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A large dinghy carrying 230 people, roughly the same number of passengers as a Boeing 737, arrived on the Kent coast on Monday. Cabinet Office Minister Sally Jameson faced a difficult interview with GB News presenter Mark White after claiming the Labour Government had stopped 46,000 people from crossing the...

Conservative MP Esther McVey has warned that Britain is facing a “national emergency” and serious pressure on its public services after a record 230 migrants crossed the English Channel in one “mega-dinghy.” Speaking during an exclusive episode of The Daily Expresso podcast with Deputy Political Editor and Environment Editor Steph...

A group of masked and armed Corsican separatists has delivered a strong warning to people thinking about moving to the Mediterranean island or buying a second home there. Around a dozen hooded members of the Corsican National Liberation Front–Union of Combatants, known as the FLNC-UC, appeared together in a video....

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...

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...