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The UK coastguard was forced to call on fishing boats to assist as Border Force vessels and lifeboats were overloaded due to the large number of migrants. Monday, Jun 23, 2025 New Delhi o C ...
Enhance UK border security with the new Organised Immigration Crime Domestic Taskforce, ... The inspection examined police force performance on tackling organised immigration crime between January and ...
With an increase in maritime drugs seizures, the BBC has been given rare access to one of the Border Force's patrol boats. The cutter units patrol UK waters looking for anything out of the ordinary.
Extra checks are taking place in Thailand and Border Force have detected 1.5 tonnes of cannabis coming through the post in the first quarter of 2025.
Border Force drew up plans to give officers batons and armour in case migrants jumped onto their boat whilst being turned around, it can be revealed. New documents submitted to the Cranston ...
From Wednesday, European visitors will also need an ETA, which is linked to a traveller’s passport, to travel to the UK. The cost of an ETA will rise from £10 (€12) to £16 (€19) on April 9.
The Associated Press. UK Border Force chief on new rules coming into force Wednesday for European visitors. Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025 ...
March 25, 2025 at 7:54pm GMT. The number of people detected trying to illegally pass UK border controls in northern France has “fallen substantially” but the threat remains “high and ...
In 2023 Border Force Maritime sized 5.8 tonnes of cocaine. In 2024, they seized 4.2 tonnes of cocaine. Over the last two years, they have challenged over 11,000 vessels, and boarded over 700.
President Donald Trump's decision to deploy a Navy warship in support of ongoing military operations at the U.S. southern border is a wise move, says one expert.
Former UK Border Force director general Tony Smith has criticised the Government's new advertising campaign in Iraq's Kurdish region to target people smugglers, stating he was "gobsmacked" by the ...
Some 400 live birds and 450 living plants were among the bizarre itemsseized by the UK’s Border Force. In November last year, officers joined an international operation to combat the illegal ...