Covid UK: Social bubble BOTTLENECK at the border as Heathrow passport staff ‘work in fours’

Chaos at the border is partly being caused by Covid rules which see Border Force officers in Heathrow Airport working in groups of four to reduce the risk of spreading mutant variants as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins.  Arrivals today tweeted that they had joined … Read more

Covid UK: Social bubbles behind border bedlam as Heathrow staff work in ‘groups of FOUR’

Chaos at the border is partly being caused by lockdown rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient arrival who joined … Read more

EU threatens to dig in over Ulster border checks row

EU threatens to dig in over Ulster border checks row as official warns major changes to arrangements are impossible Brussels warned they are unwilling to ease checks on goods crossing Irish sea Maros Sefcovic will arrive in London to meet Michael Gove over border problems The Northern Ireland protocol is designed to avoid border on island … Read more

Brussels set to REJECT British plea for a two-year grace period to ease NI border crisis

Lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs waits for EIGHT DAYS to board a ferry to Northern Ireland ‘because of missing paperwork’  Peter Summerton, of McCulla Refrigerated Transport, said: ‘It’s absolutely criminal what has been allowed to happen’ A lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs has been waiting for clearance to board a ferry … Read more

Boris Johnson is urged to toughen border controls

The Prime Minister has been urged to toughen border controls after a passenger arriving from South Africa revealed she walked through Heathrow unchecked.  Sharon Feinstein, who lives in Islington, north London, claims she walked through the terminal following a trip to Johannesburg, where the mutant strain is rife.  Ms Feinstein landed yesterday after visiting her … Read more

Border Force detain 49 migrants in English Channel taking this year’s arrivals up to 285

Border Force detain 49 migrants at Dover after they attempted to cross English Channel in three boats taking total number of arrivals this year to 285 Home Office confirms 49 migrants made it to UK shores on Saturday morning  Friday saw 123 people prevented from making the crossing in three boats Latest arrivals takes the … Read more

Border Force detain six migrants at Dover after they crossed the Channel in ‘brand new boat’

Border Force detain six migrants at Dover after they crossed the Channel in ‘brand new boat’ taking total arrivals this year to 242 Six men, thought to be African, were picked up mid-channel at 12.40am today Border Force officers intercepted the men in a  grey rigid hulled inflatable boat Group were picked up in calm and mild conditions … Read more

‘Child’ migrant stopped at Swedish border was actually woman, 60

‘Child’ migrant stopped at Swedish border is actually a SIXTY-YEAR-OLD woman Woman in her sixties, who lives in bordering Denmark, had claimed she was a child so she could get around Sweden’s strict border controls The woman had said she was under 18 so she could visit her mother in Sweden She was stopped by … Read more

‘Child’ migrant stopped at Swedish border is actually a SIXTY-YEAR-OLD woman

‘Child’ migrant stopped at Swedish border is actually a SIXTY-YEAR-OLD woman Woman in her sixties, who lives in bordering Denmark, had claimed she was a child so she could get around Sweden’s strict border controls The woman had said she was under 18 so she could visit her mother in Sweden She was stopped by … Read more

Ulster holds its breath as loyalists march and port staff are threatened over Irish border row

Boris Johnson has threatened to suspend parts of the Brexit deal unless the EU agrees to ease checks on goods crossing between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The Prime Minister vowed yesterday to do ‘everything we need to do’ to ensure trade is conducted as smoothly as possible across the Irish Sea … Read more