherman who had met King Charles several times, but turned to drugs importation after falling on hard times. He was jailed on Thursday.

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