Britain has taken in the blameless baby recklessly hauled onto a small boat this week - so how much will our compassion cost us in the decades to come?
The tiny baby is manhandled aboard a Channel small boat, roughly held aloft by its right arm.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Don't write off Farage - there's life in the political pirate yet!
If what Farage calls the 'Uniparty' believe in democracy, they should have stood candidates. Instead they were, in the words of Thatcher, 'frit'. They knew he'd beat them convincingly.
Farage claims win as vindication but watchdog immediately restarts £5m gift probe as Tories call by-election a pointless farce
Reform UK's leader was re-elected MP for Clacton with 22,239 votes, more than he won at the 2024 General Election but with a smaller than predicted share of ballots cast (63.3 per cent)
ANDREW NEIL: It's time for the Tories and Reform to stop knocking lumps out of each other, bury their egos and do what's best for Britain
Nigel Farage beat a bin on Thursday to return to the House of Commons as Reform UK MP for Clacton in an unnecessary by-election of his own making.
FRED KELLY: My bizarre (and very long) night at the Clacton by-election with Howling Laud Hope, Baron Von Thunderclap... but sadly not No-show Nigel
He triggered the by-election. He won it. And then Nigel Farage disappeared.
'He forgoes any fact-checking': How Fabrizio Romano's transfer machine broke down - 'excessive spam', public spats, Saudi deals, a social media ban, his cryptic quit threat and when 'Here We Go' goes wrong
You can take your pick of delicate negotiations declared done by Romano which are so far from conclusion that he cannot possibly have consulted all parties to undertake a journalistic job on it.
EastEnders and Star Wars actor who starred in James Bond film and Doctor Who dies suddenly
Nick Joseph 'suddenly passed away', a close friend said, announcing the sad news in a social media post.
Essex festival cancelled with 24 hours notice due to wildfire alert
It was set to take place today (August 15)
WATCH as footage shows moment south Essex train derailed
Video footage has captured the moment a train derailed in Wickford, with clouds of dust coming off the tracks.
WATCH as footage shows moment south Essex train derailed
Video footage has captured the moment a train derailed in Wickford, with clouds of dust coming off the tracks.
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge University professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
The high-flying academic at the centre of a Cambridge University plagiarism row has been found dead.
Harper Beckham, 15, poses for a fun mirror selfie with 'bestie' Jackie Apostel, 30, on family holiday in Italy as her brother Romeo and Kim Turnbull enjoy romantic break in St Tropez
The daughter of David and Victoria Beckham, 15, who is planning to launch her own make-up brand, made the most of the family holiday with Jackie, 30.
Search underway as 'fugitive' python escapes captivity less than a mile from Wandsworth Prison
The 'fugitive' snake, named David Hisselhoff, measures 80 centimetres in length and is still on the loose.
Line 'unlikely' to be reopen this weekend after train derailment
A train line near Southend is unlikely to be reopened this weekend after a train derailed near Wickford.
Line 'unlikely' to be reopen this weekend after train derailment
A train line near Southend is unlikely to be reopened this weekend after a train derailed near Wickford.
The popular travel trends that make you look 'naff' at the airport: Airline staff and fellow fliers are secretly looking down on you for these three no-nos
In a new fortnightly column, Lucy Sweet identifies the people we love to hate. Hiding among the tourists there's a certain strain of know-all traveller who might bore you to death.
Nearly 150 trains CANCELLED after derailment
Nearly 150 Greater Anglia train services have been cancelled today after a train near Wickford derailed yesterday.
Nearly 150 trains CANCELLED after derailment
Nearly 150 Greater Anglia train services have been cancelled today after a train near Wickford derailed yesterday.
If royal walls could talk! As Lord Snowdon's old love nest goes on the market, RICHARD KAY reveals the secrets of the country retreat where he seduced countless lovers behind Princess Margaret's back
Deep in the English countryside, but barely ten miles as the crow flies from Gatwick Airport, down a secluded lane and through fields of Friesian cows, Old House stands in chocolate box splendour.
Revealed: Incredible details of the VERY intimate friendship between Lucy Letby and her married doctor 'boyfriend' - as questions begin to swirl about whether his sudden death is linked to her ongoing case
June 24th is a date of morbid significance in the timeline of baby killer Lucy Letby's crimes. It was on that day, in 2016, that the former nurse murdered the last of her victims.