A council leader has urged the home secretary to scrap plans to house migrants in a barge off the Dorset coast. Weymouth Town Council leader David Harris said the Home Office's decision to site ...

Bibby Stockholm is the first vessel secured under Home Secretary Suella Braverman's plans to reduce the cost of asylum accommodation by housing asylum seekers on barges. The government says it is ...

From 270 feet away, flying through the air, Pastrana's attempt to land on a barge will be like trying to alight on a pencil. If nothing else, it should make some excellent TV, and if he makes it ...

Rishi Sunak has rejected criticism of his Government’s plan to tackle small boat crossings as he indicated ministers would use as many barges “as it takes” to resolve the issue. The ...

THE vision of a new floating arts centre in the heart of York has suffered a blow with city planners recommending the plans are not approved. The Arts Barge project has been waiting for a planning ...

The Bibby Stockholm, which will provide accommodation for around 500 asylum seekers, is the first barge to be used under plans which the Government says will reduce the cost of housing people in ...

Asylum seekers protested plans that would see them transferred to a barge 130 miles away amidst government pledges to "offer better value for the British taxpayer". A group of adversaries ...

LEGO has announced a new Star Wars set based on Jabba’s sail barge from Return of the Jedi. The set is the latest entry in ...

Rishi Sunak has announced two more barges to house asylum seekers off the coast of Britain as he insisted his plan to stop small boat crossings is “starting to work”. The Prime Minister said ...

PLANS to convert a historic pub into a religious ... South Essex Islamic Trust has removed its proposals to develop the former Barge Inn, in High Road, Vange into a culture centre.

An accommodation barge has belatedly arrived at the port where it will house 500 asylum seekers as the Government’s migration plans were poised to become law after ministers saw off fresh ...

Asylum seekers will be housed in disused military bases, ferries and barges under Government plans to reduce the spending on hotels. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of ...