7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (363+ words) A teenager charged over a small boat Channel crossing was allegedly piloting a "mega dinghy" carrying a record 165 migrants from France to England, the National Crime Agency has said. Sudanese national Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of endangering another during…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (511+ words) The head of Britain’s largest police force has urged courts to stop granting bail to repeat phone thieves, arguing that such decisions enable them to continue their criminal activities. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also called on phone manufacturers…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (812+ words) Former children's commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield will chair the national grooming gangs inquiry, the home secretary has announced. The long-awaited announcement comes almost six months after the government first announced the inquiry, which has also been blighted by rows about…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (590+ words) Referrals to the government's counter-terrorism Prevent programme rose by 27% in the year 2024/25, the highest ever recorded. The latest data released by the Home Office on Thursday revealed an increase in referrals to 8,778, from the previous year's 6,922, as well as a…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1038+ words) Plans include stripping away the so-called ‘golden ticket’, with refugee status becoming temporary, and benefits and housing support no longer guaranteed, as ITV News Political Correspondent Shehab Khan reports Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to tighten asylum rules on…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (497+ words) The Home Secretary is set to announce "sweeping reforms" to the asylum system next week in an effort to curb illegal migration. Shabana Mahmood is expected to lay out plans on Monday aimed at increasing deportations and reducing the number…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (654+ words) An alleged Palestine Action member attacked a police officer with a sledgehammer, fracturing her back during an organised break-in at an Israeli defence firm, a court heard. Woolwich Crown Court was told that six people accused of breaking in to…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (704+ words) The UK government on Monday unveiled dramatic changes to its asylum system, including drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children, seeking to stem a wave of irregular migrants which has fuelled rising anger on the far-right. Under the new…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (52+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will today announce sweeping reforms to the UK’s asylum and immigration system, including plans to fast-track deportations of illegal migrants... Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will today announce sweeping reforms to the UK’s asylum and immigration system,…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) A total of 503 migrants crossed the English Channel in a single day as the Government considers a major shake-up of the country’s immigration rules. The latest arrivals came in seven small boats on Saturday, with more crossings from France on…...