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Border Force staff at Heathrow to take strike action for most of September

Union says forced changes to working hours and practices have most harmed those with caring responsibilities

The Guardian - UK

UK Border Force staff at Heathrow to strike during homeward rush

’Our strike action is likely to cause serious disruption to travellers using Heathrow at the end of the summer’ – PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers warned of ‘serious disruption’ as hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow set to strike

PCS union members’ action will hit disrup the end of the summer holidays when they walkout from August 31 to September 3

Evening Standard

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Human Trafficking Gang Used A Suspected Stolen Yacht To Smuggle Migrants Into Britain

Border Force stops migrants on yachts, signalling a change in tactics by traffickers who previously relied on dinghies for dangerous Channel crossings.

International Business Times UK

What could £700m cost of Rwanda scheme have paid for instead?

Scheme denounced as ‘shocking waste’ by new home secretary could have funded teachers, border force officers or renewable energy farms

The Guardian - UK

UK Border Force returns migrants in the Channel to France – expert Q&A

The UK Border Force has returned a group of migrants to France after their small boat got into trouble in the English Channel. This appears to be a departure from past policy, at a crucial time. Channel crossings are rising again as the weather gets warmer, and remain a controversial…

The Conversation

Border Force returns small boat Channel migrants to France for first time

A Border Force vessel supported the rescue of 71 migrants in French waters on Wednesday and helped return them to France

The Independent UK

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Young British tourists visiting Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca warned over modern slavery risk

Border force officers are stationed at 22 airports to speak to young people heading to the popular holiday destinations

The Independent UK

Thousands more asylum seekers and economic migrants set to cross Channel this summer, No10 signals

Crossings resumed on Monday after a six-day hiatus amid poor weather conditions at sea

Evening Standard

Forget ‘stop the boats’, Starmer wants to ‘smash the gangs’ – but will it work?

Labour’s new border security unit faces major challenges, as campaigners warn they need a better plan for safe routes

The Guardian - UK

Airport staff busted aiding drug smuggling ring

Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff breached security checks in the past year, with many suspected of working for organised criminals.

AAP

Australian Border Force searched phones of 10,000 travellers in past two years, data shows

Exclusive: About one in four people stopped at border had some data copied from their devices by Australian Border Force

The Guardian - AU

London travel news LIVE: Trains resume after line closed at Catford Bridge due to 'police incident'

A south London train line was closed after police responded to a concern for welfare at Catford Bridge railway station on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Border Force raids ACT stores, seize illicit tobacco worth $555,000

Vapes, cigarettes and loose leaf tobacco were seized.

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Evening Standard

Corrupt Border Force officer jailed after drugs plot uncovered

Gareth Glynn Davies was also found in possession of several knives

Evening Standard

More than 500 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport to launch three-day strike

Union members working on passport control at terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5, are taking action from Friday

Evening Standard

Eurostar chaos after IT system fault causes widespread delays

Passengers warned of severe delays and cancellations to services between London and Paris

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak Rwanda plan in disarray as 'more than 10,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats' this year

The Tories and Labour are making immigration a key issue for the general election

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AAP

Illegal fishing boats burned after Australian incursion

The Australian Border Force has burnt and sunk dozens of illegal fishing boats entering the nation's waters in a warning to fishermen who want to flout the law.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Deadly epidemic of super-strength Chinese opioids gripping Britain’s streets

Exclusive: Figures reveal huge rise in deaths from drugs up to 500 times stronger than morphine – and experts fear true toll is much higher

Evening Standard

Heathrow Airport Border Force workers to strike during half term

More than 500 union members will walk off the job on May 31 and June 1 and 2

The Guardian - UK

UK armed forces being trained to cover possible Border Force summer strikes

Soldiers spotted at Home Office facilities in England as results of PCS union’s national ballot expected

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Home Office immigration plan does not answer call for safe routes

Plans for head of border security with access to home secretary will not satisfy all critics of Labour’s immigration policies

Evening Standard

Airports e-gate travel chaos & dodging passport trouble ...The Standard podcast

Thousands of passengers stranded after Border Force IT meltdown

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Holiday e-gate nightmare must not be repeated

If Border Force e-gates suffer a nationwide meltdown leaving thousands stranded, but Chinese-sponsored hacking isn’t to blame, does anyone in government make a sound?

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