Royal Navy called in to help Border Force police the Channel for the first time this year

The Royal Navy has been called in to help Border Force police the Channel for the first time this year as 1,000 migrants crossed into England in 10 days. On Saturday evening the Ministry of Defence announced that it was sending a specialist team to provide support for ‘the daily running of Border Force operations’ after … Read more

Migrants make desperate Channel dash in dinghy only to be caught by Border Force

More than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK in 10 days after crossing the Channel in small boats. Some 1,004 migrants were brought ashore by Border Force between August 4 and 13, analysis found. This takes the total so far this year to at least 4,511, more than double the amount thought to have crossed … Read more

UK border police intercept four more boats off Kent coast today

The French today agreed an action plan to ‘completely cut’ migrant crossings and vowed to name a ‘commander’ to help Britain tackle the growing crisis at crunch talks in Paris.  Another four boats carrying around 30 people were picked up by a Border Force vessel this morning as unscrupulous people trafficking gangs continue to reap … Read more

UK Border Force have issued just NINE Fixed Penalty Notices for quarantine breach so far

The UK’s Border Force have issued just nine Fixed Penalty Notices to people breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules so far.  Home Office figures revealed that fewer than ten people have been hit with the notices in relation to their completion of the passenger locator form. The form allows arrivals from countries deemed high-risk – such as … Read more

US: Border tunnel appears to be ‘most sophisticated’

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be ‘the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,’ authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday. ‘This … Read more

Border Farce! Labour blasts Home Office over ‘dangerous’ scenes at Heathrow

A leading Labour MP has today blasted the Home Office over the ‘dangerous’ scenes at Heathrow Airport, where passengers were forced into massive queues with little social distancing amid claims of a lack of Border Force staff at passport control. Nick Thomas Symonds, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, described yesterday’s scenes at the London airport as … Read more