The UK signs a new deal with France, seeking to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Joe Biden—their first face-to-face encounter since Biden became president. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson, hailing the […]
A 9-year-old girl has died after being shot in her house in Merseyside. A hunt for the gunman is underway. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells an international conference that Russia must not be allowed to annex more Ukrainian territory and must pull its troops out of the country. Almost 1,300 illegal immigrants crossed the Channel Monday, the highest daily total since records […]
An independent review says the agency in charge of UK border security is highly ineffective and struggling to get out of a cycle of crisis management. The report comes as Border Force is contending with exceptional challenges, including a small boats crisis, immigration abuse, illegal drugs, firearms, and organised crime, along with the need to […]
An independent review found Border Force is performing at a “suboptimal level” and may have been “counter-productive” in dealing with small boats in the Channel. New research shows mental health services for young people in the UK are at a “crisis point.” As a kilo of butter hits nine pounds ($10.80) we look at the rising […]
The home secretary said the plan to send illegal immigrants, such as those crossing the English Channel, to Rwanda will “take time” to implement. People will begin to be informed of their relocation to the East African country this week, but the Home Office said they expect legal challenges blocking the removal of the migrants.
The Ministry of Defence says more than 250 people were intercepted trying to cross the English Channel on Sunday, after an 11-day pause amid windy weather. People referred for cancer checkups rose to record figures in the last year, after numbers dramatically declined during lockdowns. The business secretary voiced strong opposition to a windfall tax on oil and gas companies days […]
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey dismisses Russia’s comment on possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine as “bravado.” Government borrowing over the last financial year has more than halved compared to the previous year, largely due to the end of pandemic schemes and tax revenue coming back stronger than expected. The government has abandoned its plan […]
The U.K. government has abandoned its plan to turn migrant boats back to the French side of the English Channel ahead of a judicial review of the policy. Campaigners challenging the tactic called this a “humiliating climbdown by the government,” while the Home Office defended efforts to prevent the illegal crossings.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended the government’s plans to send illegal immigrants to East Africa. In a joint article with the Rwandan foreign minister published in the Times newspaper, she challenged those opposed to the scheme to come up with a better idea to tackle small boats crossing the channel.
