Over 800 migrants crossed the Channel yesterday The Home Office have released its latest figures on small boat crossings, and it shows that more than a thousand people have made the journey this week. On Saturday, 803 migrants crossed the Channel on 13 small boats, making it the highest number for a daily crossing since […]
1 month ago
The government has won its bid to block the closure of the Bell Hotel Three people were arrested, and two police officers were injured in Epping following the latest protest over the use of asylum hotels. People had gathered to demonstrate in the Essex town after the government announced on Friday that it had won […]
5 months ago
Only 15 prisoners are currently housed at the Cuban facility. Donald Trump has signed an executive order which will see 30,000 migrants be moved to Guantanamo Bay on the island of Cuba. The returning president has said that migrants who cannot be returned to their home countries will be held at the notorious naval base […]
1 year ago
Three alleged members of an organised crime group have been arrested An Albanian rapist previously deported from the UK was found in a small boat of migrants trying to get back in, it was revealed today (June 19). Three alleged members of an Albanian organised crime group have been arrested following a National Crime Agency […]
2 years ago
A final decision is expected as early as next week Migrants are to be moved from hotels to military bases or even disused ferries, according to reports on Saturday. Sky News said the government is expected to announce the plans within weeks as it continues its hardline approach. Ministers have previously signalled they want to […]
3 years ago
A record 45,728 migrants made the crossing on small boats last year At least 30 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, have drowned after their boat broke up off the southern coast of Italy’s mainland, reports on Sunday said. Update: As of Sunday afternoon the death toll is thought to be 58, […]
3 years ago