In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was commonplace to house convicts in prison ships. These vessels, modified to accommodate ...

She said: "We would see it as a prison barge designed for 222 people [and] 500 humans are going to be put on that barge. It's inhumane. "The government should do what it did around Ukrainians.

The Bibby Stockholm's berth is beneath a steep hillside dominated by The Verne prison and the Royal Naval Cemetery. The barge is centrally located in the same spot a prison ship was moored until 2006.

The British government said Tuesday it will scrap the controversial use of a barge to house asylum-seekers off the southern coast of England as part of its immigration system overhaul. The Labour ...

Once on board, there were mixed views from its residents. One asylum seeker told the BBC the barge was like a prison and felt there was not enough room to accommodate up to 500 people onboard ...

A West Country dad is facing two years in prison after mooring his 86ft barge on land he owns. Dean Richards, who is currently in a battle with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Cornwall ...

A dad is facing up to two years in prison after mooring a barge on land he owns. Dean Richards is due in court after he left the 86ft vessel on foreshore at a picturesque quay in Cornwall.