17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (705+ words) The number of small boats crossing the English Channel has fallen to its lowest level for seven years this summer, but smuggling gangs appear to be transporting more migrants on fewer, increasingly crowded vessels. Some 102 small boats carried migrants across…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (841+ words) Asylum seekers are being offered free or heavily discounted entry to some of Britain’s best-known tourist attractions, while domestic visitors can face the full cost of admission, according to a new report highlighting the increasingly contentious debate over preferential access…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (829+ words) Jeremy Clarkson has launched a blistering attack on critics of a Home Office booklet telling asylum seekers that rape, sexual harassment and violence against women are illegal in Britain, accusing opponents of the guidance of making an absurd argument. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) Britain’s asylum system has reached an extraordinary point: the Home Office is now issuing newly arrived asylum seekers a nine-page guide explaining that women are equal to men, domestic abuse is illegal and sexual consent requires both parties to agree....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (606+ words) Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for Britain to join the EU’s new asylum framework, arguing that Brexit has weakened the UK’s ability to tackle small boat crossings across the Channel. The proposal would seek to reconnect Britain…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (555+ words) A record-sized dinghy carrying about 230 people has crossed the English Channel, underscoring the continuing challenge facing Andy Burnham’s government as it seeks to reduce irregular migration despite a sharp fall in crossings this year. Border Force personnel and an RNLI…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (559+ words) Britain’s flagship attempt to curb small boat crossings has suffered a major setback after dozens of migrants deported to France under the “one-in, one-out” agreement reportedly made their way back into the UK. Nearly 50 asylum seekers removed across the Channel…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (540+ words) A major rescue operation unfolded in the English Channel on Monday after a heavily overcrowded migrant dinghy caught fire and sank, throwing 157 people into the water in one of the largest maritime emergencies on the route in recent years. British…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (681+ words) The workplace has changed dramatically over the past decade. Hybrid working, greater collaboration and an increased focus on employee wellbeing have transformed what businesses expect from their offices. Rather than simply providing desks and chairs, today’s workspaces are designed to…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (695+ words) The deaths of four migrants during attempts to cross the English Channel have intensified scrutiny of Anglo-French border cooperation, after senior UK Border Force officials criticised what they described as inconsistent policing tactics by French authorities on one of the…...