UK Border

One of the big questions facing both the Conservatives and Labour is how immigration policy might change once the free movement of people from the EU ceases when the transition period ends later this year. Officially, the government’s preference is for a points-based system that judges EU and non-EU migrants, yet…

Border Force officers at Coquelles have prevented an attempt to smuggle more than 260 kilos of cocaine into the UK in a lorry. The seizure, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, happened on 28 April at the juxtaposed controls at Coquelles, France. Officers intercepted a lorry…

St John Simpson, Assistant Keeper of the Middle East Department, British Museum 5 May 2020 On 1 July 2019 two metal trunks were opened at Heathrow Airport after catching the attention of an eagle-eyed Border Force officer. They were consigned from Bahrain to a private address in the UK. The…

UK Border Force officials have told staff that they are not allowed even to wear their own masks routinely at work, according to claims, despite two officers having already died of coronavirus. Border Force staff have claimed that if they are carrying out passport and customs checks, dealing with a…

Border Force in France seize £20million worth of cocaine within plywood boxes in a lorry carrying consignment of car parts to BritainThe haul, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, was discovered within a number of plywood boxes in a lorry Border Force officers use hi-tech search equipment…

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has warned that the illegal boat migrant “scandal” is “bigger than anyone realises”, claiming many migrants arriving in the south-east of England under cover of the night are never accounted for. The Brexiteer politician has been warning in recent weeks of the dangers of illegal…

British and French border authorities have taken ashore 91 Middle Eastern migrants in eight boats in the English Channel in just one day, with the vast majority of those taken into custody by the British being men. Four boats managed to get as far as the Kent coast in the…

Despite Home Secretary Priti Patel’s efforts to forge cooperation with France, record numbers of migrant boats have arrived in the UK during the coronavirus lockdown, leaving many to question if French authorities are really making sufficient efforts to solve the problem.Sir Christopher Chope, a veteran Conservative MP and former minister,…

Two men are charged over £3million cocaine smuggling plot after huge stash was discovered hidden in lorry in DoverGary Sloan and Jason Bunce were charged with conspiracy to import cocaineOfficers discovered drugs worth £3m in a specially converted lorry trailer Sloan, 50, and Bunce, 57, are expected to appear in court…

THE SNP has called on the UK government  to introduce urgent health measures for people travelling to the UK - including health checks and quarantine measures at the border. It comes after the Herald on Sunday revealed that more than 8000 visitors a week are continuing to arrive in Scotland from home and abroad without…