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Illegal wildlife trade: Experts fear stockpiling of wildlife by criminal gangs may increase during pandemic Abbianca Makoni Wildlife experts fear stockpiling will increase during the pandemic in Chinese and Vietnamese borders as criminal gangs exploit current vulnerabilities. Despite the deadly consequences of the illegal wildlife trade - poachers and other key players in this lucrative business are actively banking on the extinction of species to drive up the value of their stockpile. The Independent and the Evening Standard are working with conservation charities including ...

28 Dec 2020 The year in which the United Kingdom finally left the European Union was marred by record waves of illegal immigration across the English Channel, as an estimated 9,000 boat migrants landed on British shores. A key pillar of the pro-sovereignty Brexit movement was for the British people to ‘take back control’ of their ability to determine their own laws, but perhaps just as crucially, to regain control of the country’s borders. In 2019, Home Secretary Priti Patel pledged to make migrant crossings an “infrequent phenomenon” and Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a promise ...

London Correspondent A British parliamentary committee has called for the UK government to produce robust contingency plans to cope with disruption caused leaving the EU single market and customs union on 1 January. The cross-party Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union warns of a potentially challenging start to 2021 as businesses, traders and citizens adjust to life outside the single market and customs union. It is concerned that there will be traffic disruption around ports, trucks will not have the right paperwork, and the UK's national security could be weake...