All news on the topic: Border Security

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Britain records 781 Channel arrivals as ministers admit not every migrant boat can be stopped
More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK on Wednesday – the highest number for a single day so far this year.
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Dover beach landing sparks urgent Border Security Command review as 21 detained
The Home Secretary has ordered an urgent review after Border Force failed to intercept a second migrant boat in two days before they reached the Kent coast.
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Iranian migrant jailed after helping five nationals enter UK with false identities
A man has been jailed for three years and nine months after admitting to helping five Iranian nationals enter the UK using false details and documents.
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Nearly 150 illegal migrants cross Channel despite UK paying for 200 extra French officers to patrol beaches
Criminal gangs launched two migrant boats from French beaches today, despite poor weather conditions and increased beach patrols.
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Boris Johnson evacuated from train after Russian drone strike near Poland
Boris Johnson was reportedly aboard a train that was forced to evacuate after a Russian drone strike near the Ukrainian border near Poland.
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US approves $140m Black Hawk helicopter sale to Argentina
The State Department has announced a deal to sell four UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Argentina for $140 million.
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Hundreds clash with riot police after migrant boat carrying 140 reaches Portsmouth
Hundreds of protesters were in an overnight standoff with riot police as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth.
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Former MI6 chief warns foreign states have "fingerprints" all over Britain’s critical infrastructure
Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove has warned foreign states have their ’fingerprints’ all over our critical infrastructure and called for action to protect Britain’s hardware and tech independence
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Britain and France deploy 45-officer surge team to tackle migrant boat launches near Calais
A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.
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15 sexual assault cases investigated in Ceuta as migrant border crisis intensifies
Spanish cops are investigating 15 alleged sexual assaults in Ceuta, including one against a girl aged 10, as border tensions spiral out of control.
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Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single “mega dinghy”
A mega dinghy carrying 230 people crossed the English Channel overnight on a single dinghy, breaking the previous record.
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Tory MP condemns plan to house 1,250 migrants in Oxfordshire village
Katie Lam has slammed Labour’s “totally inappropriate” plan to house 1,250 migrants in the tiny Oxfordshire village of Piddington.
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African migrants plan second mass attempt to storm Spain’s Ceuta enclave
African migrants are plotting a second invasion of Ceuta, with an imminent date set for a second wave of mass border crossings.
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Record 173 migrants rescued after Channel boat catches fire off French coast
An Egyptian national has been arrested in France after 173 migrants had to be rescued from a dinghy that caught fire and capsized in the Channel yesterday.
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Rescue launched after migrant boat carrying 160 people catches fire in Channel
A search and rescue operation was launched at around 6am on Tuesday after a so-called "mega dinghy" carrying around 160 migrants went up in flames in French waters, with 157 people rescued and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer
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More than 2,000 migrants cross English Channel since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister
More than 2,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
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Spain-Morocco border crisis death toll rises to 67 as Ceuta tightens security
The death toll in Spain’s border crisis with Morocco has risen to 67 with after tens of thousands of migrants entered the tiny enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.
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Trump calls Spain’s migrant surge a “catastrophe” as Ceuta crossings top 60,000
Trump has slammed Spain after nearly 60,000 migrants crossed into Europe through the enclave of Ceuta in the space of just one day.
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Afghan migrant jailed for piloting Channel dinghy carrying 95 people
An Afghan national who piloted a dinghy in the Channel carrying 95 other migrants has been jailed for two years.
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French Navy accused of firing live rounds near British MP monitoring migrant crossings
Conservative MP Chris Philp has accused a French warship of opening fire during a day of filming in the Channel.
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Bomb bound for Northern Ireland intercepted at Irish border, two arrested
A car containing an "extremely significant" bomb has been intercepted in the Republic of Ireland as it was being driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland, Irish police have said.
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US warns Russia could stage armed provocation on Polish soil to test NATO
Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.
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Small boat smugglers jailed after steering packed migrant dinghies across Channel
Two small boat smugglers who steered packed migrant dinghies across the Channel have been jailed for endangering lives under a new law.
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UK invokes new law after fatal Channel crossing kills four migrants
A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel.
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Deadly Channel crossing: four dead as migrant ‘taxi-boat’ sinks off French coast
French authorities say the situation is still being assessed after a ‘taxi-boat’ sank between France and the UK.
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