UK Border

The UK Home Office is spending up to £100 million on intelligence tech in part to tackle the so-called "small boats" issue of refugees and irregular immigrants coming across the English Channel. The Whitehall department's Border Security Command (BSC) is on the hunt for a "maritime situational awareness system" it…

Published: January 08, 2026, 12:01 am There has been a sharp decline in the number of positive samples found as part of a program targeting imported products, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Results are from sampling products of animal origin (POAO) at UK Border Inspection Posts (BCPs), under…

Labubu dolls have made up 90 per cent of fake toys seized at the UK border this year - with 236,000 intercepted already this year as counterfeit criminals attempt to exploit the viral trend. UK Border Force officials are on high alert over a counterfeit toys epidemic, with a total of…

Fake Labubu dolls accounted for 90% of counterfeit toys seized at the UK border this year, with many found to contain banned chemicals or pose choking hazards. Border officials intercepted almost 259,000 counterfeit toys worth more than £3.5m, including 236,000 fake versions of Pop Mart’s toothy, fluffy Labubu dolls. Most…

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Friday 04 July 2025 6:00 am  |   Updated:  Friday 04 July 2025 8:52 am Home secretary Yvette Cooper has been told the government has lost track of illegal migrants working in the UK. The UK government has lost track of the number of migrants who have overstayed visas and what…

UK Gov Border Force wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in the searching and screening of freight at UK seaports by automating anomaly detection. As cross-border traffic continues to grow, Border Force aims to expand its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the searching and screening of…

UK Border officials arrested a Nigerian couple at Manchester Airport while trying to smuggle a baby into the country. It was gathered that the incident happened in June 2023 after the boarder officials noticed something unusual about how the couple were interacting with the baby they brought with them. According…

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The decriminalisation and relaxation of cannabis laws in countries like Canada and Thailand is increasing the volume of drugs in England and Wales and may be making the UK far more attractive for criminal syndicates looking for markets with smaller domestic drug supplies. Home Office Minister Seema Malhotra told Channel…