Seven boats carrying 395 migrants cross Channel following break in bad weather The arrivals on Friday bring the total for the year to 25,639. Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2024
Migrants brought to shore after crossing English Channel Pictures show people wearing life jackets arriving in Dover on a Border Force vessel on Friday, after a period of windy conditions. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024
Ex Arsenal footballer sacked after £600,000 smuggling cannabis charge He was arrested after the National Crime Agency seized suitcases arriving from Bangkok at Stansted Airport The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
Former Arsenal player charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized at Stansted Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been dropped by his current club after court appearance in connection with drug-smuggling attempt The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024
Scottish Championship footballer charged in '£600k cannabis smuggling' case A SCOTTISH Championship footballer has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted Airport ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2024
Brexit ‘cock up’ delays Border Force fleet replacement and sends costs soaring Rules agreed as part of the UK’s accession to the World Trade Organisation post-Brexit mean that government contracts must be open to international competition The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
Keir Starmer vows to stop people-smuggling gangs with tactics used to jail rioters Prime minister held a ‘high-level’ summit attended by National Crime Agency, Border Force and senior ministers The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Yvette Cooper to chair summit on tackling Channel smuggling gangs Ministers, intelligence officers, Border Force and CPS staff to attend meeting at NCA headquarters The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Dramatic Seaside Drug Smuggling Attempt Foiled With $48M Cocaine Haul Two smugglers caught in daring escape bid as Border Force intercepts boat with 350 kilos of cocaine near Suffolk coast. Zenger · Aug 27, 2024
Londoners planning late August getaway warned of rail, road and flight chaos The roads are expected to be the busiest they been since 2015 as strike action is planned on the railways and at Heathrow Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024
Vapes, cash seized in ACT, alleged evidence of a thriving black market A early morning search of a car in Casey revealed the haul. The Canberra Times · Aug 22, 2024
When are Heathrow Airport strikes taking place and how will they impact holidaymakers? Union announces further strike dates towards the end of the summer holidays Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2024
Border Force staff at Heathrow to take strike action for most of September Union says forced changes to working hours and practices have most harmed those with caring responsibilities The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024
UK Border Force staff at Heathrow to strike during homeward rush ’Our strike action is likely to cause serious disruption to travellers using Heathrow at the end of the summer’ – PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024
Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2024 Holidaymakers warned of ‘serious disruption’ as hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow set to strike PCS union members’ action will hit disrup the end of the summer holidays when they walkout from August 31 to September 3
International Business Times UK · Jul 25, 2024 Human Trafficking Gang Used A Suspected Stolen Yacht To Smuggle Migrants Into Britain Border Force stops migrants on yachts, signalling a change in tactics by traffickers who previously relied on dinghies for dangerous Channel crossings.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024 What could £700m cost of Rwanda scheme have paid for instead? Scheme denounced as ‘shocking waste’ by new home secretary could have funded teachers, border force officers or renewable energy farms
The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024 UK Border Force returns migrants in the Channel to France – expert Q&A The UK Border Force has returned a group of migrants to France after their small boat got into trouble in the English Channel. This appears to be a departure from past policy, at a crucial time. Channel crossings are rising again as the weather gets warmer, and remain a controversial…
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024 Border Force returns small boat Channel migrants to France for first time A Border Force vessel supported the rescue of 71 migrants in French waters on Wednesday and helped return them to France
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024 Young British tourists visiting Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca warned over modern slavery risk Border force officers are stationed at 22 airports to speak to young people heading to the popular holiday destinations
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024 Thousands more asylum seekers and economic migrants set to cross Channel this summer, No10 signals Crossings resumed on Monday after a six-day hiatus amid poor weather conditions at sea
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024 Forget ‘stop the boats’, Starmer wants to ‘smash the gangs’ – but will it work? Labour’s new border security unit faces major challenges, as campaigners warn they need a better plan for safe routes
AAP · Jul 1, 2024 Airport staff busted aiding drug smuggling ring Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff breached security checks in the past year, with many suspected of working for organised criminals.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2024 Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows Exclusive: About one in four people stopped at border had some data copied from their devices by Australian Border Force
Evening Standard · May 31, 2024 London travel news LIVE: Trains resume after line closed at Catford Bridge due to 'police incident' A south London train line was closed after police responded to a concern for welfare at Catford Bridge railway station on Friday afternoon.