Dramatic photos show the horrific moment a huge fire engulfed several boats at a UK marina – leaving some vessels completely destroyed while two people were rushed to hospital. Brave neighbours doused the boats in buckets of water in a desperate attempt
An organisation set up to help get supplies to Ukraine for the war effort against Vladimir Putin’s Russia is pleading with Home Secretary James Cleverly to release thousands of confiscated small boats used by illegal migrants to them. The Home Office is
Two boats have collided on the Congo River in western Congo, local officials said, giving conflicting accounts on deaths. Alexis Mampa, chief of the Maluku municipality, said no one died in the collision Monday east of Congo’s capital of Kinshasa. Another local
Three boats carrying 124 migrants made the perilous journey across the English Channel on Saturday, according to the Home Office. This brings the total number of arrivals this year to 1,506, less than the 2,072 recorded at the same time in 2023
Four years after the UK officially left the EU, the fishing community say they have been “stabbed in the back” thanks to unfulfilled promises. After leaving the Brussels bloc in January 2020, the UK signed an agreement which was supposed to ensure
The Archbishop of Canterbury was told “hand-wringing” will not solve the small boats crisis after he led opposition to the Rwanda bill. Justin Welby criticised the deportation plan for “leading the nation down a damaging path” and claimed the nation can “do
The Government is spending £36 million a year recruiting a fleet of private vessels to patrol the Channel for small boats amid a further delay in plans to upgrade the Border Force fleet. A “procurement pipeline” document published on the department’s website
In a unique plea to the UK government, the MissionUkraine charity has urged officials to redirect boats used by migrants crossing the Channel to assist in Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. Despite facing initial reluctance from the Government, MissionUkraine has already delivered
Migrants Try To Cross The Channel On Inflatable Boats (Image: Getty) Migrants are treating Britain like it is “El Dorado”, ministers have been warned. The mayor of the French town where five asylum seekers died on Sunday blamed Britain’s benefits system for
Rishi Sunak is gearing up for a Commons showdown over his new Rwanda Bill. Tory MPs on the right of the party are pushing for a series of amendments to toughen up the legislation. But centrists warned they will not back the