More than 300 people who crossed the English Channel in small boats had already reached UK waters this morning, while another 400 were still in French waters attempting to make the journey, as people-smuggling gangs launched what has been described as a major coordinated operation along the French coastline. The...

Conservative MP Chris Philp has claimed that a French naval vessel fired live rounds while he was on a boat in the English Channel, describing the incident as feeling like a warning or an attempt to intimidate those on board. Philp shared a video on social media showing what appeared...

Donald Trump has come under fire online after speaking proudly about the White House ordering 250 new Cadillac Escalades for the presidential motorcade. The US president made the comments while speaking to a crowd at a General Motors testing facility in Milford, near Detroit. During his speech, Trump praised the...

A failed asylum seeker who went to a secondary school carrying a hammer, a hatchet and a kitchen knife has been jailed for two years after telling a court he only wanted to attract attention because he was frustrated with his immigration situation. Both Douk Deng, a 21-year-old from South...

Andy Burnham has been accused of being "out of touch with reality" after large groups of migrants were seen rushing into the sea to board small boats heading for the UK, just hours after the Prime Minister said the Government's plan to stop Channel crossings was "working." On Tuesday, dozens...

A student accommodation company is offering what it describes as fully halal student halls, where pork and alcohol are completely banned from all shared areas. The accommodation is designed to provide a faith-based environment for Muslim students while also welcoming people from other backgrounds who agree to follow the house...

Axel Rudakubana began lying to police, teachers, doctors and other authorities when he was just 13 years old, years before he carried out the Southport murders. New details released during the Southport Inquiry show he repeatedly misled officials, hid his true behaviour and manipulated people who were trying to assess...

A Pakistani man who was facing deportation has won a human rights appeal allowing him to remain in the UK after a tribunal ruled that removing him would have a devastating effect on his 14-year-old daughter’s mental health. The 51-year-old was due to be deported after serving a three-year prison...

A migrant boat has set off from what is believed to be the furthest launch point ever used for an attempt to cross the English Channel to the UK. The small boat left from the French coastal town of Fécamp, meaning those on board now face a dangerous journey of...

An angry and defensive Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has come under heavy criticism after launching a public attack on his predecessor, former Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, during a tense congressional hearing. The confrontation happened as Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21 to ask lawmakers for an...