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The Latest Breaking News from Border Force

Travellers warned to expect disruption as Border Force strikes coincide with French walkouts

The Home Office said passengers should expect to face longer wait times at UK border control

The Independent UK

Travellers arriving in UK on Wednesday warned of longer queues as Border Force join massive day of strikes

Border agents are some of 130,000 PCS Union members due to walk out on a huge day of industrial action

Evening Standard

Government issues travel warning for this week amid Border force strikes

Travellers could experience longer wait times at UK borders this week

Manchester Evening News

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Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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

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

Evening Standard

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.

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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'

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

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