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The civil servants who enforce immigration rules have no idea how many illegal migrants are living in Britain, MPs said yesterday. The Home Office has not assessed the total number living here without permission for 15 years – a period in which there has been an unprecedented influx. It has no grasp of the damage done by illegal immigration or of the criminals associated with it, and it has only a ‘disturbingly weak’ understanding of the effects of its own efforts to stop illegal immigration or deport people with no right to be in the country, MPs said. Home Office has not assessed the total number of illegal migrants for 15 years. The findings come amid growing concern about the failure of Home Secretary Priti Patel and her officials to stop the arrival across the Channel of illegal immigrants in small boats Last year, officials released 62 per cent of detainees it had intended to remove from the UK – up from 56 per cent in 2018. The findings from the Commons public accounts committe

Girum Mekonnen , 19, died on Sunday following a vicious gang fight Two more men have been charged with murder after a gang fight involving African youths armed with bats and blades left one man dead.  Girum Gebayaw Mekonnen, 19, died after a violent fight between two groups of about 20 Africans broke out at O'Callaghan Park in Zillmere, Brisbane at 5.35pm on Sunday.   Two men, aged 19 and 26, were charged over the alleged murder of Mekonnen on Thursday and will face court on Friday. Ten other gang members, already appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with almost 150 offences for their alleged involvement in the murder and fight, The Courier Mail reported.    Kresto Wal Wal, 24, Yohana Wal Wal, 19, Gabreal Wal Wal, 27, Santo Wal, 32, Majok Riel Majok, 18, Juma Makuol Deng Makuol, 23, and Chan Kuchmol Kon, 24, all from Redbank Plains, and Anas Ayman Abdu Musa, 21, of Bray Park, Alex Edward Deng, 18, of Collingwood Park and Goodna man Joseph Lokolong, 24, were al

An Irishman wanted over the brutal stabbing that left a man with a severed ear was allowed into Australia despite being jailed over the death of another victim in 2013.  Officers are searching for Patrick Farrell, 29, after victim Oliver Solan was left in a pool of blood in a corridor in a Randwick apartment block in Sydney's east on August 29. Patrick Earle, 23, and his girlfriend Katie Aileen Murtagh, 26, have already been charged over the alleged attack. Police allege Farrell was part of a group involved in the attack on Mr Solan. He is also wanted over an assault on a man at Matraville in November last year.  The hunt for Farrell comes after he was jailed in Ireland in 2013 for three years over the violent death of 20-year-old Andrew Dolon before he made the move to Australia.  Patrick Farrell, 29, is being sought over the attack on Oliver Solan on August 29, as well as a separate one-punch assault in Sydney in November 2019 Neighbours found victim Oliver Solan, 30, barely con

Democratic nominee Joe Biden went after Attorney General Bill Barr for saying that coronavirus lockdown orders were the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' since slavery.  'Quite frankly they're sick,' Biden remarked of Barr's comments at a Thursday night CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper.   Biden said he was in disbelief that Barr would almost equate 'following the recommendations of the scientific community' to save lives during the coronavirus crisis to 'people being put in chains.'  'You lost your freedom because he didn't act,' Biden said - that comment likely intended for his political rival, President Donald Trump.  The former vice president said he consider fining people on federal property - which is in the president's jurisdiction - for not wearing masks, after having already called for a nationwide mask mandate, which he'd have to implement by putting pressure on governors.  'If you’re o

Some Australians could be forced to wait longer than others when a COVID-19 vaccine does become available, experts have warned.     The Federal Government has locked in a deal to get access to the University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine as early as January. Australians would receive 3.8million doses of the drug being developed by UK firm AstraZeneca in the first two months of next year. National Centre of Immunisation Research and Surveillance director Kristine Macartney told ABC the first batch would not be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.  'It's highly likely there will be a limited supply of the vaccine,' she said. 'That reinforces the need to decide on prioritisation.' Some Australians could be forced to wait longer than others when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, experts have warned (pictured, a nurse injects a volunteer during a COVID-19 vaccine trial) National Centre of Immunisation Research and Surveillance director Kristine Macartney told

A local Vicar at an Anglican church has attracted online admirers who compared him to the 'good looking' character in the TV series Fleabag.  Reverend Dr Matt Davis from St Luke's Church in Formby, Merseyside has become an instant hit among admirers after news of his new position became known yesterday. A photograph of Rev. Davis, shared on a local community Facebook group, attracted hundreds of comments from admirers across the UK. Reverend Dr Matt Davis from St Luke's Church in Formby, Merseyside has become an instant hit among admirers after news of his new position became known yesterday Dozens of followers compared him to the Priest in Fleabag where Andrew Scott's character attracts the attention of the main character due to his good looks.  The real-life vicar, originally from Northern Ireland, has been branded 'gorgeous' and compared to the 'Hot Priest' in popular comedy TV series. Local community page, Formby Bubble shared his photo on their

Queensland will open to the ACT after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was slammed for her strict border closures. More to come  

Lancashire is set to be placed under a coronavirus curfew tomorrow, reports suggest, as revellers in Newcastle enjoy one last night on the town before their own restrictions come into play.  Drinkers have flocked to watering holes in the North East this evening after Matt Hancock confirmed the region would be hit by a 10pm curfew on pubs and bars from tomorrow. Around 9.2 million Britons had already been put under tougher local lockdown restrictions because of a spike in cases of coronavirus, but that figure could be about to rise beyond 10 million. New restrictions for Lancashire, with the exception of Blackpool, are expected to come into force imminently and mirror those in the North East, Sky News reports. The city of Preston, along with towns including Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster and Morecambe are expected to be included.   Lancashire as a county has a population of more than 1.2 million, with around 140,000 people living in Blackpool. The Health Secretary confirmed that people l