The Latest Breaking News from Border Force

Up to 2,500 troops could cover striking public sector staff at £10m-a-week cost

Up to 2,500 troops are being readied to cover for Border Force, NHS staff and firefighters going out on strike - and they could cost £4,000 per soldier per week

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

EuroTunnel says its services won't be impacted by strikes over Christmas

Le Shuttle services - which run from Folkestone, Kent to Calais - continue to run as normal, unaffected by strikes, over a Christmas period otherwise filled with industrial action

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Migrants rescued from second sinking boat on same night four died in Channel

Border Force officers rescued 50 people, five of whom had ended up in the freezing water, after their boat started to sink

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Ballymoney men sentenced over bid to smuggle gun from US

National Crime Agency operation swung into operation after pistol intercepted

Belfast Live · Dec 15, 2022

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

£650k worth of gold seized at Heathrow airport to go under the hammer

The auction will be held this week

Liverpool Echo · Dec 14, 2022

Coastguard union calls on Suella Braverman to ‘resign in disgrace’ after Channel deaths

Home secretary failed to adopt policy for safe and legal routes, says PCS

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Travel expert's top tips for Brits with flights planned during Christmas strike dates

RMT Union rail workers, PCS union Border Force members and Unite baggage handlers are going on strike over the Christmas period, potentially disrupting efforts to get home for Christmas

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Ryanair pilots told not to wait for late passengers during baggage and border strikes

A Ryanair pilot has predicted flight cancellations during the strike period and "huge delays" for customers heading through airports, as well as passengers being stuck on planes once they've got to their destination airport

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

At least three dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

At least three people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources confirmed 43 people were rescued, including more than 30 who were pulled from the freezing waters. It is feared the death toll will continue to rise. The inflatable…

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022