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Updated 13:05, 8 May 2026

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GUN BUST IN KENT

Man Busted at Dover with Cache of Guns and Ammo

ARSON ATTACK

Dover Flat Blaze Sparks Arson Probe After Fiery Bedroom Fire – No Injuries

EOD CALLED

Bomb Squad Deployed at Dover Migrant Dock as Crime Units Target Smuggling Gangs

Dover Thieves Jailed for Brutal Assault and Bank Card Theft in Late-Night Attack

TRUMP TO ATTEND

6 US Soldiers Killed in Middle East to Get Dignified Transfer

GUN RUNNERS

Dover Border Force Seize 55 Loaded Glocks and 500 Rounds in Major Gun Smuggling Bust

SHOCKING DISCOVERY

Dover Shock: Five Immigration Officers Charged with Stealing Cash from Small-Boat Migrants

TRAFFIC CHAOS

A2 Closed Both Ways Near Dover After Serious Crash – Air Ambulance On Scene, Drivers Warned to Avoid Area

CRACK DOWN

Border Force Crushes UK Wildlife Smugglers in Record Haul of 250+ Endangered Species

SUB ZERO ARRIVALS

Freezing Channel Crossings Resume: First Small Boat Migrants of 2026 Land in Dover Amid Record Surge

ARREST THREAT

France Threatens Arrests as UK Vigilantes Slash Migrant Boats Ahead of Dover Crossings

TYRES SLASHED

CCTV Footage Released as Police Hunt Dover Tyre-Slashing, Paint-Vandal Suspect

BRING HIM HOME

Urgent Police Hunt Missing Dover Teen James Aaronovitch Last Seen with Distinctive Gold Earrings

COMPLEX RECOVERY OPERATION

Lorry Overturns on A20 Westbound, Road Closed Hours Between Dover and Capel-le-Ferne

LONG DELAYS

Dover Delays Deepen: French IT Glitch Triggers Christmas Travel Chaos

EXOTIC FIND

UK Border Force Busts £70K Wildlife Smuggling Ring, Seizes 250 Endangered Animals

NOW BEHIND BARS

Dover Dragnet: Two Romanian Lorry Drivers Jailed for Smuggling 49 Migrants in High-Stakes NCA Raid

BUSINESS BREAK

Dover Police Release Blurred CCTV in Whitfield Burglary Bid Appeal – Call 01843 222289 with Tips

RECORD HIGHS

Migrant Channel Crossings Soar Past 36,000 in 2025 as Starmer’s ‘Smash the Gangs’ Pledge Fails

PORT EMERGENCY

18-Year-Old Airlifted After Falling from White Cliffs in Dramatic Dover Port Rescue

CHANNEL CROSSING SURGE

Channel Chaos: 1,659 Migrants Flood Dover in 72 Hours as Labour’s ‘One In, One Out’ Fails

URGENT RECALL

Smoke Alarm Saves Dover Mum as Tumble Dryer Erupts in Flames

DOCKS BLAZE SCARE

Car Blaze at Dover Eastern Docks Quickly Extinguished – No Injuries in Electrical Fault Fire

SEXUAL PREDATORS

Three Men Jailed for Repeated Rape of 12-Year-Old Girl in Dover After Horrific Kidnap and Abuse

MIGRANT CRISIS

Labour to House Asylum Seekers in Military Barracks Amid Channel Crossing Surge

JAILED

Polish Man Jailed Nine Years After Customs Seize 61 Guns Hidden in Car at Dover

MIGRANT CROSSING

Border Force Rescues Over 150 Migrants from Overloaded Dinghies in English Channel Crisis

MURDER CHARGE

Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Stabbing of Tyler Hayward Outside Chingford Wetherspoon’s

FERRY DRAMA

Ferry Held 10+ Hours at Dover as Police Arrest Murder Suspect in Tyler Haywood Inquiry

MURDER ARREST

Chingford Murder: 22-Year-Old Arrested at Port of Dover Over Tyler Hayward Stabbing