Border Force

Men leap from boat as they’re caught with £39m cocaine haul.

Watch: Men leap from boat as they’re caught with £39m cocaine haul

Hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are set to cause major disruption over the summer as they prepare to take industrial action for 23 days in a dispute over changes to terms and conditions.

Summer chaos at Heathrow Airport as Border Force Officers to strike

A leaked government report has raised fears about the imminent threat of African swine fever, a highly contagious and deadly disease.

African swine fever 'may soon' reach UK

A group of migrants are brought into Dover

17,000 migrants have arrived to UK in small boats this year

Border Force officers have begun a three-day strike at Heathrow Airport with holidaymakers returning from half-term getaways warned. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Strike begins at major UK airport

Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are set to go on fresh strikes over new roster system

Airport strike over half term

Long queues formed at airports across the UK after passport e-gates broke down. (Credit: Paul Curievici/PA Wire)

UK airports hit by chaos

Over 300 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport have launched a four-day strike over working conditions. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Strikes hit UK airport

Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5A (main terminal building), arrivals concourse. Picture: Anthony Charlton

Airport officers to strike

Kevin Smith, 38, was detained by officers from the NCA’s Anti-Corruption Unit at work in Portsmouth on 26 August 2023, as part of a joint operation with the Metropolitan Police Service and Border Force. Picture: NCA

Corrupt border officer convicted after helping group smuggle drugs

Fears are looming over Easter holiday travel chaos as border force staff at Heathrow Airport are threatening to strike. (Photo: Getty Images)

Families face Easter travel chaos as UK airport staff to strike

£450m of cocaine was found in a shipment of bananas at Southampton Docks Picture: National Crime Agency

UK record: £450m cocaine in banana crates

Two men have been arrested after six migrants, who have since been taken to hospital, were found in the back of a lorry at Newhaven ferry port. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Two arrests after migrants found in lorry

Jorge Pablo Samano Galas adopted Camila in Mexico, before using her travel crate to try and ship huge amounts of cocaine into the UK (NationalWorld/NCA)

'Unwitting accomplice' dog used to smuggle drugs

Charlie the cockatoo has been caged for three months at Heathrow over paperwork issues

Pet bird caged at Heathrow for three months over missing paperwork

7kg of ketamine worth £200,000 was found hidden in packets of coffee ground after the shipment was intercepted by police at East Midlands Airport. (Credit: Nottinghamshire Police)

£200k worth of ketamine hidden in coffee bags recovered at airport

Drunk dad-of-three jailed after hurling abuse at an air stewardess and biting a police officer. (Photo: Greater Manchester Police)

‘White b****’: Dad jailed after hurling abuse at air stewardess

Mohammed Riaz, 42, threatened a Border Force officer with “I will punch your f****** head in’ and verbally abused a flight attendant in a separate incident

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Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked, according to Home Office figures. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over 1,000 people have entered the UK with their passports unchecked

One package was found on the Isle of Wight (Image: National Crime Agency)

A significant amount of cocaine has washed up on England's south coast

One package was found on the Isle of Wight (Image: National Crime Agency)

A significant amount of cocaine has washed up on England's south coast

Children aged 10 and over will be able to use eGates across UK air and rail ports this summer (Photo: Getty Images)

Holiday boost for families as airport change to ease border queues

Port of Calais. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

School children returning from half-term trip stranded for six hours

Ambulance and Border Force staff are staging fresh strikes today (Photo: Getty Images)

Ambulance and Border Force workers stage new strikes over pay

Border Force officers at major ports will strike during February half-term (Photo: PA)

Half-term holidays to be hit by Border Force strikes over four days

Holidaymakers are being warned to expect disruption at UK airports next week (Photo: Getty Images)

Travel warning at UK airports as Border Force confirms strike

File photo dated 23/04/22 of passengers queuing to go through security in departures at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport, west London. A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after traces of uranium were found at Heathrow Airport at the end of December, Scotland Yard said. Issue date: Sunday January 15, 2023.

Man arrested over uranium found at Heathrow Airport

Border Force officers at Heathrow seized material contaminated with uranium (Photo: Getty Images)

Uranium in package at Heathrow sparks counter-terror investigation

Travellers are being warned to prepare for disruption (Photo: Getty Images)

Travel misery as Border Force strikes begin at UK’s busiest airports

Travellers are being warned to prepare for disruption as thousands of Border Force staff walkout

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Border Force workers are striking for eight days over Christmas. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Will Heathrow Airport be closed during UK Border Force strike?

Border Force staff will strike on eight days in December (Photo: Getty Images)

Border Force strikes could force UK airports to close over Christmas