16 h. ago Ruthless people smuggler who charges £1,200 to transport migrants to the UK boasts: 'French gendarmes do nothing. Do not worry. I am the police'

The Syrian trafficker was demanding £1,200 for a place on an inflatable boat leaving from northern France on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago ‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey in the footsteps of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Three years after the deaths of the British journalist and Brazilian activist, the Guardian joined the Indigenous peoples continuing their dangerous and often gruelling work to protect the rainforestPhotographs by João LaetTataco grimaces and braces for impact as his canoe hurtles towards the banks of Brazil’s Jordan River into a blizzard of branches, vines and leaves. In the bow of the boat, his Indigenous comrade, Damë Matis, shields his face with his arms as he is swallowed by the vegetation, twigs gouging his muscular shoulders.“Get down! Get down!” Tataco yells, battling to control the vessel before its occupants are skewered by the lance-like boughs jutting out from the shore. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey tracing the steps of our murdered colleagues

Three years after the deaths of the British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira, the Guardian joined the Indigenous peoples continuing their dangerous and often gruelling work to protect the rainforestPhotographs by João LaetTataco grimaces and braces for impact as his canoe hurtles towards the banks of Brazil’s Jordan River into a blizzard of branches, vines and leaves. In the bow of the boat, his Indigenous comrade, Damë Matis, shields his face with his arms as he is swallowed by the vegetation, twigs gouging his muscular shoulders.“Get down! Get down!” Tataco yells, battling to control the vessel before its occupants are skewered by the lance-like boughs jutting out from the shore. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nine phones AN HOUR were reported stolen in Sadiq Khan's London last year costing £50million... with more than half of devices ending up in Algeria and China

As they outlined the 'organised criminal enterprise' they were grappling with, senior Scotland Yard bosses admitted there was a 'growing and very serious problem'.

Economics

7 d. ago Smuggler boats pick up Channel migrants ‘like taxi service’ while French police stand by, minister fumes

Labour’s John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais – and authorities in France fail to intervene

Politics

7 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer has 'lost control of Britain's borders' after almost 1,200 small boat migrants cross the Channel in single day

One of Sir Keir's senior cabinet ministers admitted the latest Channel scenes were 'pretty shocking' as a surge in dinghy crossings overwhelmed French and UK border patrol vessels.

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8 d. ago Small boats leave France after week of no migrant crossing arrivals

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on small boat crossings including with measures targeting smuggling gangs.

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2 w. ago Senior doctor admits 'doubting his own judgement' after a teenage girl died from sepsis

Professor Richard Thompson is accused of numerous failings in his treatment of Martha Mills, 13, at London 's King's College Hospital two days before she died in August 2021.

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2 w. ago Tourist fighting for life after both legs are torn off in freak holiday boat accident

Hannah Smith, 22, was on holiday in the Bahamas when she fell off a boat and was sucked into the propeller, leaving her with catastrophic injuries and partially severed legs

Politics

3 w. ago Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely

Politics

3 w. ago Iranian 'spies who were targeting journalists in Britain' were given leave to remain in UK after claiming asylum when they arrived here by small boats and lorry, court hears

The trio are alleged to have been helping the Middle Eastern country's intelligence service between August 14 2024 and February 16 2025.

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3 w. ago Tories only realised Brexit impact on small boats ‘just before’ leaving EU, admits senior MP

Chris Philp says in leaked audio that Tories ‘ran some checks’ just prior to Brexit and realised ‘around half’ of small boat arrivals could have been returned under EU law

Politics

3 w. ago English Channel migrant boat blaze leaves one dead and seven injured when motor catches fire during crossing

Around 60 men, woman and children had to be rescued off the coast of northern France early this morning after a fire broke out on their boat.

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