Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that more asylum seekers could be housed in towns and villages that have so far taken very few people. This could include quieter and wealthier parts of southern England, where more houses of multiple occupation, commonly known as HMOs, may be opened. Mr Burnham...

Andy Burnham has refused to promise that Labour will completely stop small boat crossings before the next general election in 2029. Speaking to GB News for the first time since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Burnham said it would be wrong to give the public a firm deadline when he could...

A police officer needed stitches after a man armed with knives attacked two officers in Toulouse, France. The incident happened on Monday while the officers were patrolling Rue d’Austerlitz in the city’s Wilson district. According to local reports, a man tried to attract their attention before suddenly pulling out a...

Angela Rayner was questioned on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about the growing number of people crossing the English Channel in overcrowded boats. She was asked whether it was right for one small boat to carry as many passengers as a full EasyJet flight. Presenter Nick Robinson said many British...

A pub that served local people for generations has been bought by a Muslim organisation, and plans to turn it into a mosque for more than 200 worshippers have caused a heated debate. The Grade II-listed Gatehouse pub has stood at the western entrance to Norwich, Norfolk, since the 1930s....

Residents in a quiet Welsh coastal village say they were shocked after asylum-seeking families were moved into a new housing development without the community being told beforehand. Gronant in Flintshire has a population of around 1,600 people. The village is known for its sandy beaches, peaceful surroundings and colony of...

Sweden’s migration minister says Britain could reduce illegal immigration by following policies that have helped bring asylum applications in Sweden down to their lowest level since 1984. Johan Forssell believes Britain could reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats without leaving the European Convention on...

French police could have easily stopped a huge boat carrying 230 migrants before it left the French coast, according to Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. The warning came after a record-breaking Channel crossing on Monday, when 230 people travelled to Britain in one large inflatable boat. The number of people...

For months, the Trump administration defended its decision to accept a controversial $400 million aircraft from Qatar by saying the plane could eventually be placed in Donald Trump’s future presidential library. However, Eric Trump has now cast doubt on that explanation. In a short exchange with NBC News last week,...

Britain’s borders are facing a serious crisis. For many years, both Conservative and Labour governments have promised to take firm action against illegal immigration. However, tens of thousands of mainly young men continue to arrive on Britain’s beaches in small boats. More than 200,000 people have reportedly entered the country...