The UK government has admitted it has “lost control” of its borders after a record 1,194 illegal migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday— the highest daily figure this year. Despite paying France hundreds of millions to stop the crossings, French authorities only intercepted 184 migrants, around 15 percent of those who set sail.
Britain is set to implement its largest defense spending increase since the Cold War, aiming to send a clear “message to Moscow,” UK Defense Secretary John Healey said Sunday. The Labour government’s plan will push defense spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027—an increase of £13 billion ($17 billion) annually—and Healey expects it to reach 3% in the early 2030s.
Britain is now spending nearly £1 billion per month in welfare payments to migrant households, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed that £941 million in universal credit was distributed to households with at least one foreign national in March—a staggering increase from £461 million just three years ago.
British authorities arrested a second suspect Saturday in connection with a string of arson attacks targeting property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The 26-year-old was detained at Luton Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, according to police.
Tareq Al-Suwaidan, a prominent Kuwaiti preacher and Muslim Brotherhood leader with documented ties to Hamas, is calling on Muslims in Western nations to use their citizenship as a weapon to influence elections and shift government policies against Israel. Al-Suwaidan, who is banned from the United States for his ties to terror-linked organizations, made the remarks during a newly reposted interview on The Thinking Muslim podcast.
British authorities are facing legal backlash after arresting a retired police officer over a social media post warning about rising antisemitism following the October 7 Hamas attacks.
British prosecutors were forced into a rapid reversal this week after charging a man under a law critics say amounted to enforcing blasphemy — despite such laws being abolished in the UK nearly two decades ago. The case against 50-year-old Hamit Coskun has drawn sharp criticism from free speech advocates and prominent political voices.
Prince Harry has officially lost his long-running legal battle over security protection in the United Kingdom. The verdict affirms the UK government’s 2020 decision to strip the prince and his family of automatic taxpayer-funded police protection following his departure from royal duties. The ruling comes as Harry confirms he and his wife Meghan Markle have no plans to return to Britain.
