11:23, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Updated: 12:12, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Labour's illegal immigration "smash the gangs" vow has been branded "a disaster" - as small-boat arrivals hit a three-year high. And damningly, ...

08:50, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Updated: 08:52, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Keir Starmer faces a new year nightmare as small boat migrant crossings are set to increase in 2026, an expert has said. Research director at ...

The United States military has killed at least five people in yet another attack on alleged drug smuggling boats, and ordered the country’s coastguard to launch a search for survivors. The statement ...

For decades, battleships were seen as unstoppable symbols of naval power, protected by thick armor and massive guns. Yet their greatest vulnerability came from small, fast torpedo boats that could ...

The latest Home Office figures showed some 803 people made the dangerous journey across the English Channel in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday. The ...

More than 800 people made the journey on Saturday night on 13 boats - the highest single-day crossing numbers since October 8. This brings the total for this week to 1,374 people on 23 boats and the ...

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The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK. The measures to criminalise the facilitation of migrant smuggling towards the UK, agreed more ...

UK ministers have voiced their delight after Germany passed landmark new laws handing 10 year jail terms to small boat smugglers. The new legislation will see criminals who store small boats and ...

U.S. attacks on alleged narcotics trafficking boats continue unabated with little apparent concern for near-unanimous legal condemnation. The Trump administration justifies these attacks as an ...