The Bibby Stockholm, which docked off the Dorset Coast last month, was supposed to house as many as 500 refugees, a few dozen of whom were sent aboard, and then removed due to the discovery of Legionnaire’s disease in the water supply of the barge.

Britain has moved dozens of asylum-seekers to a large residential barge on its southern coast.

Thousands of asylum-seekers annually travel to Britain on small dinghies, risking their lives to cross the English Channel.

The Dutch coalition government falls after ministers fail to agree on how to handle the number of asylum seekers entering the Netherlands.

The bill prohibits asylum claims for anyone arriving in the UK illegally.

Germany is showing complete disdain for international conventions on human rights by sending away asylum-seekers to Africa or Eastern Europe with sheer impunity, according to an analyst.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 16:00 GMT on March 8, 2023.