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UK-based people smuggler jailed for 25 years over Mediterranean crossings

Ahmed Ebid, 42, helped bring nearly 3,800 people from Libya to Italy, some of whom made it to the UK

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Man who helped smuggle thousands of migrants into Europe jailed for 25 years

Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42, helped organise the movement of nearly 3,800 migrants in a £12 million illegal boat crossing operation

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

People smuggler 'ruthlessly' exploited migrants in £12m boat crossing operation from his London home

Ahmed Ebid is believed to be the first person convicted of organising boat crossings across the Mediterranean from the UK

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Search for mother of three abandoned babies narrows to 400 homes in east London

The three siblings, Harry, Roman and Elsa, were abandoned within a few miles of each other in east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Calls for more support for nurses dealing with ‘human cost’ of opioid abuse

Nitazenes have caused a spike in drug-related deaths in recent years.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Paedophile teacher banned from profession after more than 120,000 child abuse images found on laptop

Matthew Smith, former deputy headteacher at Thomas’s Battersea Primary School, was jailed for 12 years

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Men charged in 'plot to smuggle laundered cash out of UK in washing powder boxes'

The National Crime Agency says millions of pounds was being smuggled out of the UK

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

BBC reveals details of new series on 'rise and fall' of Michelle Mone

THE BBC has announced details of a new documentary series into the “rise and fall” of Scottish Tory baroness Michelle Mone ...

The National (Scotland) · May 8, 2025

Co-op rushes to fix contactless payment issue in some stores amid cyber-attack fallout

Chain says up to one in 10 stores was affected on Tuesday morning but issue now fixed in all branches

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025