Banker convicted for laundering millions in people smuggling for small boat crossings (Image: NCA) Video footage released by the National Crime Agency shows the moments officers arrested a relaxed-looking Asghar Gheshalghian. The 48-year-old, originally from Iran, was a trusted middleman who operated
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
A four-star hotel on the Costa del Sol, Hotel Urban Beach, has opened its doors to accommodate approximately 230 boat migrants who recently arrived from the Canary Islands, Spain. The first group of migrants, exhausted from their journey, were welcomed by the
Labour believes that since 2018, £457,288,000 has gone into the pockets of people smugglers. (Image: Getty) Criminal gangs behind the small boats scandal have raked in nearly half a billion pounds since the Channel crisis began, figures reveal. More than 114,300 people
France has sparked a huge row after accusing the UK of not doing enough to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. A French report claims that the UK is not working closely enough with France to reduce the number of
In a bid to address the escalating migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, several European Union nations are engaged in talks with non-EU countries to externalise asylum processing. The move comes as the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported a grim toll, with
The Royal Navy reported a new clash happening at the mouth of the Red Sea, as an Iran-backed militia continues to threaten ships and oil tankers they claimed are linked to Israel. In the latest incident caused by the Yemenite group Houthis,
Australia’s successful approach to stopping thousands of illegal migrants arriving by boat has been compared to Britain’s Rwanda plan, ex-PM Boris Johnson claims. Mr Johnson detailed the “parallels” between both nation’s plans – and how, despite no flights having taken off for
A senior Tory MP has raised questions over the information the Prime Minister is receiving after a car crash session for Home Office ministers and officials in front of a powerful Commons committee. Conservative Dudley North MP Marco Longhi pointed to indiscrepencies
A new discovery in the City of David National Park has provided rare material evidence of the presence of Greeks in ancient Jerusalem. During archaeological excavations operated by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel-Aviv University, 16 pieces of ceramic roof tiles were