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Home Office staff worry they may be asked to act illegally in ‘culture of fear’

After 10 years of hostile environment, critics say immigration crackdown has had devastating human cost

The Guardian - UK

Gran 'livid' after having to climb 'sky high stairs' at airport as escalator turned off

Leeds Bradford Airport said the escalator was not broken but had been switched off because of the long queues, and to allow more queue space in the halls

Daily Mirror

Leeds gran, 60, 'livid' she's forced to take 'sky high stairs' at Leeds Bradford Airport as escalator 'switched off'

She had just landed back in the UK and was faced with huge wait times and a massive climb at Leeds Bradford

Leeds Live

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Drug smuggler told 'remain tension free…God will be generous' before boarding flight with heroin worth £900k - he's now in jail

Mohammed Uzair Rashid claimed the bags were not his, then that packages had been planted inside

Manchester Evening News

Drug traffickers hid cannabis among dog biscuits to post it from Spain to Hebburn

The ruse was uncovered by Border Force officials and police replaced it with a dummy package and delivered it to Jordan Campbell in Hebburn

Chronicle Live

Ex-Dublin Airport cop jailed for smuggling cash in hand luggage

Adams, who once fancied himself as a male model, was caught with €180,000

Dublin Live

Ex-Dublin Airport cop jailed after being caught with cash in hand luggage on way to Spain

The National Crime Agency stated that it is suspected Mark Adams laundered 'many millions' more in cash over the years before he was caught

Irish Mirror

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English Channel: More than 7,000 people have made deadly crossing this year, figures show

Number of migrants that have arrived in the UK this year is over seven times more the amount in 2020, according to government data

The Independent UK

‘Too soon to tell’ if Rwanda deal is deterring Channel crossings

Former Border Force boss Tony Smith says only time will tell but he believes the ‘early signs are encouraging’.

The Independent UK

Border Force says policies 'won't change'

A new Border Force ad targeting asylum seekers says policies on boat arrivals won't change as the government accuses Labor of wanting to soften policy.

AAP

Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

The Independent UK

They were trapped in immigration detention for nine years. Here's what life after the Park Hotel looks like

For a brief time, he became the global symbol of Australia's immigration system. What happened to Mehdi from Melbourne's Park Hotel?

ABC News

Superyacht seized with cocaine worth £160m to be sold at auction

The MY Kahu was intercepted 80 miles south of Plymouth last year, and goes on sale Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

'Buy British boats for new Border Force fleet to tackle Channel migrant crossings'

The updated National Shipbuilding Strategy outlined plans for 11 new “seagoing and coastal patrol vessels” - but insiders fear they may be bought from abroad

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Navy criticised for using vessels ‘too big’ for job of rescuing Channel migrants

Patrol vessels have been posted in the Channel to oversee operations.

Daily Mirror

'Nasty' Rwanda asylum seeker scheme exposed - what it will cost and why it will fail

The UK has signed a five-year deal effective immediately for Rwanda to take Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers. Anyone the Home Office deems 'inadmissible' to claim asylum in the UK can be taken to Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

UK Rwanda plan for asylum seekers decried as inhumane, expensive and deadly

Politicians, legal experts and refugee groups condemn Johnson’s plan to ‘offshore’ Channel crossing crisis

The Independent UK

What are the PM’s plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?

Here is a look at how much the scheme will cost, who is at risk of being removed and why Boris Johnson says the move is necessary.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds cross English Channel as PM announces Rwanda migration plan

Border Force and the RNLI brought women, children and men ashore in Dover.

Evening Standard

What is the Rwanda asylum seeker plan and what has been the response?

Charities and MPs have claimed the plans are ‘evil’ and will leave a heavy bill for the taxpayer

The Independent UK

5,000-plus migrants thought to have reached UK this year after crossing Channel

Crossings resumed this week, with large numbers of people arriving in Kent, after few tried the journey in the last week of March amid bad weather.

The Independent UK

Women and children among latest small boat arrivals in the UK

People in lifejackets and blankets have been seen arriving at Dover and Dungeness.

Daily Mirror

Millions of Brits face Easter getaway chaos due to 'chronic understaffing'

Travellers have already endured long waits at terminals in recent weeks, blamed on a spike on airport staff being off because of coronavirus. Experts warn the situation could stretch into the summer

The Independent UK

Airport chaos could remain for another year amid staff shortage, experts warn

‘It is going to take at least the next 12 months for the industry vacancy-wise to settle down,’ says airport recruiter

Evening Standard

Speed up staff security checks to prevent repeat of airport chaos, say aviation bosses

Bosses are hiring ‘tens of thousands’ of extra employees to cope with the unexpectedly strong surge in bookings since most travel restrictions were lifted in February

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