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The National Crime Agency today warned that organised crime groups may try to exploit the coronavirus outbreak to target the UK. Despite the unprecedented situation with the pandemic, the NCA is continuing to protect the public and leading the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime throughout this difficult…

Migrants wearing facemasks arrive in Dover after crossing Channel by dinghy - and are tested for coronavirus by Border Force officersBorder Force officials were pictured escorting the migrants at the Port of DoverIt's believed the migrants were tested for COVID-19 (coronavirus) upon arrivalThey were detained by Border Force and handed over…

This year’s operation identified a disturbing trend of criminals who are taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak by exploiting the high market demand for personal protection and hygiene products. Operation Pangea XIII took place from March 3 to 10 and involved police, customs and health regulatory authorities from 90 countries,…

Border Force officers have detained and tested 25 migrants for Covid-19 after intercepting their boats off the coast of Kent in two separate incidents today. Officers first intercepted a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB), which was carrying a group of 16 men who presented themselves as Iranian nationals, at around 4.30am today. In…

What an amazing weekend. I’m all full up on the warm feelings that come from spending time with both old and new friends. First, it was Food Forest of Souls at Treadwell’s, with Jay. The next day, it was Avenging Angels with Peter and Alkistis. This was a special kind…

The coronavirus outbreak could last for a year and could result in 80 per cent of Britons being infected with nearly eight million hospitalised, according to a Public Health England (PHE) document seen by The Guardian. The government’s worst-case scenario is that as many as four in five people contract…

UK Border Force officials detained five unaccompanied youngsters at Portsmouth International Port on Wednesday morning after they were caught trying to sneak into the UK.The asylum seekers, who Home Office officials said had fled from Sudan, have since been taken into the care of Portsmouth City Council.But health fears have…

This week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, delivered the government’s Budget. Budget 2020 contained a number of measures that relate to the work of HMRC and the tax agent community. We have summarised some of the key measures for you below. You can find out more information…

The Home Office has been criticised after a child refugee with a gunshot wound was detained by UK border officials on the French coast. A report by the Prison Inspectorate raises "serious concern" about safeguarding and the legality of detention in a number of short-term holding facilities in northern France through which UK…

The latest round of University and College Union (UCU) strikes have always been about more than pensions and working conditions. They are part of a broader struggle against exploitative conditions in higher education, conditions that disproportionately affect migrant academics, staff and students.  The three rounds of UCU strike action have…