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Tuesday briefing: 43 ways the Conservatives have tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak unveils new plans to solve the small boats crisis, here’s a guide to dozens of previous initiatives that have fallen short

The Guardian - UK

Trio of Americans who tried to smuggle drugs through Heathrow jailed

‘All three are now serving jail time thousands of miles away from their friends and family’ said a National Crime Agency chief

Evening Standard

UK police and Border Force to remain locked out of EU database of criminals

Exclusive: Home Office admits vital access to Schengen Information System II lost for up to four years

The Guardian - UK

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UK Border Force urged to ‘deprioritise’ gun and drugs searches to ease queues

Exclusive: Leaked emails show airport staff were guided to ease passenger waits during school holidays

The Guardian - UK

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

American woman arrested at Edinburgh Airport following cannabis discovery

AN American woman was arrested at a Scottish airport following a large cannabis seizure, police have said.

The National (Scotland)

Man tried to bring £1m of cannabis through East Midlands Airport

The package from Los Angeles, California, was intercepted by Border Force officers at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, in November

The Independent UK

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Drug dealer jailed after cannabis worth up to £1m intercepted at airport

The package from Los Angeles, California, was intercepted by Border Force officers at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, in November.

The Independent UK

£1m worth of cannabis from California destined for Nottingham intercepted at East Midlands Airport

The drugs were bound for an address in Nottingham

Nottingham Post

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

Couple tried to smuggle two Iraqi migrants into the UK by hiding them in pair of sofas

A middle-aged couple were caught attempting to smuggle two Iraqi immigrants into the UK by alert Border Force officers who found them inside the bases of two sofas in their van

Daily Mirror

Cocaine haul worth £35m set for London seized by Met Police on boat off Sussex coast

Three men have been charged over the ‘huge, significant’ shipment

Evening Standard

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

How strike action on Monday will affect you

Strikes will continue across the public sector in Britain on Monday as NHS staff and Border Force staff walk out.

Evening Standard

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Bristol Post

Bristol children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action

A Bristol school's ski trip was delayed on return.

The Guardian - UK

Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes

Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times

Daily Mirror

Ferry passengers stuck at Calais in six-hour waits while returning to UK from holidays

School trips were amongst the hundreds of ferry passengers caught up in the chaos after Border Force strikes resulted in major delays of up to six hours at the Calais to Dover crossing

Wales Online

Dad smuggled heroin worth £22 million from Pakistan hidden in boxes of plastic shopping bags

He was caught after he recorded himself testing the purity of the drugs in his own kitchen as part of a 'publicity video'

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Manchester Evening News

Full list of strikes planned in the UK throughout February and March from ambulance workers to rail staff

20 days of strikes are planned up until 30 March with the first day of next month looking to be the biggest day of industrial action

The Independent UK

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

Daily Mirror

UK airports trial new passport gate rules for children this half-term

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are taking part in the e-gate trial this week, with the decision whether to roll out the scheme across the UK in the hands Border Force

The Independent UK

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

More disruption likely as pay disputes go unresolved and industrial action continues

Daily Mirror

Staycations boom for half term as Brits look to swerve strikes hitting holidays abroad

Border Force workers part of the PCS Union are going on strike over half term, coinciding with a spike of demand for staycation properties as reported by Sykes and Hotelplanner

Daily Mirror

Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Evening Standard

Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take industrial action between February 17 and 20

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