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People arriving in the UK illegally may be fitted with GPS tags to prevent them absconding under plans being considered by the Home Office, the Times reports. The paper says that, while almost 19,000 people have arrived in the UK in Channel crossings so far in this year alone, the immigration detention estate can hold only 2,500 people, and that officials have been asked to find alternatives to detention.

Times Front Page 6th of September 2024

Royal Navy chiefs are investigating whether a fatal Merlin helicopter crash on Wednesday night was caused by a double engine failure, with two of the three crew members on board suffering serious but stable injuries and being taken to hospital for treatment.

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