Reform UK has criticised Vodafone for giving free SIM cards to charities that support migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats. The party’s home affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, said he had written to Vodafone’s board about the scheme. He accused the British mobile phone company of “facilitating the...

Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of using asylum accommodation plans to punish communities that did not vote Labour. The Conservative leader claimed Mr Burnham was copying an idea previously suggested by Nigel Farage, but targeting different areas. She said Mr Farage had proposed placing migrant detention centres...

Omar Ahmed was sentenced with the help of a Kurdish Sorani interpreter after police found half a kilogram of cannabis in a car linked to him. Swansea Crown Court heard that Ahmed, a 28-year-old failed asylum seeker, was stopped by police in Swansea city centre on July 6. Officers noticed...

George Orwell once wrote that political language is often used to make lies sound truthful and give weak ideas the appearance of strength. In my view, his words perfectly describe the way Britain’s political leaders now talk about immigration. Politicians regularly send the public mixed messages. On one hand, they...

A homeless asylum seeker committed many offences while struggling with drug use and a lack of support, a court heard. Amgad Abouelazm, 33, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court in Huddersfield. He admitted stealing two bottles of perfume worth £40 from TK Maxx in Huddersfield town centre in July. He also...

Crete, a popular holiday island visited by many British tourists, and the smaller island of Gavdos have become the main arrival points for migrants travelling from North Africa to Greece. Greek authorities intercepted 327 migrants near Crete in just 48 hours, according to the country’s public broadcaster ERT. On August...

Nearly every Republican senator voted to make Todd Blanche the US Attorney General. The writer claims that this decision allowed Donald Trump to avoid a $100 million tax penalty that the IRS had reportedly been trying to collect for more than ten years. According to the article, Blanche prepared a...

Andy Burnham plans to move ahead with proposals to house asylum seekers in wealthier and middle-class areas, even if it costs taxpayers more money. The Prime Minister said asylum seekers should not be placed only in the poorest communities. He believes richer parts of the country must also “play their...

A Manchester man who helped carry out checks at a military base with the terrorist behind the October 2025 attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue has been jailed for life. Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, from Cheetham Hill, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court. He must serve at least 16...

France has named illegal migration as one of the main reasons for introducing tougher border controls. Britain has paid France £660 million to strengthen border security, but Prime Minister Andy Burnham has still struggled to control the small-boats crisis. Migrants are reportedly arriving at a faster daily rate than they...