Border Force pick up 16 migrants off Dover coast in Kent

Border police rescue 16 migrants including a baby off Dover today – taking total arrivals over 1,000 this year – as French patrol saves six children from a stricken boat off Calais Border Force picked up group in two boats and brought them into Dover today Group included man carrying a baby in a blue … Read more

Pompeo says shots fired by North Korea aross its border towards the South were ‘accidental’ 

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said shots fired Sunday from North Korea towards the South across their border were ‘accidental.’  ‘Handful of shots came across from the north, we think those were accidental,’ he told ABC’s ‘This Week.’ ‘South Koreans did return fire. There was no loss of life on either side,’ he added.  Gunfire … Read more

Dover officials hand out face masks and blankets after border police catch up to 49 immigrants

Dover officials handed out face masks and blankets to 49 migrants who were intercepted crossing the Channel in three boats today. The migrants were picked up by Border Force off the Kent coast near Dover as they attempted to cross the English Channel in small dinghies between 5am and 6am. Photographs captured several of the … Read more

Dover officials hand out face masks and blankets after border police catch up to 50 immigrants

Dover officials handed out face masks and blankets to 49 migrants who were intercepted crossing the Channel in three boats today. The migrants were picked up by Border Force off the Kent coast near Dover as they attempted to cross the English Channel in three small dinghies. Photographs captured several of the arrivals as they … Read more

Border Force officers in France seize £20million worth of cocaine

Border Force in France seize £20million worth of cocaine within plywood boxes in a lorry carrying consignment of car parts to Britain The haul, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, was discovered within a number of plywood boxes in a lorry  Border Force officers use hi-tech search equipment to combat immigration … Read more

Beloved Border Collie, 14, had to be put to sleep in the boot of the family’s car

A family-of-four were left distraught after their beloved Border Collie had to be put to sleep in a car boot, after the vet was unable to visit their home because of social distancing measures.  Fourteen-year-old Border Collie Shearer, from Old Isleworth, west London, was left struggling to eat as a result of a serious illness … Read more

Border Force officials seize £1million of cocaine hidden in shipment of facemasks

Border Force officials seize £1million of cocaine hidden in shipment of facemasks, as Home Secretary Priti Patel slams criminals cashing in on coronavirus crisis £2.4 million has been lost in scams relating to the outbreak as sophisticated criminals try to take advantage of the lockdown and prey on people’s fear  The cocaine discovery is the … Read more

Border Force intercepts five boats carrying about 60 migrants off Kent coast

Around 60 migrants – including two young girls – are thought to have been brought into Dover today. It means April will be a record month for crossings as the total could already exceed 400, compared to at least 336 refugees known to have landed last August. The young girls are thought to be around … Read more

Border Force officers fit face masks on migrants after stopping another 20 trying to reach Kent

Another 20 migrants are believed to have reached the UK after crossing the Channel on Friday. It comes after it was revealed a staggering 802 migrants have already reached the UK this year – four times the number for the same period last year, despite Home Secretary Priti Patel’s promise of a clampdown on crossings.  … Read more

Border Force join massive search and rescue mission off Sussex Coast amid surge in crossing attempts

A large-scale search and rescue operation is under way off the coast of East Sussex.  Coastguard, lifeboats and rescue teams are being assisted by police and Border Force. The nature of the incident is not known, though it comes amid a surge in attempts by migrants to cross the dangerous waters of the English Channel. … Read more