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Nigerian suicide girl wins bid to stay in Britain

23.10.09

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Teenagers are held over gay hate murder

16.10.09

Three teenagers - including two girls - were arrested this morning over the gay hate murder of a civil servant in Trafalgar Square... more

All Olympic athletes face bedroom raids in anti-doping crackdown

16.10.09

Athletes competing at the London Olympics face regular bedroom raids by anti-doping officials, ministers said... more

Scores arrested in gang violence raids

15.10.09

Almost 140 people have been arrested in a week-long series of raids aimed at tackling youth and gang-related violence... more

Scores arrested in Met crack down on gang violence

15.10.09

Almost 140 people have been arrested in a week-long series of raids aimed at tackling youth and gang-related violence... more

Heathrow charges �50 to fast-track immigration

05.10.09

Passengers returning from overseas to Heathrow will be able to pay to jump the immigration queue under a new fast-track system... more

Tories demand inquiry into Baroness Scotland �cover-up�

28.09.09

Home Secretary Alan Johnson urged to launch a new investigation into the Baroness Scotland case as the Tories accused ministers of engaging in a political cover-up... more

Baroness Scotland's ex-cleaner signs up Max Clifford

25.09.09

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An important day for climate change

22.09.09

Two great polluters take a step into the light today - China, the world�s fastest-growing source of emissions and the air transport industry... more

Baroness Scotland's c-charge excuse for �5k fine

22.09.09

Latest: Attorney General was clinging to her job after comparing a breach of immigration law with not paying the congestion charge ... more

Visa rules bar Ethiopian guide from show he made possible

21.09.09

Renowned photo-journalist Nick Danziger speaks of his outrage after the student behind his exhibition missed the opening night because of immigration red tape... more

Illegal workers found in east End sweatshop

18.09.09

Illegal workers from China, Turkey and Vietnam have been found working in an East End sweatshop producing clothes for high street chain Jane Norman... more

Law chief�s job in doubt over migrant housekeeper

17.09.09

Attorney General Baroness Scotland�s career under threat after an investigation was launched into claims she employed an illegal immigrant... more

Allowances for asylum seekers to be cut

30.07.09

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Teacher seized on Eurostar with kilos of opium strapped to body

23.07.09

Music teacher who brought almost �200,000 of opium into Britain has been jailed for seven and a half years... more

Airline cabin crew member charged with smuggling cocaine

22.07.09

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US church volunteers barred from Britain under terror law

29.06.09

A group of religious volunteers who saved for a year to visit Britain were left in tears after they were turned away under "anti-terror" rules... more

�1m asylum plan helps one family leave UK

24.06.09

A �1million Home Office scheme to help failed asylum seekers leave Britain resulted in only one family returning home, it has emerged... more

Students in Quick 'terror' arrests freed without charge

22.04.09

Ministers are facing an embarrassing deportation battle as nine Pakistani students held in the anti-terror raids that followed Bob Quick's photographed files blunder were released without charge... more

Immigration raids net �3m

26.03.09

Nearly �3 million in cash has been recovered and a number of arrests made during counter immigration crime raids... more

Now it is 'British jobs for British graduates'

04.02.09

Curbs on skilled foreign workers coming to the UK may be imposed to keep jobs open for British graduates... more

Sorry Stefanie, but you won't make it to the ball

08.01.09

American actress Stefanie Powers missed her panto performance as a fairy godmother yesterday when she was detained at Heathrow over a work permit mix-up... more

Charged Lewis faces court date

17.12.08

Former England cricketer Chris Lewis will appear in court today charged with trying to smuggle �200,000 of cocaine through Gatwick Airport... more

Cricket star Lewis charged with cocaine smuggling

09.12.08

A former England cricketer is appearing in court charged with smuggling cocaine... more

Cricket star Lewis accused of smuggling �200,000 drugs

09.12.08

Former England cricketer Chris Lewis was remanded in custody charged with smuggling �200,000 of cocaine into Britain... more

Newlywed arrested in police swoop on illegal immigrants

01.10.08

This is the moment a bride was arrested on her wedding day as part of a police crackdown on suspected illegal immigrants... more

Met teams up with Romania in fight against child trafficking

24.09.08

Scotland Yard is teaming up with Romanian police in a £1 million operation to smash child trafficking into Britain... more

T5 fiasco led to foreigners entering UK unchecked

22.07.08

Staff blunders during the early days of Heathrow's Terminal 5 allowed international passengers to enter the country without going through vital security checks... more

It's Snoop Dogg vs the Home Office, round two, as rapper tries to get UK visa again

02.05.08

The government has launched a second appeal to stop rapper Snoop Dogg from obtaining a visa to enter the UK.Immigration judges have refused its attempt to block the star from touring here twice already, but it seems the Home Office is not taking no for an answer... more