7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (600+ words) It was certainly a desperate, if eye-catching, way to publicise their fight against plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers in their village. And Tuesday is decision day for the 350 or so residents of Piddington, as the Oxfordshire villagers cast their vote…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (936+ words) Overnight last Sunday, around 200 people gathered at Eastney Marina after a dinghy crossed the English Channel before dispersing early on Monday. Seven police officers were injured and treated at the scene, while Coastguard and Border Force vehicles were damaged, Hampshire…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (780+ words) Anti-migrant protesters are marching in Portsmouth today, as police warned attendees not to cover their faces and vowed to make more arrests. The organiser of that protest, Danny Thomas, took to social media on Friday to admit he will not…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1797+ words) Andy Burnham and his Home Office cohorts would be very much happier if this lot were all in black hoodies and balaclavas, like the new breed of anti-migrant protester we have seen in recent days in Dover and Portsmouth (and,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (825+ words) Protesters covering their faces in anti-migrant demonstrations in Portsmouth this weekend could be arrested, after police detained a man in connection with violent protests last weekend. Hampshire Police said they will use powers to make it a criminal offence for…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (880+ words) Women in the village of Piddington have demanded answers from female MPs in an open letter, amid fears of being outnumbered ten to one by asylum seekers. Labour is said to have drawn up plans to house up to 3,500 single…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (705+ words) A ferry company has criticised Border Force for ordering it to halt its services so 140 illegal migrants could be brought ashore in Portsmouth amid huge protests. Bosses operating the Hayling Ferry say they have been left out of pocket after…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (533+ words) By DAVID BARRETT, HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR 17:53 10 Sep 2026, updated 17:53 10 Sep 2026 The fall in small boat arrivals this year is partly due to weather conditions in the Channel, Home Office data has confirmed. The number of days when weather was favourable for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (400+ words) Labour’s asylum backlog has topped 90,000 cases for the first time. New data showed a huge increase in the number of appeals waiting to be heard by immigration judges. The total hit 90,341 at the end of June, up 51 per cent from…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1041+ words) Residents of a tiny Oxfordshire village at the centre of the UK's illegal immigration crisis fear a planned asylum seeker camp in the area could more than double in size. Newly uncovered documents suggest 3,510 asylum seekers – up from the 1,256 specified…...