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Fears UK coastguards left children adrift on small boats before Channel tragedy

Children heard crying on 999 calls from boats in days before mass drowning, records suggest, yet logs contain no record of rescue attempts

The Guardian - UK

RNLI-Border Force row reveals ‘chaos’ in maritime rescue before Channel tragedy

Questions about UK Coastguard’s reliance on charity after lifeboat volunteers asked to cover for Border Force to aid stricken vessel

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers face Easter travel chaos with border officials at Heathrow threatening strike

Border Force workers are threatening to strike over proposed changes in shift patterns

Evening Standard

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Factcheck: Peter Dutton says Labor has weakened Australia’s asylum policy. Is he right?

Opposition leader claims government has cut $600m from border enforcement and reduced surveillance flights. Budget numbers tell a more nuanced story

The Guardian - AU

One person charged after six people found in lorry at East Sussex port

Suspect charged with assisting unlawful entry into the UK after discovery at Newhaven ferry port

The Guardian - UK

UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei receives compensation from government after being stopped at Gatwick

The Guardian - UK

Italian man removed from UK despite post-Brexit Home Office certificate

Massimiliano Melargo, who was stopped at airport, has permission to enter and leave UK while awaiting settlement decision

The Guardian - UK

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Border Force hires private vessels for Channel patrols after new fleet delayed

Contracts, which will cost £36m a year, tendered following news that existing boats will be replaced four years later than planned

The Guardian - UK

Border Force mental health absences rose 45% as Channel deaths increased

Exclusive: FoI request reveals Home Office paid £133,000 to charity for support for frontline staff amid surge in agency’s absences

The Guardian - UK

People smuggler jailed for trying to sneak Vietnamese woman into UK inside his car's dashboard

Border Force officers searched the vehicle after noticing carpet on passenger side seemed out of place

Evening Standard

Spanish woman removed from UK after returning from Christmas holiday

Woman was detained overnight and removed despite presenting Home Office documents showing her right to work and live in UK

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition at UK airports: When is it coming in and how does it work?

Border Force director Phil Douglas hopes to have similar e-gates systems to those in Australia and Dubai

Evening Standard

Small boat arrivals in UK likely to rise in 2024, says Border Force officials’ union

Immigration Services Union says recent lull in Channel crossings was due to bad weather

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition could replace passports at UK airport e-gates

Border Force director reportedly hopes to create ‘intelligent border’ after being impressed by schemes in Australia and Dubai

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage calls James Cleverly a ‘moron’ over small boats claim

The former Brexit Party leader said the home secretary was a ‘liar and a charlatan’, adding that the Conservatives ‘all deserve to lose your seats at the election’

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugees falling victim to ‘extremely sophisticated’ UK visa scam, charities warn

Exclusive: Ukrainians are landing at UK airports only to discover that their travel documents and host families are fake

The Guardian - UK

PCS union considers legal action to stop Rwanda deportation plan

Exclusive: Documents also show asylum seekers could delay removals for a year by making individual claims

The Guardian - UK

Fivefold rise in number of EU citizens refused entry to UK since Brexit

Home Office data reveals impact of end of free movement and raises questions over Border Force hostility

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The Independent UK

Report reveals mistakes that led to 27 people drowning in Channel horror crossing

Too few Coastguard staff, rescuers going to the wrong boat and poor coordination with the French all contributed to deaths of at least 27 people

The Guardian - UK

Failure to save 27 lives in Channel exacerbated by confusion and lack of resources

Report identifies lack of aerial surveillance and personnel as contributing to deaths when small boat sank in 2021

The National (Scotland)

Anti-strike laws to be extended to additional workers in England

ANTI-STRIKE laws setting out minimum staffing levels during industrial action have been extended to Border Force employees, including in Scotland,…

The Canberra Times

Tricky destruction problem for 35 tonnes of seized illegal vapes

Over 35 tonnes of illegal vapes have been seized recently, but how should they be destroyed?

The Independent UK

More Britons manage to flee Gaza through the Rafah crossing

The Foreign Office said more UK nationals were able cross into Egypt on Thursday, but declined to say how many.

The Independent UK

Ministers continue push for Britons to be allowed out of war-torn Gaza

Britons remain trapped in the territory as Israel continues its war on Hamas and the death toll rises further.

The Independent UK

Ministers trying to secure release of more Britons as two aid workers flee Gaza

Around 200 UK citizens have registered as being in the strip with the Foreign Office.

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