A town and non-metropolitan district in Hampshire, with naval heritage and modern tensions
Robert Bush has been jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court after pleading guilty to 67 offences linked to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. Police uncovered 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes stored in deplorable conditions, with victims recounting misidentified ashes, fraud, and fake funeral plans. The case has spurred calls for tighter regulation of the UK funeral industry.
The RNLI has faced protests, online abuse and a data breach linked to Beacon CRM after rescue operations for asylum seekers in the Channel. Portsmouth station paused operations as security concerns rise; other lifeboat sites are reviewing safety while contingency plans keep search-and-rescue active.
Protests linked to anti-migrant activism have disrupted migrant dinghy disembarkations in the Channel. Police have arrested several demonstrators and border guards, amid a police operation in Gosport and Dover as activists livestream the events to large audiences.
Hundreds gathered at Haslar naval base after a boat carrying migrants was intercepted. Police report several assaults on officers and multiple arrests; migrants were taken to Dover. The court has heard details of what occurred during the protests, with additional charges and remand decisions affecting several defendants.
Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, has been refused bail after a video appeared to show him slashing a migrant dinghy in the English Channel. He faces criminal damage charges and a separate charge for failing to provide a PIN. A provisional trial date is set for March 1, 2027, with pre-trial hearings planned in November.
Migrant arrivals have been brought ashore in Gosport after a mid-Channel crossing from Normandy. Police are enforcing Public Order Act conditions as protesters gather and tensions flare over border security and processing plans in Kent.