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Jet2 'Mayhem' at Leeds Bradford and Manchester Airports as booking systems go down

Jet2 says Border Force systems failed for a temporary period

Leeds Live

Drug smuggler caught at Scots airport with £295k of cannabis in suitcase after flight re-routed

Pawlo Albanskyi, from Toronto, was meant to be flying to Birmingham but came under the suspicion of Border Force Officers after landing at Aberdeen Airport in December last year.

Daily Record

Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in Channel

A large group of rescued people were photographed arriving at a beach in Dungeness, Kent on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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London NHS Trust apologises after striking doctors warned they will be reported to Border Force

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust says message sent by staff member in local WhatsApp group was a ‘mistake’

Evening Standard

All the travel strikes planned over the Easter Holidays

Airport workers, Passport Office staff and air traffic controllers are among those walking out in the coming weeks

Manchester Evening News

Full list of strikes expected to cause travel chaos over Easter and bank holidays

Passport Office worker, security staff at Heathrow Airport, French air traffic controllers, Border Force workers and Spanish airport workers are all due to walk out over the coming months

Daily Mirror

Border Force workers plan strikes ahead of May bank holiday weekend

On April 28 as many as 15,000 Border Force workers represented by PCS Union could walk out at airports and ports across the UK, potentially leading to chaos at travel hubs

Daily Mirror

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Border Force strike confirmed for end of April

The walkout is the latest in an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and job security

The Independent UK

Hundreds join protest against migration Bill outside Parliament

The demonstration was organised by the campaign group Stand Up To Racism.

The Independent UK

Airline passenger smuggled 83,000 cigarettes into UK avoiding £28,000 duty tax bill

Samuel Onyemenam has his suitcases X-rayed after he arrived on a flight from Nigeria at Newcastle International Airport where border control officers found the £28k haul

Daily Mirror

Man tried to import semi-automatic gun and ammunition into UK

Radek Dobias, 42, formerly of Sunlight Street, Anfield, Liverpool, was handed a 12-year and nine month jail term

Liverpool Echo

Smuggler thought he'd come up with the perfect hiding place for semi-automatic gun

Radek Dobias has been jailed after he was rumbled at Manchester Airport

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Airport warning to all travellers arriving in the UK today

Passengers should expect to face "longer queues" than usual

Liverpool Echo

Manchester Airport issues warning to all travellers arriving in the UK today

Passengers could face "longer queues" at border control

Manchester Evening News

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Evening Standard

London braced for chaos as Tube drivers, teachers, and junior doctors strike on Budget Day

Little to no service is expected on the Underground while schools will also be forced to shut during walkouts on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Travellers warned to expect disruption as Border Force strikes coincide with French walkouts

The Home Office said passengers should expect to face longer wait times at UK border control

Evening Standard

Travellers arriving in UK on Wednesday warned of longer queues as Border Force join massive day of strikes

Border agents are some of 130,000 PCS Union members due to walk out on a huge day of industrial action

Manchester Evening News

Government issues travel warning for this week amid Border force strikes

Travellers could experience longer wait times at UK borders this week

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The Guardian - UK

Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: 43 ways the Conservatives have tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak unveils new plans to solve the small boats crisis, here’s a guide to dozens of previous initiatives that have fallen short

Evening Standard

Trio of Americans who tried to smuggle drugs through Heathrow jailed

‘All three are now serving jail time thousands of miles away from their friends and family’ said a National Crime Agency chief

The Guardian - UK

UK police and Border Force to remain locked out of EU database of criminals

Exclusive: Home Office admits vital access to Schengen Information System II lost for up to four years

The Guardian - UK

UK Border Force urged to ‘deprioritise’ gun and drugs searches to ease queues

Exclusive: Leaked emails show airport staff were guided to ease passenger waits during school holidays

The Independent UK

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The National (Scotland)

American woman arrested at Edinburgh Airport following cannabis discovery

AN American woman was arrested at a Scottish airport following a large cannabis seizure, police have said.

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