Farewell, Chagos
The government announced that it would hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. There are 13 other British Overseas Territories, only ten of which have a permanent population. The most populated are:
Cayman Islands 78,554
Bermuda 62,506
Turks and Caicos 38,191
Gibraltar 33,701
British Virgin Islands 31,758
– Pitcairn Island is the only British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean, which has been integral to the claims that, even now, the sun never sets on the British Empire – even if there is an overlap of just 20 minutes between sunrise in Diego Garcia and Pitcairn Island in June.
– With the Chagos Islands gone, the sun will begin to set on the British Overseas Territories.
Migratory patterns
How has the number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain changed?
2018 | 2023
Arrived by small boat 299 | 29,437
Arrived at airport 4,769 | 3,854
Arrived at port 1,052 | 327
Found in the community 7,257 | 3,081
Home Office
Let’s bounce
Who works as a bouncer or security guard?
There are 439,115 people who hold Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences.
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