POLICE have continued to carry out drug operations across Benidorm's party strip. Raids were undertaken on Thursday, May 7, with two venues on Calle Gerona visited by the Policia Nacional. The visits resulted in reports concerning drugs, weapons and safety deficiencies, including the serving of a sanction to one establishment that allegedly did not have civil liability insurance. The Policia Nacional said the latest inspections were welcomed by customers and residents in the

NEARLY a tonne of cocaine has been seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in had sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK. Two men have been charged as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The Class A drugs were seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in had sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK. Acting in partnership with the NCA, Border Force officers opened the container and found 943kg of cocaine with a street va

Four taxi drivers who were part of a conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants to France in the back of lorries have been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation. Kingpin Madjid Belabes, 54, was estimated to have made nearly £290,000 by orchestrating the plot to smuggle the migrants out of the UK. Belabes, who charged £1,200 a time, arranged the movement of migrants to mainland Europe 26 times between December 2022 and September 2023. He was also seen transport

TEHRAN's busiest aiport was blazing overnight as Israel intensified its air strikes campaign against Iran as the joint war with the US entererd its second week. Large explosions were reported at Mehrabad Airport in the Iranian capital. Videos circulating on social media showed major fires at the facility, with witnesses saying several aircraft were burning. According to Israel’s military, more than 80 fighter jets took part in the latest operation early Saturday. The strikes

NEARLY 135,000 asylum seekers entered the UK on student or other visas over the past five years, it has emerged. There has been a surge in asylum applications via legal entry routes, with them making up nearly 40 percent of all claims in 2025, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has admitted. She said tough action is now required as asylum claims from legal routes have more than trebled since 2021 – making up 39 percent of the 100,000 people who applied for asylum last year. In to

TENS of thousands of false asylum claims have been made in the UK each year, the Government has today admitted. Bogus asylum seekers have been lured to our shores by one of the most generous offers to refugees in any country in Western Europe, including permanent access to benefits, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said today, March 2 2026. She made the admissions as she announced sweeping changes that are hoped with prevent people making the hazardous illegal Channel croissing

Iranian state media have announced that two of the country’s most senior military figures were also killed in joint US and Israeli strikes. According to the state-run news agency Islamic Republic News Agency, Admiral Ali Shamkhani — a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and secretary of Iran’s Defense Council — and Major General Mohammad Pakpour, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed on Saturday, February 28 2026. It follows co

IRAN has announced 40 days of public mourning after confirming the death of its leader Ayatollah Khameni, 86, following a large-scale military operation, including air strikes on his palace by the US and Israel. In a statement the Islamic Republic news Agency said: "The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameni, has been martyred following an attack by the Israeli and US regimes. "Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was marty

THE first illegal migrants have moved into the former military site Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, as part of the government’s mission to try to end the use of expensive hotels. The site accommodates single adult male illegal migrants who are claiming asylum in the UK in basic, safe accommodation while their claims are being assessed. The first 27 migrants have been moved into the site which will be scaled up to more than 500. They will only be housed there for

A man who supplied thousands of boats and engines to people smugglers operating in the English Channel has been jailed, following a joint operation involving the National Crime Agency and Belgian authorities. Turkish national Adem Savas, 45, (above) admitted offences of people smuggling and being a member of an organised crime group on 3 December following a hearing at a court in Bruges. The same court today sentenced him to 11 years in prison, and a fine of 400,000 euros. Th