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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has renewed his call on state governments across the federation to urgently ban the use of wooden boats for commercial water ...

20:27, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 Updated: 20:28, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 Reaching British waters is no longer the hard part. Once here, the balance tilts decisively in one direction. Accommodation at public expense, ...

The number of migrants reaching the UK in small boats in 2025 climbed to its second-highest level since records began, official figures showed on Thursday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir ...

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the Channel on a small boat - the second-highest annual figure on record. No migrants made the journey on New Year's Eve, the Home ...

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the English Channel, the second highest annual figure on record, putting paid to Keir Starmer's vow to smash smuggling gangs and cut ...

10:20, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 Updated: 13:13, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 A total of 41,472 small boat migrants arrived in the UK in 2025. It marks the second-highest year on record after 45,774 made the dangerous ...

A total of 41,472 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year. Home Office figures showed a 13% rise on the 36,566 total in 2024. It was the highest ...

LONDON - John Wood Group PLC announced on Tuesday that it has completed the sale of its United Kingdom Transmission & Distribution engineering business (UK T&D) to UI Telecoms & Power Holdco Limited, ...

For decades, battleships were seen as unstoppable symbols of naval power, protected by thick armor and massive guns. Yet their greatest vulnerability came from small, fast torpedo boats that could ...

In the days following Natalie Wood’s tragic drowning at 43, multiple witnesses came forward with their accounts of her final hours, with several suggesting the actress appeared unsteady on her feet.