Border Force

All the seized suitcases and extracted cannabis

Five jailed over £13.8m cannabis smuggling plot through Birmingham

A general view of passengers going through UK Border at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport (PA)

Birmingham & East Midlands airports set for change to passport checks

Migrants standing on a quayside after disembarking a boat

Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day

A small boat at sea carrying migrants

‘Can’t stop everything,’ minister says after two migrant boats arrive undetected

A small boat hugs the coastline near Ault in France

Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK

The couriers were among 11 people arrested by Border Force officers in August 2024 after 460kg of the Class B drug was discovered packed into 22 suitcases

Four jailed over £13.8m cannabis smuggling plot at Birmingham Airport

Southampton

More than £160 million worth of cocaine and cannabis seized at British port

The Ugandan flag

Several athletes ‘unaccounted for’ after Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

Migrants arrive after rowing tiny dinghy across the Channel

Some of the Skims clothing found in a HGV driven by lorry driver Jakub Jan Konkel, which was used to help conceal cocaine

Lorry driver jailed for hiding cocaine in HGV carrying Kim Kardashian underwear

Bill Yuen, left, and Peter Wai

Border official and ex-Hong Kong chief guilty of spying for China

Retired police officer denies working as spy for Hong Kong government in UK

Migrants arrive after crossing Channel for first time in two weeks

Record drug seizures driven by jump in cannabis and ketamine haul

Migrants arrive after crossing Channel for first time in nearly two weeks

Migrants arrive in UK wearing blankets after crossing English Channel

Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing
Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.
Anahita Hossein-Pour, Press Association

Fake Labubus make up 90% of 260,000 knock-off toys seized at border

More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year

Groups arrive in Dover after busy night of small boat Channel crossings

Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day

Eleven charged after cannabis worth £13.8 million seized at Birmingham Airport

Prolific people smuggler caught after yacht of migrants ran aground

Woman dies after small boat Channel crossing, police say

Investigation after migrant boat ‘reaches Kent coast’ without being intercepted

Pensioner who smuggled £640,000 worth of cocaine in mobility scooter jailed

Home Office minister praises joint EU operation to smash drug smuggler gangs

First detentions of migrants crossing Channel under UK-France returns deal
The first detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.
Anahita Hossein-Pour, PA

Channel-crossing migrants brought to shore by Border Force and lifeboats

Channel crossings continue amid crunch talks over migrant deal

Massive cocaine haul valued at £100m seized at UK port

People smugglers who hid Afghan family in rubbish-filled van jailed

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Four arrests after 400kg cocaine cargo found on fishing boat

Migrant dies in Channel as arrivals believed to have hit 30,000 for year so far

Nearly 500 migrants arrive in UK after crossing the Channel in nine small boats

Migrants brought to shore after crossing English Channel

Man who crammed migrants into tiny car boot jailed

Migrant Channel crossings top 25,000 for year so far

Man arrested in connection with £600,000 of cannabis seized at airport

Border Force staff at Heathrow to launch strike in rosters dispute

Van driver convicted of smuggling migrants found screaming for help on ferry

Child given wheelchair among migrants arriving in UK after crossing Channel

Migrants continue crossing the English Channel amid good weather

Military sent to help embassies as Lammy tells UK citizens ‘leave Lebanon now’

Nearly 1,500 migrants cross English Channel to arrive in UK in week

Border Force seize yacht as Channel crossings continue

Migrant dies in latest tragedy during English Channel crossings

More than 15,000 migrants arrive in UK crossing English Channel this year so far

Migrant dies and 71 others rescued in English Channel, French coastguard says

Young Britons warned of exploitation risks working in bars and clubs abroad

Man charged after 72 gun parts found hidden in car shipped from Pakistan to UK

Migrant Channel crossings top 14,000 for year so far

Children among migrants brought ashore in Dover as Channel crossings continue

Fact check: Small boat migrant crossings fell by a quarter in the last 12 months

Migrants rescued after boat gets into difficulty in the Channel

Border Force officer jailed for selling illegal drugs, NCA says

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