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London gang kingpin who smuggled up to 10,000 migrants across Channel jailed

Hewa Rahimpur sourced boats for a gang that charged £6,000 per crossing

Evening Standard

Kiosk owner who sold sweets unmasked as kingpin who smuggled 10,000 migrants to Britain in small boats

Hewa Rahimpur’s modest life hid his dark secret as a “high ranking” member of a criminal network who sourced boats for life-threatening Channel crossings, writes crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin

The Independent UK

Small boats people smuggler sentenced to 11 years

Hewa Rahimpur, 30, was ringleader of gang thought to have smuggled up to 10,000 people from France to Kent coast

The Guardian - UK

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Wednesday briefing: Is Britain about to get invaded by bedbugs?

In today’s newsletter: With Paris under siege by these tiny, blood-sucking terrors, many on the other side of the Channel are wondering if they’re next – and what can be done

The Guardian - UK

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis and Rwanda deportation plan

Taking action to ‘stop small boats’ is one of the Government’s key priorities.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer will scrap controversial Rwanda migrant policy even if Channel crossings decline

The Labour leader said the scheme would only ever impact a very small proportion of migrants

Evening Standard

Starmer will reverse Rwanda policy even if Channel crossings decline

The Labour leader said the scheme would only ever impact a very small proportion of migrants.

The Independent UK

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Which British fish to buy if you want to eat sustainably

A dozen species have been added to the ‘avoid’ list, including dover sole, pollack and prawns, but other options remain

The Guardian - UK

‘Incoherence and inconsistency’: the inside story of the Rwanda deportation plan

The long read: There were so many warnings it would fail. How did it get this far?

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar orders deep clean to stop bedbugs from Paris crossing Channel to London

Eurostar ramping up ‘preventative treatments’ to keep the critters on the other side of the Channel

The Independent UK

British diners warned off more fish types due to low populations in waters

Pollack from the Channel and dover sole from the Irish Sea among those to avoid, Good Fish Guide says

The Guardian - UK

English Channel migrant arrivals pass key milestone as 1k cross in three days

The provisional number of migrant arrivals by sea has now passed 25,000 this year, compared with 45,700 for the whole of 2022

The Independent UK

Small boat arrivals in 2023 pass 25,000 after 472 arrived on Monday

An average of around 52 people per boat crossed the Channel on Monday.

Evening Standard

Small boat arrivals in 2023 pass 25,000, figures confirm

An average of around 52 people per boat crossed the Channel on Monday.

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Eurostar orders deep clean to stop bedbugs from Paris crossing Channel to London

Eurostar ramping up ‘preventative treatments’ to keep the critters on the other side of the Channel

The Independent UK

Boats seen crossing Channel as arrivals ‘pass 25,000’ people so far this year

Several boats were seen travelling to shores in Kent on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Charity challenges home secretary’s claims about ‘economic migrants’

Refugee Council study suggests asylum claims by three out of four crossing Channel would be granted

The Independent UK

Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests

The Refugee Council says the Government’s own figures counter the narrative that most people crossing the Channel do not require protection.

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The Guardian - UK

The only way to stop small boat crossings

Letter: Desperate migrants are crossing the Channel by boat because they have no other choice, writes former Home Office caseworker Nigel Clarke

The Independent UK

Nine boats carrying 537 people intercepted crossing English Channel

It brings the total for the year to 24,830.

Evening Standard

More than 200 migrants cross English Channel amid fallout from Suella Braverman speech

Her remarks on immigration drew a backlash from charities and a rebuke from the UN refugee agency

The Independent UK

Teen took migrants across English Channel ‘after watching TikTok instruction video’

Abdul Basset Ahmed, 18, took charge of a small inflatable boat crammed with 58 other passengers

The Independent UK

Braverman: No migrants crossing the Channel are in imminent peril

The Home Secretary will say in a speech in the US that asylum seekers ‘picking their preferred destination’ is ‘absurd and unsustainable’.

The Guardian - UK

Chile’s band of brothers channel school rivalries at Rugby World Cup

With four sets of siblings and most in the squad being from one of two schools, bonds run deep against England on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

‘Existential challenge’: King Charles calls for France-UK climate entente

Monarch says two countries have duty to protect democracy and ensure Ukraine’s triumph, in address to French senate

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