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Hundreds of masked men clash with police in 'anti-migrant protest' on English coast

HUNDREDS of masked demonstrators were in a standoff with police overnight as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth after they arrived in…

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of protesters in standoff with police after migrant boat arrives

Demonstrators also took to the streets in Dover over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Protesters clash with riot police in Portsmouth after 140 migrants rescued from 'mega-dinghy'

‘We condemn the intimidating and thuggish behaviour we are seeing tonight’ - government spokesperson

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Cocaine and cannabis worth more than £160 million seized at British port

290 kilograms of cannabis were found stashed inside a hardwood flooring shipment

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Huge haul of cocaine and cannabis seized at UK port

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More than £160 million worth of cocaine and cannabis seized at British port

Border Force seized 150 tonnes of illegal drugs in the year ending March 2025.

Evening Standard

Tonnes of cocaine worth more than £200m found inside banana boxes at British port

Nine men were arrested and later released on bail

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Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

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Can the Royal Navy legally stop the boats?

ANALYSIS: Reform UK has pledged to send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats there and return them to France or Belgium. Sean O’Grady and Athena Stavrou consider whether it’s even possible

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Young people offered cheap holidays to smuggle drugs by criminal gangs, Border Force warns

600 passengers have already been arrested at UK airports in 2026

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Scottish firm goes into liquidation owing £175k after being caught smuggling tobacco

A SCOTTISH businessman has been banned from directing companies after attempting to smuggle tobacco hidden in furniture into the UK ...

The National (Scotland)

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Suspicious activity in a car park near where a group of foreign nationals arrived on a boat has led to a Taiwanese national being charged with people smuggling.

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Woman dies trying to cross English Channel in small migrant boat

Border Force officers intercepted the small boat dinghy entering UK waters on Saturday

The Independent UK

Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China

Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years in first convictions under National Security Act

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Home Office knew AI age checks for migrant children were flawed – but rolled it out anyway

Exclusive: Government advisers describe the tool as ‘hideously flawed’ amid concern facial age estimation has ‘baked-in racial bias’ – and can wrongly identify a 14-year-old as an adult

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Border Force makes record cannabis seizure worth £139m

Border Force officers seized 12 tonnes of cannabis , valued at approximately £139 million, at Southampton Port. The record-breaking haul was discovered on May 6 in 1,200 boxes across two shipping containers that had arrived from Canada. This interception represents the largest-ever cannabis seizure by Border Force, surpassing the previous…

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QLD:Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend admitted to police he lied to her friends because he was hurt by their break-up, a jury has heard.

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Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend admitted to police he lied to her friends because he was hurt by their break-up, a jury has heard.

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Australia Tried To Tax Smoking Out of Existence. Now 80% of Tobacco Aussies Consume Is From the Black Market.

With cigarettes costing around $40 a pack, Australia’s war on smoking has become a case study in how prohibitionist policies create black markets, violence, and criminal power.

International Business Times UK

Drug Kingpin Linked to Fatal Nitazene Deaths Had Secret Cache of 5,000 Child Abuse Images in Sick Double Life

Robert Poleszak admitted creating over 5,000 child abuse images, exposing a disturbing double life involving drug trafficking and child exploitation.

International Business Times UK

Cocaine Found in Kim Kardashian's SKIMS Cargo: The Hidden $9M Plot She Knew Nothing About

A lorry driver hid $9.4 million worth of cocaine inside a truck carrying Kim Kardashian's SKIMS clothing. He was paid €4,500. The NCA confirmed SKIMS had no connection to the drugs.

Evening Standard

Lorry driver jailed for hiding cocaine in HGV carrying Kim Kardashian underwear

Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years for concealing 90kg of the drug, worth £7m, alongside a legitimate load of Skims underwear.

The Times of India

UK: Border force officer convicted in Chinese intelligence spying case

A Border Force officer has been convicted in London for aiding Chinese intelligence in spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK. Chi Leung “Peter” Wai used confidential immigration data to identify and monitor activists, operating as part of a "shadow policing" network. He was found guilty under the National…

The Guardian - UK

Two men first in British history to be found guilty of spying for China

Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operation

Evening Standard

Waist and leg restraints used on asylum seekers deported from UK, report finds

An inspection of a deportation flight in November found two members of the Home Office team fell asleep on the job.

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