25 h. ago UK to work with allies and social media to tackle people smuggling adverts

A new agreement will see nations and social media giants work more closely together to tackle criminal gangs using online platforms to advertise.

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2 d. ago Fragmentation between authorities ‘open invitation’ to Channel gangs, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer said work was being done to better co-ordinate efforts to tackle people-smuggling gangs.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer to call for countries to unite to eradicate ‘vile trade’ of people smuggling at summit

Sir Keir Starmer will call on the 40 countries that are gathering in London on Monday and Tuesday to work together to stop people-smuggling gangs in the same way they would terrorists

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's 'global crackdown' on people smugglers: Forty countries at London summit will aim to halt the gangs

At a world-first summit with more than 40 countries in London , the Prime Minister will urge the likes of Vietnam, Iraq and France to unite behind a new approach to 'smash' smuggling gangs.

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's 'global crackdown' on people smugglers: Forty countries at London summit will aim to halt t

Sir Keir Starmer's 'global crackdown' on people smugglers: Forty countries at London summit will aim to halt t  Daily Mail

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3 d. ago Countries must not be pitted against each other over migration, Starmer to warn

Sir Keir Starmer will call on the 40 countries gathering in London for a summit to work together to stop people-smuggling gangs.

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9 d. ago Iraqi asylum seeker has deportation delayed after people smuggler ‘threw away his phone and ID’

The man reportedly fled Iraq after he was threatened with arrest for alleged exam fraud

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1 week ago Education secretary to review guidance on smartphones in schools amid calls for outright ban

Bridget Phillipson commissions probe into smartphones after pressure from MPs to go further to tackle harmful effects of social media

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1 week ago Illegal Channel migrants offered discount trips by smugglers across to the UK if they post the journey on social media

Channel migrants who chronicle their journey in social media video footage are being offered discounted passage by people smugglers who are eager to promote their services.

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2 w. ago Employer joins calls for cuts to West Dunbartonshire GP support staff to be reversed to ensure 'thousands aren't left out to dry'

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland says that the political groups must rally together to "ensure these cuts do not happen".

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3 w. ago Fiery debate sees Labour accused of 'betraying children' and giving in to big tech

MPs called for tougher action to tackle smartphone and social media harms among children as they warned the 'fundamental rewiring' of childhood needs addressing

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3 w. ago Police 'acted reasonably' by launching hate crime investigation into journalist Allison Pearson, review finds

A probe into the actions of Essex Police has found that they 'acted reasonably' when they launched a hate crime investigation into a social media post by journalist Allison Pearson.

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4 w. ago Germany’s future coalition partners to relax debt rules to boost defence budget

Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defenceThe prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending.They said they will also seek to set up a huge €500bn ($533bn ) fund to finance spending on Germany’s infrastructure over the next 10 years. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Arab leaders meet to discuss Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Arab League summit to discuss US president’s proposal to assume control of Gaza and displace Palestinian populationIsrael’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who supports the annexation of the occupied West Bank, said on Tuesday that he was travelling to the United States for a brief visit.“The goal of this visit is to strengthen economic cooperation between Israel and the United States... and deepen the strategic alliance between our two countries,” Smotrich wrote on social media platform X. Continue reading...

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last month Government adverts launched to warn of misinformation from people smugglers

The digital content shared by the Home Office comes as part of an international campaign to warn those considering coming to the UK.

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