‘Major supplier’ of boats for migrant crossings arrested
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‘Major supplier’ of boats for migrant crossings arrested
A man suspected of being a "major supplier" of boats for people smugglers operating the English Channel migrant crossings has been arrested.
Craig Turner, Deputy Director for the National Crime Agency, said “he has been one of the top targets for the National Crime Agency over several years”.
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A Russian navy warship equipped with hypersonic cruise missiles has conducted drills in the English Channel, Russian news agencies have reported. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer insists the arrest of a 44-year-old Turkish man suspected of being a supplier of small boats is a "significant piece of the jigsaw" in tackling Channel migrant crossings, but says he was "not pretending it's the silver bullet". The suspect was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday after a joint investigation by Dutch and Belgian authorities, and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA). Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Gordon Brown has paid tribute to former deputy prime minister John Prescott following his death aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's. The former prime minister credited Mr Prescott with transforming "our view of climate change" and being the "pioneer of levelling up."
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Sir Keir Starmer said the UK must "double down" it's support for Ukraine after returning from the G20 summit in Brazil. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday, the prime minister said it "could not be more clear" that "this is a man that wants destruction, not peace".
"After 1,000 days of war, I am clear that we must double down in our support. We will not be deterred or distracted by reckless threats," he added.
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The energy minister has admitted the winter fuel payment cut was a "tough call" by the chancellor. Miatta Fahnbulleh urged pensioners struggling with their energy bills to get in touch with their suppliers. "We announced yesterday that there will be £500 million worth of support available to people this winter. I know people are worried about their energy bills this winter - please pick up the phone and speak to your supplier," she said.
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Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge has responded to speculation that Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time. Mr Cartlidge said: "We do support giving Ukraine maximum autonomy because ultimately they're trying to fight for their lives - this is an act of self defence." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's, his family has announced. Lord Prescott was a key figure of Sir Tony Blair's New Labour project, seen by many as custodian of the party's traditional values in the face of a modernising leadership.
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