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The tightening is set to be confirmed as ministers said they were strengthening our approach in response to the threat of variants from abroad.

One year ago, 84-year-old Peter Attwood, from Chatham in Kent, died with coronavirus in what is the earliest known death involving Covid-19 on UK soil. Since then, the toll has spiralled past 100,000 as the nation sustained one of the worst death rates in the world and has been battered by the economic fallout. Boris Johnson said he accepts “full responsibility” for the Government’s response but has declined to set out where he thinks the nation went wrong until a later time. There are cl...

Three children have been rescued from the English Channel after Border Force sent out a boat to stop crossings following the arrival of 160 migrants on the weekend. They were among 30 people picked up in French waters, after their boat was spotted by a ferry. Border Force officers were also active off the UK coast on Monday. It comes after at least 160 migrants successfully crossed to Kent and Sussex over the weekend.  Calm winds at the coast saw several small boats make it into UK waters acro...

Priti Patel set up a new command centre in Dover to catch people smugglers  The centre in Dover will see British carry out increased air, land and sea patrols  Comes after boat believed to be carrying 35 migrants located at sea yesterday It was brought into Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne, East Sussex on January 9  Rescue teams scrambled after reports of boat in difficulty 23 miles off coast 

Chinas deal with PNG will deplete fishing stock and pose border risk Opinion By Anthony Bergin and Jeffrey Wall December 23, 2020 — 2.30pm Save Normal text size Advertisement China is increasing its efforts to undermine our influence in Papua New Guinea. PNG signed a Belt and Road Initiative agreement with China two years ago. It’s now the scene of intense Chinese activity. In a geostrategic move last month, China signed a memorandum of understanding with PNG’s fisheries minister...

BORDER FARCE Sixty-nine migrants caught hiding in trawler off UK let off charges as they were detained BEFORE setting foot in Britain Alahna Kindred Updated: 10 Dec 2020, 11:56 CRIMINAL charges against 69 migrants who were caught hiding in a trawler heading toward the UK were dropped yesterday. The Albanian migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat was stopped off the coast of East Anglia. 4 4 4 Taulant Ajazi, pictured with wife Ana Maria, was hiding in the ship when it was int...