Dover officials hand out face masks and blankets after border police catch up to 49 immigrants

Dover officials handed out face masks and blankets to 49 migrants who were intercepted crossing the Channel in three boats today. The migrants were picked up by Border Force off the Kent coast near Dover as they attempted to cross the English Channel in small dinghies between 5am and 6am. Photographs captured several of the … Read more

Border Force officers in France seize £20million worth of cocaine

Border Force in France seize £20million worth of cocaine within plywood boxes in a lorry carrying consignment of car parts to Britain The haul, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, was discovered within a number of plywood boxes in a lorry  Border Force officers use hi-tech search equipment to combat immigration … Read more

Beloved Border Collie, 14, had to be put to sleep in the boot of the family’s car

A family-of-four were left distraught after their beloved Border Collie had to be put to sleep in a car boot, after the vet was unable to visit their home because of social distancing measures.  Fourteen-year-old Border Collie Shearer, from Old Isleworth, west London, was left struggling to eat as a result of a serious illness … Read more

Border Force intercepts five boats carrying about 60 migrants off Kent coast

Around 60 migrants – including two young girls – have been brought into Dover today. It means April will be a record month for crossings as the total could already exceed 400, compared to the previous record of at least 336 refugees known to have landed last August.  The young girls are thought to be … Read more

Border Force intercepts five boats carrying about 60 migrants off Kent coast

Around 60 migrants – including two young girls – have been brought into Dover today. It means April will be a record month for crossings as the total could already exceed 400, compared to the previous record of at least 336 refugees known to have landed last August.  The young girls are thought to be … Read more

Border Force intercepts 63 migrants crossing English Channel

Another 63 migrants are intercepted by Border Force patrols attempting to cross the English Channel in a single day – taking the total to 555 this year Border forces intercepted the asylum seekers and brought them to Dover, Kent First boat is thought to have made it to English waters shortly before midnight It follows … Read more

German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border

Love knows no boundaries! German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border for a daily drink amid coronavirus lockdown Karsten Hansen, 89, meets his Danish girlfriend Inga Rasmussen, 85, every day They’ve been together 2 years and have spent each day together since last year  Their quarantine dates usually consist … Read more

Florida sets up border checkpoints to screen travelers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Florida is working to set up more highway checkpoints to deter New York, New Jersey and Connecticut travelers from arriving in the Sunshine State as coronavirus cases pass 4,000. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the screening of travelers on Interstate 95 will be similar to the measure adopted Friday on Interstate 10 to … Read more

France ‘threatened to close border with Britain unless UK brought in coronavirus shutdown measures’

France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more

France ‘threatened to close border with Britain unless UK brought in coronavirus shutdown measures’

France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more