US-Mexico border: Caravan of 509 migrants from Central and South America stopped by Border Patrol

Massive caravan of 509 migrants, including 115 unaccompanied minors, stopped by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas border town less than 24 hours after 336 people were detained after illegally crossing from Mexico A total of 509 migrants were stopped near Hidalgo, Texas, on Tuesday night after crossing the United States-Mexico border in a caravan It … Read more

Airport border officials staff are ‘redeployed to the Channel’ to help with migrant crisis

Border officers are being pulled out of airports and relocated to the English Channel to help deal with record numbers in migrants arriving in Britain, it has been reported. Agents from Border Force are having to leave positions at some of the busiest border gates in the UK for Kent, where more staff are needed … Read more

Baffled border terrier Cookie waits patiently outside until he finally realises glass door is OPEN

Let me in! Baffled border terrier Cookie waits patiently outside until he finally realises glass door is OPEN Sarah Watson, 25, from Scotland, shared video of deaf dog Cookie on Monday  He sits outside open glass door while believing the sliding entranceway is shut  Cookie eventually tumbles inside when he goes to lean on the … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘fully digital border’ in immigration overhaul

Priti Patel promises a ‘digital border’ to stop illegal immigration and ‘slam the door on dangerous criminals’ – allowing the government to FINALLY count how many people are entering the country Priti Patel to deliver speech promising to fix UK’s ‘broken’ immigration system Reforms will see the UK introduce a US-style Electronic Travel Authorisation Changes … Read more

Ministers meet NI loyalist paramilitaries as they seek to solve post-Brexit border problems

Ministers meet loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as they seek to solve post-Brexit border problems that have sparked violence The Cabinet ministers met a delegation from the Loyalist Communities Council Came amid continued disputes over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit border Brexit deal left NI tied to a range of EU customs and regulatory rules  It sparked … Read more

Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet

Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet by unwittingly moving historic stone marker that was in the way of his tractor A Belgian farmer accidentally moved the French-Belgian border 7.5 feet The altered border demarcation was discovered by a local history enthusiast  The mayors of the two border towns both saw the humorous side … Read more

Border Force detains more than 200 migrants trying to cross the Channel in NINE incidents

Border Force officers detain more than 200 migrants trying to cross the Channel in small boats in NINE incidents – a new daily record 209 migrants were picked up by Border Force officers trying to cross Channel The migrants were detained by officials in nine separate incidents today Today’s figure marks a new daily record … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon admits an independent Scotland in the EU WOULD mean a hard border with England

Nicola Sturgeon admits that Scottish independence WOULD mean a hard border with England if it rejoins the EU but claims businesses will not ‘suffer’ She said Scotland would try to negotiate arrangements to ‘keep trade flowing’  But unionists accused her of planning a ‘hammer blow’ for businesses   Tories said SNP ‘are clueless about the economic … Read more

Another UK Border Force intercepts 60 migrants in Dover after 113 made crossing on Monday

Up to 100 more migrants arrive in UK including 20 who land boat on Kent beach as people smugglers make most of improving weather conditions after 113 made crossing on Monday Around 60 people, including a baby, intercepted by Border Force this morning Home Office also confirmed 113 migrants detained in seven incidents on Monday … Read more

Border Force intercepts five migrants crossing Channel after 44 made crossing yesterday

Border Force intercepts five migrants crossing the Channel in rough conditions after 44 made the dangerous crossing yesterday A boat carrying five men was intercepted by Border Force at Dover, Kent, today    Several boats attempting to cross from France turned back due to bad weather  French authorities intercepted 49 migrants who attempted to cross yesterday … Read more