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Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

The Independent UK

They were trapped in immigration detention for nine years. Here's what life after the Park Hotel looks like

For a brief time, he became the global symbol of Australia's immigration system. What happened to Mehdi from Melbourne's Park Hotel?

ABC News

Superyacht seized with cocaine worth £160m to be sold at auction

The MY Kahu was intercepted 80 miles south of Plymouth last year, and goes on sale Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

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'Buy British boats for new Border Force fleet to tackle Channel migrant crossings'

The updated National Shipbuilding Strategy outlined plans for 11 new “seagoing and coastal patrol vessels” - but insiders fear they may be bought from abroad

Daily Mirror

Navy criticised for using vessels ‘too big’ for job of rescuing Channel migrants

Patrol vessels have been posted in the Channel to oversee operations.

The Independent UK

'Nasty' Rwanda asylum seeker scheme exposed - what it will cost and why it will fail

The UK has signed a five-year deal effective immediately for Rwanda to take Britain’s unwanted asylum seekers. Anyone the Home Office deems 'inadmissible' to claim asylum in the UK can be taken to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

UK Rwanda plan for asylum seekers decried as inhumane, expensive and deadly

Politicians, legal experts and refugee groups condemn Johnson’s plan to ‘offshore’ Channel crossing crisis

The Guardian - UK

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What are the PM’s plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?

Here is a look at how much the scheme will cost, who is at risk of being removed and why Boris Johnson says the move is necessary.

The Independent UK

Hundreds cross English Channel as PM announces Rwanda migration plan

Border Force and the RNLI brought women, children and men ashore in Dover.

The Independent UK

What is the Rwanda asylum seeker plan and what has been the response?

Charities and MPs have claimed the plans are ‘evil’ and will leave a heavy bill for the taxpayer

Evening Standard

5,000-plus migrants thought to have reached UK this year after crossing Channel

Crossings resumed this week, with large numbers of people arriving in Kent, after few tried the journey in the last week of March amid bad weather.

The Independent UK

Women and children among latest small boat arrivals in the UK

People in lifejackets and blankets have been seen arriving at Dover and Dungeness.

The Independent UK

Millions of Brits face Easter getaway chaos due to 'chronic understaffing'

Travellers have already endured long waits at terminals in recent weeks, blamed on a spike on airport staff being off because of coronavirus. Experts warn the situation could stretch into the summer

Daily Mirror

Airport chaos could remain for another year amid staff shortage, experts warn

‘It is going to take at least the next 12 months for the industry vacancy-wise to settle down,’ says airport recruiter

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Speed up staff security checks to prevent repeat of airport chaos, say aviation bosses

Bosses are hiring ‘tens of thousands’ of extra employees to cope with the unexpectedly strong surge in bookings since most travel restrictions were lifted in February

Daily Mirror

Manchester Airport passengers forced to queue in car park as travel chaos continues

Grim images from Manchester Airport this morning show passengers seemingly queuing in the underground car park outside Terminal 1 as Brits are warned to expect more travel disruptions

The Guardian - UK

More flights cancelled as increased Easter passenger numbers pile on pressure

Heathrow ‘stretched’ but airport pledges to build up resources as quickly as possible

Liverpool Echo

Luxury yacht used to smuggle £160m of cocaine to be sold to highest bidder

The MY Kahu was seized during an operation off the south coast by the NCA and Border Force

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Online firearms trade targeted as Port Macquarie man faces court over 3D blueprints

A 3D printer, two spools of 3D filament and multiple electronic devices are among items seized as a Port Macquarie man faces court and authorities crack down on the illegal firearms trade.

Evening Standard

Customers face travel chaos at Heathrow Airport as staff shortages take toll

Passengers at Heathrow Airport are stuck in long queues as staff shortages continue to cause travel chaos.

Liverpool Echo

HGVs stopped at service stations to disrupt illegal immigration to the UK

Cheshire Police checked 148 HGVs for illegal immigrants

The Independent UK

Army commissioned painting of drones monitoring migrant boats in English Channel

The artwork shows two Watchkeepers flying over dinghies approaching white cliffs, and its caption tells of ‘illegal people-trafficking’.

ABC News

Crown Perth royal commission details many failings of WA government and casino regulator

Crown has faced repeated fire for alleged wrongdoing in its casinos, but a WA royal commission final report also points the finger at some less racy targets — the state government and its casino watchdog.

The Independent UK

‘Fundamental questions remain’ over plan to draft military in to tackle Channel crossings, warn MPs

Government’s decision to put Navy in charge of counter-migration on English coast appears to have been ‘borne of desperation’, says Defence Committee

The Guardian - UK

Experts raise doubts over plan for Royal Navy to control Channel crossings

Exclusive: Critical defence select committee report to come amid growing Tory unease over No 10’s plan

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