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An unrepentant Nigel Farage returned to the Kent coast today as 11 migrants were picked up – with more than 1,000 having now made it to Britain this year. On Monday Mr Farage appeared in Dover and said he ‘witnessed first hand our Border Force acting as a taxi service for illegal migrants’, adding that … Read more
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
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 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
Another 13 migrants, including a toddler, have arrived in the UK after a huge search and rescue operation was launched earlier today. The migrants were spotted this morning in a boat off the Kent coast, sparking a rescue mission involving a coastguard helicopter, lifeboats and Border Force vessels. All 13 were taken to Dover to … Read more
Border force rescues 53 people including Iraqi and Syrian nationals from the straits of Dover, just two days after another 52 migrants were intercepted in the same stretch of water The 49 men and four women intercepted by Border Force officials near Dover They travelled on four boats which were picked up between 2.20am and … Read more
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship today in Dover. The luxury 17-deck ship – Scarlet Lady – is the first of four Virgin Voyages ships that will come into service each year for the next four years. Newly-released photographs reveal some of the vessel’s standout features, including marble-clad bathrooms, spacious suites, … Read more