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Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin released from US immigration custody

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin has been released from US immigration custody, her attorney has confirmed. The con-artist, 31, whose exploits inspired the hit Netflix series Inventing Anna, has been held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),...

08 Oct 2022 at 03:41

Channel crossings exceed 20,000 for the year

More than 20,000 people have been detected crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year, Government figures show. Some 607 were detected on Saturday – the third time the total has topped 600 since the start of 2022. It takes the ...

14 Aug 2022 at 13:42

Number of migrants crossing the Channel this year edges closer to 33,000

Almost 500 migrants arrived in the UK in one day as the total number of Channel crossings for the year so far edged closer to 33,000. The Ministry of Defence recorded 499 people making the journey on Thursday in 10 boats, taking the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 18:51

Liz Truss plans to loosen immigration rules in bid for growth

Immigration rules are set to be loosened as part of Liz Truss’s mission to boost growth. The Prime Minister is expected to expand the Government’s shortage occupation list in order to help businesses fill vacancies by more easily ...

24 Sept 2022 at 23:39

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

More than 30,000 people have been detected crossing the English Channel to the UK so far this year, Government figures show. Some 667 people were detected on Wednesday, taking the provisional total for 2022 to 30,515. This is ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:00

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Young children wrapped in blankets were among large numbers of migrants brought ashore as the total number of people crossing the Channel to the UK this year nears 30,000. People wearing winter coats, some carrying children, ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:06

Channel crossings resume as more migrants arrive in Kent

More migrants have arrived in the UK as Channel crossings resumed after a four-day hiatus. A group was pictured being brought ashore in Dover on Tuesday as the weather improved. The latest arrivals mean the total number for ...

20 Sept 2022 at 14:30

July migrant crossings hit highest monthly total for year

More than 3,600 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in July, the highest monthly total this year. Some 3,683 made the crossing on 90 boats in the 31-day period, with journeys taking place on 20 of those days, according ...

01 Aug 2022 at 15:59

700 migrants cross Channel in single day in record high for 2022

Almost 700 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in a single day, a record for the year so far. Some 696 made the journey in 14 boats on Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. This is the highest number on a single ...

02 Aug 2022 at 18:01

Pair arrested in operation targeting suspected people-smuggling gang

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the Government’s ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:14

More immigration not the answer to airport travel chaos, says Shapps

The Transport Secretary has rejected calls to open the door to more “cheap” foreign workers in a bid to relieve the pressure on the aviation sector. Air passengers have faced days of disruption at Britain’s airports, ...

05 Jun 2022 at 14:36

Juliet Stevenson ‘in tears daily’ over courage of Ukrainian refugees in her home

Actress Juliet Stevenson has said she is moved to tears daily by the courage of the Ukrainian refugees she has welcomed into her home, as she condemned the Government’s “extremely harsh and cruel” immigration Bill. ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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