Officials will use X-rays and MRI scans to determine the age of asylum seekers falsely claiming to be unaccompanied children, the Government announced today. MRIs of knees and collar bones could be used to check people arriving across the Channel in small boats along with X-rays of teeth, hands and wrists. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick wants … Read more
Emmanuel Macron is expected to refuse Rishi Sunak’s demands that Britain be allowed to return migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France at today’s summit in Paris. Britain hopes to secure his active support at the summit for a long-term deal, similar to the EU’s existing ‘Dublin’ rules, to return illegal … Read more
Bill of Rights is shelved for THIRD time: Dominic Raab’s flagship act is put on hold again so ministers can focus on law over Channel migrants crisis Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights will be shelved so ministers can focus on the border Rishi Sunak and Mr Raab are debating which parts of the Bill are top priorities … Read more
Dozens of migrants arrive in Dover after crossing the Channel overnight – as total number of arrivals this year hits more than 42,000 The fog clearing sparked a series of crossings today after 426 arrived yesterday The mainly male groups were wrapped in blankets to protect them from the cold Royal Navy, Border Force and … Read more
The number of migrants to cross the English Channel in small boats has edged closer to 44,000 so far this year as dozens more asylum seekers arrived illegally into the UK today. Around 50 migrants were rescued and brought into the harbour at Dover, Kent, before dawn after making the dangerous crossing of one of … Read more
Council in Cambridgeshire is latest to lose High Court bid to keep asylum seekers out of local hotel Fenland District Council brought legal action over plans to use hotels in Wisbech The council raised safety concerns and said it would be a change of planning use Mr Justice Holgate dismissed the council’s bid for an … Read more
More than 33,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year, official government figures have revealed. Data released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 33,001 people have been intercepted making the dangerous journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in 2022. A total of 7,961 of those migrants arrived in … Read more
Border Force intercept nearly 500 migrants in the Channel during dash to UK – bringing total to attempt crossing to record 32,000 so far this year A total of 499 migrants were picked up by Border Force in Channel on Thursday Total number to arrive by small boat this year has now reached a record … Read more
More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel this year, figures show. Over 600 migrants arrived in the UK by small boat this weekend, 167 in 13 boats on Saturday and 436 in nine boats on Sunday. Since the start of 2022, 8,393 people have reached the UK after navigating … Read more
The group, which included several women and at least one child, was escorted to the harbour in Kent shortly after 3.30pm on Border Force cutter Speedwell.
Easter getaway chaos begins in Kent as holidaymakers face traffic gridlock after M20 is closed to hold lorries heading for Channel crossings because P&O ferries can’t sail Thousands of holiday makers risk missing their ferries due to road chaos in Kent Police have closed sections of the M20 and A20 towards Dover due to traffic … Read more
Truckers should get USED TO four-hour queues at Dover in post-Brexit world but overall picture is ‘positive’ says haulage chief Miles-long queues waiting to get into the port have been a regular sight this year New checks have caused friction in Dover as well as across the English Channel On busy days it has meant … Read more
Ministers turn down cross-Channel power cable plan linked to party donor who gave Conservatives more than £1million Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng decided to dismiss the plans from Aquind They were to bring in an electricity link between Portsmouth and Normandy Alexander Temerko donated over £1m to Tories and is listed as Aquind director By James Gant … Read more