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How 200, 000th Channel migrant checked into 4-star hotel 32 hours after landing on UK beach
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (301+ words) THE 200, 000th migrant who crossed the English Channel allegedly checked into a four-star hotel just 32 hours after landing on a UK beach. The migrant reportedly reached British shores on a small boat last Friday before they were whisked off to the…...
Small boat arrivals top 800 at start of May
1+ week, 2+ day ago (144+ words) More than 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in the first three days of May, according to government figures. The Home Office said 55 were brought to Dover on Friday, 325 on Saturday and 422 on Sunday. It means 7, 218 migrants have…...
Small boat migrant arrivals set to hit 200, 000 eight years after crisis began with just 7, 612 deported
1+ week, 3+ day ago (135+ words) SMALL-boat migrant arrivals are on course to hit 200, 000 since the "crisis began eight years ago " after another 800 arrived over the weekend. The total, equal to the population of York, comes as Labour PM Sir Keir Starmer faces a hammering in…...
Migration mayhem as 360 small boat migrants land in just one day
1+ week, 4+ day ago (375+ words) Around 360 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday, according to reports. They were brought to the Border Force processing centre at Dover Harbour throughout the day. The figure follows 55 crossings recorded the previous day, taking the provisional…...
UK to pay France another "660m to curb Channel crossings
3+ week, 1+ day ago (372+ words) The UK government has agreed to pay France another "660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to "contain and disperse" people trying to board small boats. Under a three-year…...
Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake (UK) Asylum industry
4+ week, 1+ day ago (306+ words) From fake news websites to staged political protests and bogus medical conditions, asylum seekers and the advisers helping them are using an array of fabricated evidence to bolster their fake claims. It all amounts to a sham industry, which includes…...
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
1+ mon, 37+ min ago (340+ words) A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has found. They then apply for asylum claiming to be gay…...
UK to pay France extra "16m in stopgap deal to patrol Channel beaches
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (441+ words) The UK will pay France an extra "16. 2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings after negotiators failed to agree a permanent deal before a midnight deadline. The stopgap arrangement, which will last for two…...
Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tactics
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (308+ words) The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to " return hubs " in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting tactics of the Trump administration that have drawn public criticism across the 27-nation bloc. The…...
Channel migrants reaching Britain under Labour top 69, 000 as 1, 000 arrive in just one week
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) The number of small boat migrants to have reached Britain since Labour came to power has topped 69, 000 after nearly 1, 000 arrived in less than a week. Home Office figures showed 272 migrants came across the Channel yesterday. It meant 984 reached British soil…...