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Man who tried to smuggle £1m of cocaine inside wheelchair is jailed

Casimiro De Lemos Francisco, who is not disabled, travelled through Manchester Airport in the drugs-laden wheelchair earlier this year

The Independent UK

'Disabled' man caught smuggling cocaine into UK hidden inside electric wheelchair

Casimiro De Lemos Francisco posed as disabled in the drug smuggling plot

Evening Standard

UK policing watchdog finds National Crime Agency heavily reliant on weak legacy systems

An independent audit reveals unfit for purpose tech in the NCA.

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Two men jailed for conspiring to smuggle 10 Vietnamese nationals to the UK

Eoin Nolan, 53 and Daniel Loughran, 36, were convicted of conspiring to facilitate the illegal entry of foreign nationals into the UK in February.

Evening Standard

Man who groomed and raped two teenage girls in Rotherham jailed for 19 years

Obaidullah Omari, 46, from Sheffield, targeted the vulnerable girls, who were aged between 13 and 14 at the time of the abuse.

Evening Standard

Man found guilty of grooming and raping two teenage girls in Rotherham

Obaidullah Omari, 46, from Sheffield, targeted the vulnerable girls, who were aged between 13 and 14 at the time of the abuse.

Evening Standard

‘Radical’ reforms on asylum laws announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

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Ministers committed to ECHR, No 10 says, ahead of border reforms announcement

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will unveil reforms to the border security and asylum system on Monday.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary to set out border security and asylum reforms

Yvette Cooper will say the Government’s overhaul of the ‘broken’ asylum system will contribute to ending the use of asylum hotels.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper emphasises record success over small boats and asylum hotels amid Epping backlash

The home secretary will make her speech as MPs return to Westminster for the first time since July

The Independent UK

Home Secretary pledges to make it harder for asylum seekers to bring family to UK

The Home Secretary will set out planned changes to the refugee family reunion process when MPs return to the Commons on Monday

Evening Standard

Cooper to tighten rules on family members in overhaul of ‘broken’ asylum system

The home secretary will speak in the Commons as MPs return to Westminster after recess on Monday

The Independent UK

Why has Pakistan launched a new rocket command after India conflict?

Experts say India found holes in Pakistan’s strategic defence options during the May fight. Pakistan wants to fix them.

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London woman, 49, arrested over supply of boats to cross-Channel people smugglers

Lydia Bloomfield, of the National Crime Agency, said: ‘We are determined to target, disrupt and dismantle the gangs’

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GB News host Patrick Christys Calls Labour's Handling of Migrant Crisis 'A Disgrace'

Patrick Christys blasts Labour and the NCA for failing to crack down on human traffickers, sparking a heated TV row over Britain’s asylum system.

Evening Standard

Woman jailed after trying to smuggle £800k of cocaine in Parmesan cheese at Heathrow Airport

A California resident tried to smuggle crack cocaine into the country at Heathrow Airport

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘abject failure’ as people smuggling arrests fall under Labour

Exclusive: Prime minister is warned ‘it’s never been easier to be a people smuggler’ after arrests fall despite his vow to ‘smash the gangs’

The Guardian - UK

FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children

Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combined

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Rotherham abuse survivors welcome police climbdown over internal inquiry

South Yorkshire police will no longer lead investigation into alleged crimes of former officers after move caused outcry

Evening Standard

NCA taking over inquiry into allegations police took part in Rotherham abuse

It comes after five women alleged they were exploited by grooming gangs in the town when they were children and also sexually abused by officers

The Guardian - US

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’

Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper pours extra £100m into efforts to smash people-smuggling gangs

The funding will pay for up to 300 more National Crime Agency officers and new technology and equipment to step up intelligence-gathering on smuggling gangs

Evening Standard

Home Office gives extra £100million for effort to smash people-smuggling gangs

The cash will pay for up to 300 more National Crime Agency officers

The Independent UK

Home Office gives extra £100m for plans to smash people-smuggling gangs

Labour is seeking to bring down small boat crossings, which have topped 25,000 for the year so far.

Evening Standard

Social media ads for Channel crossings to be banned under new offence

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also said she plans to introduce a fast-track scheme to tackle the asylum backlog.

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