59 h. ago People smugglers are drugging children before they are put on small boats to cross Channel, Solicitor General reveals

Lucy Rigby said she had been warned by the Crown Prosecution Service that the gangs were attempting to make the children more co-operative as they undertake the dangerous journey from France.

Events

4 d. ago Children's hospital nurse caught in £200k cocaine and ecstasy raid

Kiran Farooq, who worked at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children was caught by cops after they witnessed a suspected drugs deal.

Economics

4 d. ago Labour’s asylum crackdown may fuel small boat crossings, British Red Cross warns

The charity warned families will face ‘harsh choices’ after the home secretary announced a pause on new applications from refugees wanting to bring their loved ones to the UK

Events

4 d. ago Cooper’s family reunion crackdown may fuel small boat crossings, British Red Cross warns

The charity warned families will face ‘harsh choices’ after the home secretary announced a pause on new applications from refugees wanting to bring their loved ones to the UK

Events

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper pauses new refugee family reunions in fresh asylum crackdown

Charities warn the changes will ‘push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers in an effort to reunite with loved ones’

Events

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper accused of pushing children towards people smugglers by halting refugee scheme

Home secretary under fire over suspension of family reunion system that she said was at risk of exploitationYvette Cooper has been accused of pushing children “into the arms of people smugglers” after halting a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family to the UK.The home secretary said the refugee family reunion route was at risk of exploitation and she would “temporarily suspend new applications” until tougher rules are introduced next year. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago ‘I sit alone and talk to myself’: a family ripped apart by Europe’s migration crisis

An Algerian mother blames people smugglers and opportunists for the death of both her daughters. Now she cares for four grandchildren aloneEach morning Zahia leaves the home she shares with her four grandchildren in the Algerian coastal city of Bou Ismaïl and heads to her job cleaning a primary school. For the past year she has lived alone with them, after the death of both her daughters ripped their family apart.Their tragic story started on 5 October 2021, when Zahia’s youngest daughter, Feryal, then 23, decided to leave Algeria with her husband, Aissa, and their son Amjad, aged 2. At the time neither had jobs – although Aissa worked occasionally as a horseback tour guide – but they were both determined to improve their lives. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Desperate 'end this tide of misery' plea as child held afloat in English Channel

Chilling photos show children being carried onto small boats ready to cross the Channel as campaigners say the images must shame politicians to act as pressure mounts over the asylum system

Politics

1 week ago Albanian gang member 'who smuggled people into Britain' says the Government could stop crossings tomorrow... but claims 'it doesn't want to'

The people smuggler said he thought Labour is not stopping small boats (pictured, file photo) from crossing the Channel because it bolsters the country's workforce.

Politics

2 w. ago Woman, 49, is arrested amid probe into the supply of small boats to people smugglers

The arrest of the 29-year-old woman follows a National Crime Agency investigation (NCA) into a network suspected of supplying small boats and maritime equipment from Türkiye.

Events

2 w. ago Robbie Williams bans children from having phones, describing them as a ‘drug’

Robbie Williams has banned his children from having mobile phones, calling the devices “a drug” and a form of “abuse”.

Events

3 w. ago Special forces commandos could be used to tackle people smugglers bringing migrants to UK

Defence chiefs have ordered special forces to target ruthless people smugglers shipping illegal migrants across the channel

Events

3 w. ago Illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind surge in food poisoning outbreaks that has seen up to 3,000 trucks contaminated, claims report

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

Events

3 w. ago Outrage as transport regulator finds illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind explosion in food poisoning outbreaks: '3,000 trucks contaminated'

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

Events

3 w. ago Children as young as 13 'groomed by county lines gangs' arrested for drug dealing in London

Exclusive: Scotland Yard are arresting an average of fourteen under-18s a week for drug dealing offences

Events

3 w. ago Over 50,000 small boat migrants cross Channel under Labour as Starmer fails to get a grip on crisis

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’

Events

4 w. ago Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA

Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gapPfizer’s Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this fall, prompting Moderna to fill possible gaps in supply, according to an email obtained by the Guardian.The move would pull the only remaining Covid vaccine for all children under five from the market. Continue reading...

Politics