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Border Force have braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year as record numbers make the dangerous crossing. The estimated figure is triple the 8,000 that made the crossing in 2020, and considerably higher than the 2019 figure of 1,000. Thousands more are expected to be smuggled into the UK through ports inside lorries, as desperate migrants go to any length to get onto British soil. Analysis by The Times using previous data suggested numbers of migrants making the crossing could double by October, with another 12,900 by the end of the year.     Nearly 400 migrants were detained by Border Force officers in the last three days alone according to new Home Office figures. On Wednesday, 219 people in 11 boats were intercepted and 175 were picked up in six incidents on Thursday. It takes the number of migrants to have been detained after reaching the UK in small boats to 8,840 - with nearly 3,000 arriving so far in July alone.  Meanwhile, migrants have told how smugglers encouraged them to

Frontline workers paralysed by Pingdemic chaos will get access to 200 new testing sites from Monday - but there is still confusion as to who will use them and why the government has taken so long to act.   Some police, firefighters, Border Force staff and transport workers were already eligible for a self-isolation exemption, but only if their employers specified their names and they were double-jabbed against Covid-19. The Government on Saturday said in a statement that an expected initial extra 200 testing sites would be opened so that daily contact testing could be 'rolled out to further critical workplaces in England'. But currently around 2.3million people from critical areas and jobs have been forced into isolation due to being pinged.  And it came as it was claimed the system causing the problem could not be stopped - because there is not enough testing capacity to allow the 'test and release' method to take over. The chaotic situation sparked harsh words from so

A woman who had to celebrate her 100th birthday without her family last year because of the pandemic was given a surprise reunion with them for her 101st. Lily Thornett could not see her only son, Brian Thornett, when she reached her century last June because he could not travel over from his home in the US. But Brian and his wife Suzanne pulled out all the stops to be there for her birthday on June 24 this year, flying in early to ensure there was time to quarantine before seeing her.  Lily Thornett had to celebrate her 100th birthday without her family last year because of the pandemic but was given a surprise reunion with them for her 101st Ms Thornett, who lives at Care UK's Heather View care home in Crowborough, East Sussex, had not seen her family since the pandemic began. She said: 'It was so lovely to see my family again. It was a very special day and we had a lot of fun.' The family was treated to a special birthday cake and was entertained by an Elvis impersonato

This is the moment a cricketer who had been sexting underage schoolgirls was confronted by paedophile hunters as his shocked team mates looked on. David Hymers was training on the field at Tynemouth Cricket Club when members of undercover organisation Guardians of the North arrived to challenge him about the messages. His fellow cricketers were aghast as the 29-year-old was told by the head of the group: 'I need to speak to you about conversations you have been having online. The police are on their way.' The disgraced sportsman was then filmed being arrested by two police officers who led him off the cricket ground. David Hymers was training on the field at Tynemouth Cricket Club when members of undercover organisation Guardians of the North arrived to challenge him about the messages He had been duped into thinking he was chatting to teens aged 13 and 14 over social media Hymers, of Warton Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle, later admitted two charges of attempting to engage in sex

Sydneysiders over the age of 18 have been told to 'strongly consider' getting the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine by Australia's top immunisation advisory body.  The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Saturday night said it was changing its advice in response to Sydney's surging cluster of coronavirus cases - which grew by another 163 infections overnight.  ATAGI said it was also advising Australians living in areas with coronavirus outbreaks to shorten the time between their first and second doses to four to eight weeks instead of the usual 12. 'All individuals aged 18 years and above in Greater Sydney, including adults under 60 years of age, should strongly consider getting vaccinated with any available vaccine including Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca,' the group said in a statement.  'ATAGI reaffirms our previous advice that in a large outbreak, the benefits of the Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca are greater than the risk of rare side effects

Homes have been evacuated in Liverpool after a ruptured watermain caused a huge sinkhole to open up in the city centre.  Fire crews were called to the 15ft by 20ft chasm in Green Lane, Old Swan, about 10.30pm on Friday, with the service saying three fire engines were in attendance. Images on social media showed the streets gushing with water, at the same time that torrential downpours hit many areas of the country. Today, utilities workers have been at the scene to try and get to the root of the problem.  Homes have been evacuated in Liverpool after a ruptured watermain caused a huge sinkhole to open up in the city centre Fire crews were called to the 15ft by 20ft chasm in Green Lane, Old Swan, about 10.30pm on Friday, with the service saying three fire engines were in attendance Homeowners in Liverpool woke up to widespread flooding this morning (left and right), with a ruptured water main suspected to have caused a sinkhole in the city Fire crews were called to the 15ft by 20ft sinkh

St Louis on Friday announced the return of a mask mandate after Missouri saw a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases thanks to a tiny superspreader town run by an anti-masker mayor where the current rate of infection is ten times the national average.  St Louis's decision follows that of Los Angeles County, which on Sunday ushered in the first major return of compulsory face masks. In St Louis, masks will be mandatory in indoor public places and on public transportation for everyone age five or older, even for those who are vaccinated.  Masking outdoors 'will be strongly encouraged,' especially in group settings. Dr Marc Johnson of the University of Missouri School of Medicine has blamed the small tourist town of Branson for the state-wide surge, calling it 'ground zero' for the high infection rates. 'Branson has a lot of country-western shows,' he told Daily Beast. 'No Vaccines. No masks. A bunch of people indoors and air conditioning, tightly packed, liste