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Men arrested after 1.6 tonnes of cocaine found in charcoal sacks

The drugs would have had a street-level value of more than £120 million

Wales Online

Two arrests in Leicestershire over £120m cocaine haul hidden in charcoal

The National Crime Agency said around 1.6 tonnes of cocaine was found in 800 sacks of charcoal that was on a ship travelling from Panama.

The Independent UK

More than 600 migrants cross Channel in 2023 record – days after Sunak claimed plan was ‘working’

Numbers crossing rise as seas calm during heatwave

The Independent UK

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Sunak says ‘stop the boats’ plan is ‘starting to work’ as he announces two new barges

PM accused of ‘self-congratulatory’ hubris – but insists his policies are acting as a deterrent rather than poor weather in Channel

The Independent UK

Minister orders Border Force to ‘see me in my office’ after e-gates failure

The 24-hour outage caused long queues at airports across the UK on May 26 and 27.

The Independent UK

Vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children, warn doctors

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product

The Independent UK

Children’s doctors call for ban on disposable vapes

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product.

The Independent UK

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Rish! as prime minister makes 2017’s Maybot sound like advanced AI

We were promised the tech bro who could feel our pain, but Rishi Sunak merely inflicts it

The Guardian - UK

Going to sea in choppy waters brought home dangers of small boat crossings – PM

Rishi Sunak tried his hardest ‘not to get ill’ on board a Border Force cutter off the Dover coast.

The Independent UK

Bank holiday travel chaos as electronic passport gates stop working at UK airports

A passenger at Gatwick described the situation as an ‘utter joke’

The Independent UK

Holiday chaos as airport 'e-gates' fail across the UK sparking widespread disruption

The problems land as millions of Britons are expected to take to the roads and public transport this weekend to make the most of the last bank holiday until August.

Chronicle Live

Smuggler returning from holiday tried to sneak 14k cigarettes through airport in suitcase

Michael Legros was returning from a holiday in Bali with his partner Heidi Mullis and their young children when he was stopped by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh airport passengers warned of disruption as passport e-gates stop working

Passport e-gates have failed up and down the country, with passengers at Edinburgh Airport warned of disruption and delays while the Home Office says they can't say what the issue is.

Edinburgh Live

Britain says border e-gates back in service after outage sparked delays

Britain's automated border control gates have returned to normal operation, the Home Office said on Saturday, after a nationwide system issue caused major delays.

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Evening Standard

‘Utter chaos’: Passport e-gate failure causes massive delays at airports

Thousands of travellers have had their holiday plans plunged into chaos due to a nationwide problem with e-gates at ports and airports.

Bristol Post

Border Force chaos at Bristol Airport as electronic passport gates fail

Travellers returning to the UK have faced delays

The Independent UK

Passport e-gate failure causes delays at airports as bank holiday getaway begins

Travellers have described queues of several hours at a number of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick.

The Guardian - UK

Travellers faced long queues at major UK airports after electronic passport gates failed

Hours-long delays were reported as IT problems also caused disruption on Dover-Calais ferries

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Manchester Evening News

'You only earn £20,000 a year - just keep the cigarettes'

A court heard the abuse 'really shook up' the Asian officer

ABC News

Rescuers pull two people from water after boat goes up in flames in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay

Police say the two Melbourne men, aged 61 and 59, jumped from the motor cruiser into the water with life jackets before the boat was engulfed by flames.

Wales Online

Gang moved £135m worth of drugs under guise of a removal company

The so-called kingpin boasted of a wealth online

Manchester Evening News

Drugs gang used fake furniture removal firm as cover to smuggle £135m of cocaine, heroin and ketamine into UK

The gang shipped nearly two tons of drugs from Columbia and Europe

The Independent UK

Sunak unable to commit to lowering migration as Border Force bring people ashore

A Border Force vessel brought about 70 people thought to be migrants in to Dover, Kent, on Friday, after a small boat incident in the Channel.

The Independent UK

British troops ‘to be trained to check passports’ to avoid summer strike chaos

Military’s five-day training schedule has reportedly been reduced from three weeks

The Guardian - UK

Soldiers to be trained to check passports amid UK fears of summer travel chaos

Exclusive: Unions say move will diminish national security, with temporary staff unable to detain suspected terrorists

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