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The boss of EuroTunnel operator Getlink has today insisted Channel crossings ‘will work well’ on New Year’s Day – with the new Brexit trade rules coming into force overnight. The new rules from Britain’s deal with the EU will come into play at 11pm on New Year’s Eve, after a historic trade deal was struck … Read more
Britain and France have signed an historic agreement to tackle the number of migrants crossing the English Channel each year. Home Secretary Priti Patel and her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin said they wanted to make the route unviable after more than 8,000 migrants crossed this year. They agreed to double the number of French police … Read more
Dozens of migrants are picked by Border Force after making Channel crossing in dinghies for the first time this month during break in the bad weather Interception was the first time this month migrants had attempted the cross Unconfirmed reports claimed between 50 and 60 were detained by officers Last month a total of 1,954 … Read more
The Home Office considered putting wave machines in the Channel to stop migrant crossings, it was revealed today – as it emerged asylum seekers could be housed on old ferries or flown to Papua New Guinea. The option was among ‘blue sky’ ideas looked at by officials to discourage migrants from trying to cross in … Read more
They are an emblem of Britain’s engineering prowess and steeped in hundreds of years of history, but London’s bridges risk disintegrating into the Thames as they suffer from lack of funds and crumble under the weight of party politics. In recent months a number of the Capital’s bridges have either needed emergency repairs, or been … Read more
Priti Patel has risked inflaming relations with France by claiming migrants flee the country for Britain because they see it is as racist and fear they may be tortured. The Home Secretary’s remarks, made in a private conference call with Tory MPs, incensed some French politicians, with one accusing her of ‘not doing much thinking’. … Read more
Priti Patel has risked inflaming relations with France by claiming migrants flee the country for Britain because they see it is as racist and fear they may be tortured. The Home Secretary’s remarks, made in a private conference call with Tory MPs, incensed some French politicians, with one accusing her of ‘not doing much thinking’. … Read more
HM Cutter Seeker — one of the largest in the UK Border Force’s fleet — races through the English Channel having plucked 21 migrants from their dinghy. Hours later its detachable inflatable boat takes eight more migrants to Dover after intercepting them in the water. Within minutes, Seeker’s sister vessel Speedwell, with at least six … Read more
Waiting times at pedestrian crossings will be HALVED after lockdown to 15 seconds so people aren’t forced to queue together before the green man appears Manchester was the first city to introduce the measures at 1,000 of its crossings The average waiting time in the city is now 87 seconds from 106 seconds before Wiltshire … Read more
Nigel Farage has defended travelling 100 miles from his home in Kent to film footage about UK migrant crossings. The Brexit Party leader was filmed at Pett Level, a beach in east Sussex, claiming it was the ‘favoured location’ for migrants to land in the UK. He was later also videoed in Hastings where he interviewed … Read more