Passengers are using forged GP notes to avoid the cost of a Covid test when they return from abroad, border officers say Border guards seeing ‘upwards of 100’ fraudulent Covid test certificates a day The fake letters are designed to help passengers avoid paying for tests or fines If coming to UK for ‘urgent non-prearranged … Read more
Priti Patel loses High Court case after her officials tried to whisk Nigerian immigrant out of the UK before he could give inquest evidence over his friend’s detention centre death Priti Patel has lost High Court case after she tried deporting Nigerian man Two judges ruled her attempt to kick out key witness to death … Read more
Border Force intercepts five migrants crossing the Channel in rough conditions after 44 made the dangerous crossing yesterday A boat carrying five men was intercepted by Border Force at Dover, Kent, today Several boats attempting to cross from France turned back due to bad weather French authorities intercepted 49 migrants who attempted to cross yesterday … Read more
The Chinese government has been keeping a secret watchlist on 700 Americans, including government workers, CEOs and R&B artist Ashanti, after they traveled through Shanghai airport, according to a cybersecurity group. A bombshell database leaked to Australian cybersecurity consultancy Internet 2.0 and obtained by the New York Post reveals China collected the names, dates of birth and passport … Read more
A Welshman who airmailed himself home from Australia is hoping to find two Irish men who helped his daring escape. In 1965, at the age of 19, Brian Robson, from Cardiff, was unable to afford the airfare to travel from Melbourne back to London. He had undertaken an assisted immigration programme with Victorian Railways but found himself … Read more
British passenger Stuart Miller (pictured), a 47-year-old offshore worker from Manchester, said the situation at the Spanish airport was ‘absolutely diabolical’ Spanish border officials refused entry to dozens of Britons and sent them back to Manchester on the same plane despite them having post-Brexit residency. Forty passengers were left angry and confused after they were … Read more
Immigration judges grant lifelong anonymity orders in more than 90% of cases involving extremists and terrorists Of 79 cases, 72 have been granted their request to keep their names secret They include hate clerics and an alleged associate of the ‘ISIS Beatles’ Critics say the lifelong anonymity orders puts the public’s safety at risk By … Read more
Marine Le Pen says she will hold a referendum on immigration if she wins French presidential race French far-right leader, 52, promises to give the French population a say on country’s immigration policies Government data shows a sharp drop in immigration over the last year despite Le Pen’s concerns Current leadership is wary of a … Read more
Another 100 migrants are set to arrive on UK shores today on one of the busiest days of 2021 so far for small boat Channel crossings At least four small boats were intercepted by Border Force in the Channel today Photographs also show men waving from the back of a bus near Dover, Kent HMC … Read more
Another 100 migrants are set to arrive on UK shores today on one of the busiest days of 2021 so far for small boat Channel crossings At least four small boats were intercepted by Border Force in the Channel today Photographs also show men waving from the back of a bus near Dover, Kent HMC … Read more