Rob England

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Tom Edgington |Rob England

Good weather and the willingness of people smugglers to cram more people onto small boats have been highlighted by the government as factors driving the level of migrant Channel crossings. The Home Office has released figures showing that the number of "red days" - when conditions are considered favourable for small boat crossings - peaked in 2024-25. The figures also show a rise in "severely overcrowded boats" in the same period.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Rob England |Tom Edgington

Image source, Getty ImagesRob England and Tom EdgingtonThe prime minister has made tackling illegal immigration and "restoring order" to the asylum system a priority for the government. Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs". It follows predecessor Rishi Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats". Yet small boat crossings have reached record levels for this point in the year.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Rob England |Lucy Gilder

What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington, Rob England and Lucy GilderBBCWhen it comes to reducing UK immigration, there have been plenty of promises and targets from successive governments over the last 15 years, but the numbers remain high. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now pledging to "take back control of our borders", promising tighter rules to bring down the numbers "significantly".

2 months ago | bbc.com | Tom Edgington |Lucy Gilder |Rob England

Has the government really 'returned' 24,000 people? Tom Edgington, Lucy Gilder & Rob EnglandPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has highlighted his government efforts to tackle illegal immigration, saying: "We've returned more than 24,000 people who have no right to be here." He was speaking at an international summit in London aimed at tackling people-smuggling gangs.

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Esme Stallard |Jonah Fisher |Becky Dale |Rob England

Water companies released raw sewage into England's rivers and seas for a record 3.61 million hours last year, a slight increase on 2023. The data released by Environment Agency on Thursday showed that although the number of spills was down each spill lasted longer on average - resulting in a higher total number of hours. Some spilling can be legal, but concern has been mounting amongst scientists about the harm that regular sewage spilling is causing the country's aquatic life.