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Tariq Tahir

Tariq Tahir

Senior Correspondent Investigations & News
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Tariq Tahir joined The National as a senior reporter covering investigations in May 2023. Previously he has worked as a senior foreign news reporter for The Sun, senior reporter for Metro, senior reporter for the Evening Standard and Political Correspondent for The Press Association. He has also worked freelance for UK national titles including The Times and Telegraph.
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Migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel, with many boats crammed with more than 80 on board. Reuters
Mega-dinghy migrant boats carry record numbers across English Channel

Analysis by The National shows average number on each boat has reached a record 80

UKOctober 04, 2025
French police officers stop a group of people wearing lifejackets near a canal in Gravelines, France. PA
Riot police stop child migrants reaching beach in French town

Group trying to board small boat to cross English Channel

EuropeSeptember 30, 2025
London Mayor Sadiq Khan at the annual conference of the ruling Labour Party. Getty Images
London Mayor Sadiq Khan hits back at 'lies over crime' in UK capital

New figures highlight reductions in knife attacks, robberies and thefts across the city

UKSeptember 29, 2025
Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid, left, and rival Rumba gang boss Ismail Abdo. Photo: Swedish Police
Foxtrot gangster 'shot eight times for helping Kurdish boss flee to Iran'

Victim survived attack carried out after helping gang leader Rawa Majid escape from Turkey

EuropeSeptember 19, 2025
Migrants on a boat off the coast of northern France attempting to cross the English Channel. AFP
Small boat crossings 'could drop 75% with expanded UK-France deal'

Think tank says policy of 'control and compassion' is backed by majority of Britons

UKSeptember 17, 2025
An image of US President Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is projected on to a wall of Windsor Castle, leading to four arrests. Reuters
Windsor Castle provides Trump with a fortress on state visit

US President will be the guest of King Charles III

UKSeptember 17, 2025
An encampment set up by Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Cambridge. Getty Images
Cambridge University wins court order to stop graduation invasions by pro-Palestinian activists

A judge has granted a final injunction allowing the university to break up protest encampments

UKSeptember 15, 2025
Dubai chocolate, filled with pistachio cream and crunchy kataifi pastry, has sparked an imitation industry. Getty Images
Dubai chocolatier condemns Europe's counterfeit kunafa craze

UK's Food Standards Agency has warned of copies of Le Damas brand

UAESeptember 15, 2025
The flagship Vashi shop in Covent Garden, central London, before the company's collapse. Getty Images
ExclusiveWhistleblower sounded alarm over Vashi before collapse

Senior executive offered to provide Insolvency Service with evidence that could have prevented investors losing millions

UKSeptember 12, 2025
Checks being carried out on lorries at the port of Dover. Getty Images
Iraqi pair arrested in UK-to-France people smuggling probe

Two men held after migrants spotted near lorries at industrial estate

UKSeptember 10, 2025
Mohammed Alqassem was stabbed to death in the English city of Cambridge
Man denies murdering Saudi student in Cambridge

Chas Corrigan is accused of the murder of Mohammed Yousef Alqassem

UKSeptember 08, 2025
Israeli defence technology company Elbit Systems' exhibits at an arms fair. AFP
London arms fair faces huge demonstrations due to Israeli presence

Rallies expected after hundreds arrested during Palestine Action protests at weekend

UKSeptember 08, 2025
Nigel Farage, speaking at the Reform UK annual conference, where he announced he would ban the Muslim Brotherhood. EPA
Nigel Farage says Reform UK would ban Muslim Brotherhood

Party leader promises Britain will follow lead of several countries if he is voted into power

UKSeptember 05, 2025
Protesters at an anti-Islamophobia demonstration in London. Getty Images
UK drive to define Islamophobia under fire from top terror adviser

Jonathan Hall says defining Islamophobia could hinder free speech

UKSeptember 05, 2025
Police in London. No one under 25 has been killed in the city in June, July and August, figures show. Getty Images
London reports 'significant reduction' in murders over summer holidays

City's mayor Sadiq Khan says work to divert young people away from crime is making a difference

UKSeptember 03, 2025
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