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Thousands of fake and stolen passports seized in 70 per cent rise in rogue documents
HUNDREDS of fake passports have been seized in the past year as soaring numbers of migrants try to slip into Britain using fraudulent documents. Another 1,000 stolen passports – twice as many as the previous year – were also detected by border force officials in the past year. Now Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman...
Record numbers of Britons enquiring about eligibility for Polish passports post-Brexit
RECORD numbers of Britons are making enquiries about their eligibility for Polish passports in the aftermath of the EU Referendum. The number of UK citizens contacting the Eastern European nation’s embassy has rocketed by 10,000, officials revealed. A spokeswoman said: “We’ve had a lot of calls and email...
Britons have passports seized at borders to stop trouble at Euro 2016
SIX football fans suspected of plotting trouble at Euro 2016 have been stopped from travelling to France by British police acting as spotters at ports. Kent Police said specialist officers at the county's gateways have screened more than 4,000 passengers to try to prevent disorder at the tournament. Four people were issued...