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Army commissioned painting of drones monitoring migrant boats in English Channel

The artwork shows two Watchkeepers flying over dinghies approaching white cliffs, and its caption tells of ‘illegal people-trafficking’.

The Independent UK

Crown Perth royal commission details many failings of WA government and casino regulator

Crown has faced repeated fire for alleged wrongdoing in its casinos, but a WA royal commission final report also points the finger at some less racy targets — the state government and its casino watchdog.

ABC News

‘Fundamental questions remain’ over plan to draft military in to tackle Channel crossings, warn MPs

Government’s decision to put Navy in charge of counter-migration on English coast appears to have been ‘borne of desperation’, says Defence Committee

The Independent UK

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Experts raise doubts over plan for Royal Navy to control Channel crossings

Exclusive: Critical defence select committee report to come amid growing Tory unease over No 10’s plan

The Guardian - UK

RNLI and Border Force bring 99 people to safety as they cross English Channel

Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration Tom Pursglove said the rise in dangerous Channel crossings is ‘unacceptable’.

The Independent UK

Migrants brought ashore by RNLI and Border Force after crossing Channel

Those who arrived at Dover on Friday are the latest of more than 1,500 people to have made the crossing this year.

The Independent UK

Man used golden duck statues to smuggle cocaine into UK

Aldo Alushi, 29, was arrested after Class A drugs were seized at Stansted Airport

Wales Online

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‘Deeply concerning’: British government picks Alexander Downer to review UK’s border force

Unions have condemned British home secretary Priti Patel’s appointment of the former Australian foreign minister and key architect of the Pacific Solution

The Guardian - AU

‘Wholly inappropriate’: Dismay as Priti Patel hires Australian asylum tsar to review Border Force

Former Australian foreign minister has vocally backed Channel push-backs and defended the home secretary from ‘widespread ridicule’

The Independent UK

Home Secretary orders ‘wide-ranging’ review of Border Force

Priti Patel has called in a former Australian government minister to oversee the assessment.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel appoints man behind Australia’s ‘inhumane’ asylum offshoring to review Border Force

Alexander Downer negotiated Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ to detain asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island

The Independent UK

UK politics: Angela Rayner says terror police should ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ – as it happened

Latest updates: follow all the political news and developments from across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Migrants forced to wait on concrete floor for hours at Dover processing site, say Border Force staff

Exclusive: Immigration Services Union condemns lack of resources at reception site and warns Home Office is now to move arrivals to new facility that is ‘so far off minimum health and safety requirements’

The Independent UK

Illegal drug seizures by police rise by 21 per cent during pandemic

More than 11 tonnes of cocaine were among the drugs seized by police between March 2020 and March 2021

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The Independent UK

Drug seizures by police rise 21% during pandemic

Police and Border Force made a total of 223,106 drug seizures in the year to March 2021 compared with 183,646 the previous year.

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘hiding’ as MoD refuses to answer questions on Channel crossing involvement

Former Navy and Border Force officials raise alarm about plan to draft in military to combat rise in cross-Channel migration, warning that Navy vessels could serve as ‘honey pot’ and incentivise crossings

The Independent UK

Heathrow airport queues worse than ever before, investigation finds

‘Queues are longer than they have ever been and complaints are at an all-time high,’ says consumer watchdog

The Independent UK

Solution for tackling migrant crossings ‘not at sea’, MPs told

The Prime Minister signed off plans for the military to take over command of the operation from Border Force.

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ABC News

Border Force asks to search your phone when you are travelling back to Australia — what can you do?

As Australians start to travel overseas again, they could be stopped on their way home by Border Force officials and have their belongings searched. Here's what you need to know.

The Conversation

Sending in the Royal Navy is not the answer to small boat migration in the Channel

The Home Office has announced a plan to bring in the Royal Navy to take charge of policing the English Channel after the number of migrants attempting the crossing in small boats tripled in 2021. Full details of the plan have not been revealed, but appear to involve the navy…

The Independent UK

Navy involved in ‘Operation Dog’s Dinner’ to tackle migrant crossing, MPs hear

Ministers came under fire from some on their backbenches.

Manchester Evening News

A Gucci 'Manchester bee bag', Nike trainers, Jimmy Choo shoes and more - all fake and all seized at Manchester Airport

Border Force officers explain how to spot a fake pair of Nikes

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