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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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The gang operated in Mayfair, left, and other central London areas, snatching watches by brands including Patek Philippe, right. Alamy / Getty Images
Moped gang ripped luxury watches off victims' wrists in London

Organised moped gang identified targets in London before snatching luxury watches worth as much as £100,000

UKDecember 13, 2023
British citizens must now earn above £38,000 to get a visa to bring their spouse to the country. Getty Images
SPECIAL REPORTUK visa clampdown hits love and migration

UK citizen must earn a minimum of £38,700 before a foreign partner can join them

UKDecember 08, 2023
Rolex accounts for 44 per cent of all stolen or lost watches in the UK. Bloomberg
Grim record as value of luxury watches stolen in UK hits £1bn

Survey finds two thirds of watch wearers are more vigilant as crime surge hits London streets

UKDecember 08, 2023
The Palestinian asylum seeker had arrived in the UK after fleeing violence in Ain El Hilweh refugee camp, Lebanon. Reuters
Palestinian who fled refugee-camp battles loses UK asylum bid

Man claimed he fled to Britain after extremists in Ain El Hilweh tried to recruit him to fight

MENADecember 05, 2023
British Home Secretary James Cleverly during a press conference with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta after the signing of a new treaty with Rwanda on December 5, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. Getty Images
UK revives Rwanda plan to reduce asylum seeker numbers

Home Secretary James Cleverly flies to Rwanda to sign treaty after outlining new measures to reverse surge in migrant numbers

UKDecember 04, 2023
Migrants in France one of many European countries trying to tackle the issue of illegal migration. Getty Images
Special reportEurope seeking 'silver bullet' to solve illegal migrant crisis

Governments under pressure to tackle people smugglers but experts believe quick fix isn't possible

EuropeDecember 04, 2023
Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their claims processed is a significant part of Mr Sunak's pledge to tackle small boats carrying migrants to Britain. Getty Images
Sunak preparing law that would defy ECHR over Rwanda asylum plans

The UK Prime Minister said his 'patience is worn thin' by delays to the proposed treaty

UKDecember 02, 2023
Protesters take part in a 'Day of Action For Palestine' in central London calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. AFP
Pro-Palestinian protests across UK after Israel-Hamas truce ends

Marches were part of a countrywide 'day of action' called by activists

UKDecember 01, 2023
Migrants continue to try to board lorries bound for the United Kingdom. Getty Images
People smuggler brothers stripped of UK citizenship

Children trafficked in lorries were forced to work in the shops of the Afghan smugglers

UKNovember 24, 2023
Foreign students arrive at Nottingham University before the new academic year. Alamy
UK university soft power at risk as students dragged into migration debate

Data suggests visa restrictions are putting off overseas applicants and damaging Britain's appeal

UKNovember 24, 2023
An image taken from a Houthi rebel helicopted just before it landed on the Galaxy Leader. AFP
Iranian spy ship suspected of role in Houthis’ capture of cargo vessel

Israeli-linked ship stormed by Yemeni rebels in helicopter had sailed past the Iranian vessel Behshad

Palestine-IsraelNovember 21, 2023
A protest by asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield. Photo: Wethersfield Protests David Price
Asylum seekers at military base protest over abuse by staff

The migrants are being housed at the controversial RAF Wethersfield site

UKNovember 17, 2023
Pro-Palestine student demonstrators march in London. Getty Images
Free speech v hate speech: How war is polarising UK students

Jewish students 'keep their heads down' and pro-Palestinian activists fear criticism of Israel is being stifled

UKNovember 17, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media at a news conference in Downing Street in London. EPA
Sunak to introduce emergency law to deem Rwanda safe after court defeat

Prime Minister aims to prevent the 'merry-go-round' of legal challenges after five Supreme Court justices dismissed government appeal over asylum plan

UKNovember 15, 2023
Migrant children on a bus after arriving in the UK. PA
EXCLUSIVEOfficials admit 144 refugee children missing from UK hotels

Fears rising that some children may be dead after being lured away by criminals

UKNovember 14, 2023
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