Immigration Enforcement officers have arrested 701 people after carrying out 884 visits across the West Midlands in 2026. The number of arrests linked to illegal working increased by 22%, while enforcement visits rose by 49%. The Government says this is the highest level of immigration enforcement activity ever recorded in...

An online child sex offender has been jailed for six years after using social media to target and exploit two young girls. Rehan Ali encouraged the children, who were only seven and eight years old, to send him indecent images. He also sent messages encouraging them to carry out sexual...

Andy Burnham has been accused of avoiding one of Britain’s biggest problems after a record 230 migrants crossed the English Channel in a single large dinghy on Sunday. Speaking on GB News, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart said he had heard very little from the Prime...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has warned that Britain could soon see thousands of people crossing the English Channel illegally in small boats every day if the Government fails to take stronger action. Speaking to GB News reporter Keith Bays, Mr Farage said he was deeply frustrated by what he...

Three men jailed over an al-Qaeda-inspired plan to kill large numbers of people could be released from prison in the coming months. Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman were found guilty of conspiracy to murder after becoming involved in the 2006 terror plot. The wider plan involved using...

Jeremy Clarkson says he has an unusual idea for how Britain could discourage migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. The 66-year-old TV presenter believes the government should focus on making the UK look less attractive to people thinking about making the journey, rather than relying on tougher...

President Donald Trump ended a State Department meeting about mining last week with a comment that attracted more attention than the policy being discussed. The meeting was attended by mining industry leaders and government officials who expected a serious discussion about America’s supply of important minerals. However, Trump’s reason for...

A Ukrainian woman who escaped the war and came to Britain has described a Conservative plan to restrict social housing for foreign nationals as “devastating”. Under the proposal, many foreign nationals would no longer be allowed to apply for council or housing association homes if the Conservatives win the next...

Thousands of migrants continue to gather in northern France as they wait for a chance to cross the English Channel and reach Britain. The situation is different from what recently happened in Spain, where around 60,000 asylum seekers reportedly tried to cross from Morocco into the Spanish city of Ceuta....

Andy Burnham is being urged to bring back a £500 million plan that would allow councils to buy or repair homes for asylum seekers. Around 50 charities that support refugees and asylum seekers have written to the new Prime Minister. They are asking him to make major changes to what...