19 h. ago Clyde shipbuilding row as Keir Starmer accuses John Swinnney of blanking £10bn deal for new warships

A Scottish Government source described the Prime Minister's comments regarding the £10bn shipbuilding contract as "total b*llshit".

Economics

62 h. 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’

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63 h. 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

3 d. ago Record disruptions of people smuggling gangs last year including seizures of small boats

After the small boats crisis dominated headlines over the summer, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will take the issue head on as she outlines significant reforms to Britain’s asylum system

Events

6 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

Events

8 d. 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...

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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

1 week 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 South African breeder is accused of $14 million rhino horn smuggling ring

South African prosecutors have accused a well-known rhino breeder of operating a global rhino horn smuggling network alongside five other people

Economics

2 w. ago UK has backed down on demand to access US Apple user data, spy chief says

Tulsi Gabbbard says Home Office no longer demanding ‘backdoor’ to encrypted materialThe UK government has dropped its insistence that Apple allows law enforcement officials “backdoor” access to US customer data, Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, says.The US director of national intelligence posted the claim on X following a months-long dispute embroiling the iPhone manufacturer, the UK government and the US president. Trump had weighed in to accuse Britain of behaving like China, telling the prime minister, Keir Starmer: “You can’t do this”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer turns to strategy expert who once accused him of taking the Labour Party down 'a political dead end'

Sir Keir Starmer has turned to strategy expert Tom Kibasi, who once lambasted him for lack of vision and 'profoundly naive' reliance on focus groups.

Politics

2 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

2 w. ago UN plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject failure’ as negotiators reject draft treaties

Despite three years of negotiations, delegates failed to agree on whether it should stop the growth of plastic production and regulate harmful chemicals internationally

Events

2 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.

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2 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 Starmer accused of ‘abject failure’ as people smuggling arrests fall under Labour

National Crime Agency arrests for people smuggling went down last year, as the new Labour government promised more resources to target immigration crime.

Events

3 w. ago Wembley Stadium investigates claim people were smuggled into Oasis shows without tickets

Fans have claimed they were able to get in using the same ticket after being told to use a disabled entrance, where they were handed VIP wristbands

Events

3 w. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after tenant eviction row

Labour MP dramatically quits Keir Starmer’s frontbench after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her rental property

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer accused of 'gaslighting' the British public for making 'grossly exaggerated' claims about the new 'one

Despite the narrow scope of the Government's pilot migrant scheme, the Prime Minister took to social media to claim: 'If you break the law to enter this country, you will face being sent back.'

Politics