Italian authorities detain Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat
Yacht impounded over alleged breach of far-right government’s new rules for rescue vessels Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue boat financed by the British...
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UK to help fund immigration detention centre in France, says Rishi Sunak
PM announces £500m package to stop people trying to cross Channel, after meeting Emmanuel Macron in Paris Britain will help fund a detention centre in...
Sunak and Macron must navigate boat issues to reset Anglo-French relations
Channel crossings and Aukus pact will be central to talks that could also improve Britain’s standing with the EU The attempt by Rishi Sunak and...
Dozens of bodies believed to be refugees found on beach in southern Italy
Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria At least 43 people, including a newborn baby,...
Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from Tunisia A baby was among nine people including his...
Labour renews call for ‘proper’ windfall tax as Shell declares record £32.2bn profit – UK politics live
Bank of England says UK still heading for a recession but downturn may be shorter and shallower than previously expected On the subject of Rishi...
Rishi Sunak tells MPs he will clear asylum backlog by end of 2023
PM says he has signed deal with Albania and will resume ‘hostile environment’ checks on bank accounts Rishi Sunak has insisted he can clear a...
Report into Melilla deaths criticises ‘widespread use of unlawful force’
Amnesty accuses Morocco and Spain of also failing to offer first aid after crush in which at least 37 died The “widespread use of unlawful...
Afghan refugee freed in Greece after two years of wrongful imprisonment
Campaigners hope overturning of Akif Rasuli’s 50-year sentence will be ‘first victory’ for criminalised migrants in Greek jails An imprisoned Afghan refugee wrongfully accused of...
Migrants travel from Nigeria to Canary Islands balanced on ship’s rudder
The three stowaways were rescued by the Spanish Coastguard in Las Palmas on Monday after an 11-day voyage The Spanish coastguard has rescued three migrants...
