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Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
Joint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social mediaFour Vietnamese nationals have...
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UK Rwanda policy is ‘kneejerk reaction’ to migration, says Ireland’s deputy PM
Micheál Martin says UK asylum seekers fearful of being removed to Rwanda are seeking sanctuary in...
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‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths
Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drownThey...
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Five asylum seekers killed in attempt to cross Channel to UK
French coastguard says small boat was carrying more than 100 people during failed crossing attemptFive people...
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UK to delay start of health and safety checks on EU imports – report
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruptionThe...
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Sunak urged to stop Braverman speaking alongside far right at Brussels convention
Former home secretary will rub shoulders with populist right from across the globe, including Hungarian prime...
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European cities hope jet-setting Taylor Swift fans will splash the cash for Eras tour
The superstar arrives in Europe next month – and Swifties, tourist boards and venues are already...
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EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations
Prime ministers to examine plans to confiscate billions of euros in interest from frozen Russian assets...
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Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives
Families say they were promised details of relatives’ whereabouts after contacting people they thought were linked...
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False King Charles death story spread by Russian media outlets
One site tweeted of monarch’s purported demise only to later concede: ‘Most likely, the information is...
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‘A farce, not an election’: Russians abroad join ‘Noon against Putin’ protest
Voters turn out at midday from the UK to Latvia and Turkey to Thailand in action...
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Grant Shapps abandons Odesa trip due to Russian missile threat
Defence secretary warned by British intelligence that Kremlin was aware of his travel plansGrant Shapps was...
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National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks
Exclusive: Syndicate agreed to lend up to €640m to Allwyn in 2020, two years before contract...
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Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarchThe Italian descendants of King...
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Former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi to become Ukraine’s ambassador to UK
Popular national figure given new role after being dismissed by Volodymyr Zelenskiy a month agoUkraine’s former...
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UK urges Germany to give long-range missiles to Kyiv despite Luftwaffe leak
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will not give missiles that could strike at strategic Crimea bridge,...
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France
Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl’s pregnant mother,...
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Norway’s King Harald V hospitalised in Malaysia with infection
The 87-year-old, Europe’s oldest ruling monarch, has suffered from ill health in recent years, and it...
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One person dead and two missing in Channel boat incident
Officials say 179 people trying to cross Channel were rescued after four French-led operationsOne person has...
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Closure of UK family scheme for Ukrainians described as ‘cruel’ move
Government defends decision that opposition politicians say could put vulnerable people at riskA scheme allowing Ukrainians...
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Former Irish PM John Bruton hailed as ‘humbling and unassuming’ at funeral
Leaders pay respects to former taoiseach of 1990s ‘rainbow coalition’ as he is laid to rest...
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Owner of UK national lottery operator still in business with Gazprom
Czech tycoon promised Gambling Commission two years ago his firm would sever Russia ties before taking...
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UK minister: Brexit checks ‘price you pay for being a sovereign state again’
Andrea Leadsom says businesses experiencing ‘some friction’ should ‘adapt’ to changes in trade rulesBusiness live –...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...