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Couple tried to smuggle two Iraqi migrants into the UK by hiding them in pair of sofas

A middle-aged couple were caught attempting to smuggle two Iraqi immigrants into the UK by alert Border Force officers who found them inside the bases of two sofas in their van

Daily Mirror

Cocaine haul worth £35m set for London seized by Met Police on boat off Sussex coast

Three men have been charged over the ‘huge, significant’ shipment

Evening Standard

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

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How strike action on Monday will affect you

Strikes will continue across the public sector in Britain on Monday as NHS staff and Border Force staff walk out.

Evening Standard

Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action

A Bristol school's ski trip was delayed on return.

Bristol Post

Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes

Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times

The Guardian - UK

Ferry passengers stuck at Calais in six-hour waits while returning to UK from holidays

School trips were amongst the hundreds of ferry passengers caught up in the chaos after Border Force strikes resulted in major delays of up to six hours at the Calais to Dover crossing

Daily Mirror

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Dad smuggled heroin worth £22 million from Pakistan hidden in boxes of plastic shopping bags

He was caught after he recorded himself testing the purity of the drugs in his own kitchen as part of a 'publicity video'

Wales Online

Full list of strikes planned in the UK throughout February and March from ambulance workers to rail staff

20 days of strikes are planned up until 30 March with the first day of next month looking to be the biggest day of industrial action

Manchester Evening News

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

UK airports trial new passport gate rules for children this half-term

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are taking part in the e-gate trial this week, with the decision whether to roll out the scheme across the UK in the hands Border Force

Daily Mirror

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

More disruption likely as pay disputes go unresolved and industrial action continues

The Independent UK

Staycations boom for half term as Brits look to swerve strikes hitting holidays abroad

Border Force workers part of the PCS Union are going on strike over half term, coinciding with a spike of demand for staycation properties as reported by Sykes and Hotelplanner

Daily Mirror

Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take industrial action between February 17 and 20

Wales Online

Travellers told to prepare for fresh disruption during halfterm holidays - here's where and when

People are being urged to check the latest advice from travel operators before travelling with anyone arriving in UK to be affected

The Independent UK

Half-term travellers warned to expect disruption at UK border amid strikes

Some 1,000 Border Force officers will strike for four days

AAP

Men charged over 130kg of ice found in bathroom tiles

Three Sydney men have been charged over the importation of $115 million worth of methamphetamine that authorities found hidden in a pallet of bathroom tiles.

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The Independent UK

Strike by 100,000 civil servants planned for Budget day over pay and pensions

The Public and Commercial Services Union says it will escalate action to coincide with Jeremy Hunt’s Budget announcement on 15 March

The Independent UK

Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent

Border Force ships brought a number of people to Dover after intercepting a number of boats.

Manchester Evening News

February half term France travel warning as Border Force strikes planned

Travellers entering the UK from France could face "disruption" as Border Force plan industrial action

The Guardian - UK

March of the robots: how biometric tech could kill off paper passports

Border Force boss says advances in biometrics and data security have made passports redundant – be they blue or red

The Guardian - UK

Border Force strike: cover staff report getting just two days’ training

Exclusive: Some NCA staff in Calais say they had little official training before being put to work at passport control

Daily Mirror

Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions, including Border Force workers

Evening Standard

1,000 Border Force officers at major ports to strike during half-term

Members of the PCS union in Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will strike on February 17, 18, 19 and 20

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