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Massive Influx: An estimated 50,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco within a 24-hour period in late July 2026

Chaos and Property Damage: Riots and clashes broke out alongside reports of vehicles set on fire, homes illegally occupied, and local businesses being looted

Terrified local residents and business owners closed down stores, bars, and restaurants as order broke down in the streets.
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Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:21 PM BST
HOMES ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED Shocked
Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:25 PM BST
Give it 10 years be plenty of this all over Europe

All fully enabled by the Woke progressives
Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:26 PM BST
WE NEED TO SECURE OUR BORDERS  . NOW
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 12:31 PM BST
If you call it an invasion though you are a waycist.
Report saddo July 31, 2026 12:31 PM BST
It's too late, Islam will rule Europe next century.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:34 PM BST
Any Idea when the Doctors Scientists and Engineers are arriving ?  I am sure a few of the lads on here said they were on their way ..
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 12:38 PM BST
They will be arriving later with the woman and children.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:42 PM BST
Thanks shrewd  , I am sure the Lefties on here will let us know
Report SirNorbertClarke July 31, 2026 12:57 PM BST

saddo It's too late, Islam will rule Europe next century.


You keep saying this and I keep asking you where your evidence is to backup this claim.

So far you've been unable to produce anything to backup this wild claim.

Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 12:59 PM BST
get yourself over to Cueta for a holiday Norb
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 1:04 PM BST
You keep saying this and I keep asking you where your evidence is to backup this claim.

What a thread to ask this on.

Classic Nobby.
Report saddo July 31, 2026 1:08 PM BST
Sounds like nobby thinks Islam is benign.
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 1:15 PM BST
Nobby makes an exception if they aren't Jewish.
Report alun2005 July 31, 2026 2:25 PM BST
Without a trace of irony, self-awareness or shame, the useless President of the EU Commission, Ursula Von Der Lightweight has took to Twitter to comment : 

"The images coming from Ceuta are unacceptable. We cannot allow anyone to come to our Union without abiding by our rules. Dangerous crossings must stop immediately. Smuggling networks must be dismantled. And returns must be swift, as our rules allow".


I can only imagine she is taking the p!$$ out of the long-suffering hard-working honest law-abiding citizens and commuters of Europe who have watched their countries destroyed by the "progressive" policies of the European Union.

The comments made below her tweet have hopefully given her some useful feedback

.
https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2083142872870588460
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 2:43 PM BST
34 immigrants dead and silence from the progressive lefties.
Report SirNorbertClarke July 31, 2026 3:10 PM BST

get yourself over to Cueta for a holiday Norb


I've been there and Morocco a few times. Great food and good blow Grin

Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 4:21 PM BST
I've been there and Morocco a few times. Great food and good blow

Proper champagne socialist. Every thing is okay if he can have some food, drugs or a bit of hello sailor from someone who can give a "good blow".
Report sofaking July 31, 2026 5:09 PM BST

Jul 31, 2026 -- 12:31PM, Shrewd_dude wrote:


If you call it an invasion though you are a waycist.


Ok, I'm officially a racist. It's an invasion.

Report sofaking July 31, 2026 5:11 PM BST
What a surprise that this happens after Spain condemns a certain small country in the Middle East. Confused
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 6:27 PM BST
Less than 900 in the whole of 2025 then 60,000 in a day!

Obviously coordinated and organised on a large scale.
Not possible this was not picked up by intelligence agencies across the world before it happened.


60,000 in a day is a huge logistical exercise just to get them to the border.

Smells of a £££major £££player making a geo £££political play.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 31, 2026 6:40 PM BST
Dreadful Scenes  on the News folks terrified to go out

Military Called in , What a state of Affairs
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 6:48 PM BST
Any link to these *VaaS companies making the edge of the news recently?

*VaaS: "Violence as a Service", the EuroPol name for the emerging phenonema of companies offering thugs, disorder and much much worse for not much £money.
Thread on here on the subject was deleted.
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 8:12 PM BST
Conspiracy nut checking in. ^^
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 8:23 PM BST
Personal attacks... do they make you feel good?  Eh?
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 8:43 PM BST
When you come out with your reddit conspiracy lunacy, yes.
Report saddo July 31, 2026 9:16 PM BST
Is reddit populated by nutters?
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 9:34 PM BST

Is reddit populated by nutters?


A News & Views & Interests social media confluence of 500 million people.

It's the type of place where many (but not all) of it's users find news like "farage vs a dustbin" funny, or many (but not all) are in favour of prosecuting ALL pdfiles.

For those sorts of reasons, and because it's lots of different views, magaloons don't like it.


It's 500 million people, so of course it has everything and everybody from presidents to conspiracy nuts.

Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 9:49 PM BST
That's where you got your loonball theory that Trump was to blame for the Southport murders though, isn't it?
Report lapsy pa July 31, 2026 9:57 PM BST
Who's to blame for PorcupinePineapple getting banned?
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 10:09 PM BST
I'd personally blame people like you and Nobby who were always on here giving it the 'it's a commercial organisation and they are perfectly entitled to decide what conversations they don't like'.
Report lapsy pa July 31, 2026 10:11 PM BST
Would you? Aren't you the very person that grouped up with others to get people banned before though?
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 10:16 PM BST
No. I've never tried to anyone banned or been a weasel who came on threads trying to justify them getting pulled.
Report lapsy pa July 31, 2026 10:23 PM BST
Okay,i take your word at that.
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 10:28 PM BST
The woke right posters on here have been targetting people and reporting their posts en masse.

1.05 it was them that got him banned.
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 10:31 PM BST
Or you could take it as a fact Lapsy as oppose to your usual spurious nonsense.
Report Escapee July 31, 2026 10:43 PM BST

Or you could take it as a fact


Given your that your posts reveal your relationship with facts is of a casual, often fleeting nature, thats a big ask.

Report lapsy pa July 31, 2026 10:43 PM BST
I could,except you didn't really give a tuppenny re POP,you seemed aware re his ban by your reply. I will still take you at your word.
Report sofaking July 31, 2026 10:54 PM BST
Nobby is notorious for "reporting" people for spicy posts on this forum. At least according to my inside guy at Betfair Towers.
Report Shrewd_dude July 31, 2026 11:56 PM BST
Personally I don't think anyone should be banned Lapsy. I have said that before.

I don't think anyone should be banned or any thread should be removed.

You on the other hand are more than happy to have threads removed as is Nobby and both of you have tried to justify the removal.

I think both of you have played your part in forumites being removed.
Report Shrewd_dude August 1, 2026 12:01 AM BST
Given your that your posts reveal your relationship with facts is of a casual, often fleeting nature, thats a big ask.

Sorry that sounds like you don't want to answer any questions about your loonball conspiracy theory that Trump was to blame for the Southport Murders?
Report DixieDean60 August 1, 2026 12:18 AM BST
Shrewd, it is in fact Escapee who has a casual relationship with facts, as i proved yesterday when he stated a falsehood about the reason for Graham Linehan's arrest.

Was there an acknowledgement from him or any apology for his false statement ? Of course not.

I've no idea who this right wing cabal is on here who certain individuals seem to think are responsible for getting the likes of PoP banned, any ideas ?
These accusations are being thrown around without any evidence whatsoever. I can only assume it's a collective siege mentality on the part of our left leaning posters.
Report Shrewd_dude August 1, 2026 12:26 AM BST
Betfair seems to be completely unreasonable in it's banning, censoring and removing of threads. It's been that way for while.

Forumites like Lapsy and Nobby were justifying it when it suited them.
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 12:32 AM BST
When you're being pestered by someone consistently presenting themselves in a manner that would have a large overlap in a venn diagram of them and an intellectual pygmy, You've got to be kind and polite....Right?

It's not their fault.

I mean, you don't know for sure, but all the signs are there, so what's your gambit?

Kind and polite?

Hey Shrewd, there's a freindly cat over there, why don't you go over there and stroke it.
Report DixieDean60 August 1, 2026 12:35 AM BST
Do you have access to a psychiatrist Escapee ?  Book an appointment.
Report Mr Spock August 1, 2026 12:37 AM BST
Europe sleep walking into extinction.
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 1:00 AM BST

Do you have access to a psychiatrist Escapee ?  Book an appointment.


You've got no game Dixie.

"£1 for 20" xmas cracker jokes... is not game.


I'd tell you to up your game but you haven't got any game to up.

Report DixieDean60 August 1, 2026 1:12 AM BST
To be honest i don't think you even know yourself what you are wittering on about Sad
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 1:14 AM BST
Hey....What is going on with the crazy woke right today?


An Epic, Mind boggling 60,000 migrants crossed into spain in 24 hours today.

So what do the crazy woke right have to say about it on the betfair forum?

Not much, they don't care or ask how? and why?, the vast majority of the thread is them attacking a non-partisan bloke.



It's all satirical.
Report DixieDean60 August 1, 2026 1:39 AM BST
Firstly, try reading the thread - there is plenty of comment about this "invasion".

Secondly, the vast majority of them have now returned to Morocco.

Thirdly, if you didn't conduct yourself in the manner of a Grade A paper hat then you would not be being "attacked" by anybody. Grow up.
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 2:01 AM BST
Yeah, you're right, it's not the majority of the thread, it's just the last 7 hours from 7pm.


Anyway, water off a ducks back for me.


But you lot have really embarassed yourselves tonight, kiddy like insults and endless repetitive psychiatry references.

Stop embarrassing yourselves. pull yourselves together and find some british stiff upper lip
Report saddo August 1, 2026 10:14 AM BST
2.00 a.m.  AI says.......
Yes, a lack of sleep can directly cause and exacerbate mental health issues. Sleep deprivation impairs emotional regulation and increases cognitive vulnerabilities, which can lead to heightened anxiety, severe mood swings, depressive states, and in extreme cases, temporary hallucinations or TDS.
Report the old nanny ;-) August 1, 2026 1:05 PM BST
The old Schengen agreement was soon put on the Back Burner Laugh

What an absolute Farce  ,Spain now saying they have all gone back Laugh

Pmsl have they checked the local housing ?
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 1:15 PM BST
nobody on here want to talk about it ToN.
Story is already disappearing from media.

900 previous year then 60,000 turn up in one day.

no one is interested in who organised it? will it happen again?
Report the old nanny ;-) August 1, 2026 1:44 PM BST
Burnham needs to keep a beady eye on the Isle of Wight
Report sofaking August 1, 2026 6:02 PM BST
At least 20,000 of these rocket scientists, brain surgeons and nuclear physicists will end up in the UK. A massive boom for the struggling economy there.
Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:07 PM BST
UC: I failed the habitual residence test? Please help!

Universal Credit (UC)

I’ve just had my Universal Credit claim refused because they decided I “failed the habitual residence test” and said I haven’t demonstrated a qualifying right to reside.

I’m an EU citizen with pre-settled status. My relationship just ended and I need UC to be able to afford rent.

Work details: I moved here July 2020 and started working for UK employers in March/April 2021. In July 2021 I got covid which turned to Long Covid with M.E.. I had to stop full time work in December 2021, and started part-time work in spring 2022 for 6 months. After that I was too unwell for even part-time work. I claimed UC and was ‘self employed’ working a few hours a week from home until (maybe?) June 2023 when even that became too much.

After that I was on UC and PIP living with my partner, because of his savings I eventually became ineligible for UC and had to depend on him.

I only left the UK in 2022 for a week and then a month later for a few days. I became house- and bedbound shortly after.

I’m trying to understand whether this decision is correct and whether I should challenge it. I have been living in the UK, but I’m not sure what evidence they were expecting or what they considered missing.

Also, if I obtain settled status (I applied yesterday), would that change my eligibility for Universal Credit, or would the issue still depend on my past circumstances and right to reside at the time of the claim?

Has anyone successfully challenged a UC refusal based on the Habitual Residence Test?



You might think this individual was being told to get a grip. But oh no, they are being encouraged to claim destitution Plain
Report sofaking August 1, 2026 6:08 PM BST

Aug 1, 2026 -- 1:39AM, DixieDean60 wrote:


Firstly, try reading the thread - there is plenty of comment about this "invasion".Secondly, the vast majority of them have now returned to Morocco.Thirdly, if you didn't conduct yourself in the manner of a Grade A paper hat then you would not be being "attacked" by anybody. Grow up.


Secondly, the vast majority of them have now returned to Morocco.


. You actually believe that??  C'mon man, discernment please. They're obviously trying to appease the restless masses.

Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:11 PM BST
So they are apparently 'housebound' after working a few months. Not a UK citizen. On UC, free rent, living expenses and PIP. Almost certainly never to have to work again. No wonder these people are falling over themselves to get here.
Report the old nanny ;-) August 1, 2026 6:11 PM BST
Bloke on twitter in ill health , 2 months till his pension he is on UC , they are assessing him to see if he is fit for work Laugh

How much is that costing to do , he will be off UC before its completed
Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:13 PM BST
Must be really distressing to have become housebound just after returning from a holiday abroad Sad

And moving countries during peak covid hysteria in July 2020 Sad
Report the old nanny ;-) August 1, 2026 6:16 PM BST
meanwhile the Bote Chaps march in to Hotels full NHS Care' Monies each week ,phones , clothes allowance
Report the old nanny ;-) August 1, 2026 6:16 PM BST
country is Ducked Cider
Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:19 PM BST
Yup, the only way this ends is with everyone else joining the scammers. Which I'd say, is already happening.
Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:20 PM BST
Labour have done this whilst nobody is looking

What has changed?

From 2 June 2026 new regulations came into force enabling the DWP to extend the length of a fixed-term PIP award where it is “considered necessary to do so to safeguard the efficient administration” of PIP.

Before this, when your fixed-term award reached its end date, the DWP would normally start a planned review (sometimes called an award review or a reassessment). This new power lets the DWP instead push the end date back and keep your current award running, without needing that review.

The regulations only allow the DWP to make awards longer. They do not give the DWP any power to shorten an existing award, and they do not allow it to change the rate you are paid.

Why the change?

The number of planned PIP reviews has grown faster than the DWP can carry them out, and a huge backlog has built up. Reviewing every award on its original timetable means increasingly long delays and claimants' left waiting in limbo.

Extending awards is a way of managing that backlog. By lengthening some existing awards, it reduces the number of reviews needing to be processed at once.

Who is affected?

This award extension change applies to claimants aged 25 and over in England and Wales. It does not apply to under 25s as evidence suggests there are more frequent changes in functional ability in that age group.

Approximately 1.7 million claims are in scope for an award extension with the DWP aiming to complete approximately 50,000 extensions daily (including weekends) over a period of 4-6 weeks.

The regulations give the DWP a discretionary power rather than creating an automatic extension for everyone.Extensions will be applied where the DWP considers it appropriate for the efficient administration of the benefit.

The DWP has not confirmed how they are deciding which claimants will receive an extension or how they calculate the length of the extension in each case.

How long will the extension be for?

It seems likely that the extensions are being decided by an algorithm.

From posts and comments to the r/DWPhelp subreddit, it looks like most of the extensions are being given to claimants whose awards were due to end in 2026, 2027 or early to mid-2028.

Extensions mostly range from one year to four years, although there have been some extremely short ones of just a matter of days and at least one longer one.

What do I need to do?

Claimants don’t need to do anything, if your claim is extended you will receive a letter – an example of what this looks like was shared in this post.

However, if your difficulties have worsened you may wish to challenge the new extended decision or ask for a change of circumstances reassessment.
Report Cider August 1, 2026 6:23 PM BST
The government's only 'answer' to State incompetence now is to further relax the rules.
Report saddo August 1, 2026 6:34 PM BST
Once there are not enough tax payers to fund foreign opportunists the system will hopefully collapse.
Report Escapee August 1, 2026 6:47 PM BST
Impeccible English


That post, the one you put up to divert from talking about who organised 60,000 migrants
to cross the border in one day, He or she has got impeccible English haven't they?
Almost as good as it would be if the daily mail got AI to generate some rage bait.
Report saddo August 1, 2026 6:58 PM BST
Nearly 1.5 million foreigners claiming benefits here, when do you think enough is enough?
Report alun2005 August 1, 2026 10:55 PM BST
Nearly 1.5 million foreigners claiming benefits here, when do you think enough is enough?


.... and somewhat predictably, answer came there none.
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