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No guarantee small boat crossings will fall by next year, Home Secretary says

More than 65,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.

Evening Standard

Migrants arrive after crossing Channel for first time in nearly two weeks

It comes as a Home Office crackdown on adverts telling migrants how to circumvent immigration checks comes into force.

Evening Standard

Crackdown on social media migrant adverts to begin, Home Office says

The Home Office will activate part of the latest border security Act, as part of its crackdown on adverts for Channel crossings.

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French authorities rescue over 6,000 migrants crossing English Channel in 2025

French authorities rescued more than 6,000 migrants attempting to reach Britain in small boats last year, while 25 people died and two remain missing, the maritime prefecture said Friday in its annual report.

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Starmer signs landmark deal with China to tackle small boats crisis

The agreement to share data is significant because 60 per cent of the engines used to power the small boats come from China

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer to meet Xi Jinping on crucial day in Beijing

A deal new will provide for joint UK-Chinese law enforcement operations aimed at preventing gangs smuggling people across the Channel.

Evening Standard

France detains two British activists over anti-migrant campaigning, prosecutors say

Aged 35 and 53, the men had broadcast content likely to incite hatred live on a YouTube channel, according to police sources.

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I risked my life to cross the Channel because I believed in British justice. But Britain is abandoning me

The government has been trying to send me back to France under the “one in, one out” policy. The threats to my life there don’t seem to matter

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re emboldened’: British far-right activists step up harassment of asylum seekers in northern France

Aid groups say rise of far-right rhetoric in politics has fed into intimidation, vandalism and hate graffiti around migrant camps

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer Faces Backlash Over Claims Immigration Is 'Firmly Under Control'

Sir Keir Starmer insists immigration is 'firmly under control', but record Channel crossings and soaring arrests suggest his claims lack credibility.

International Business Times UK

Alleged small boat migrant first to be charged under new Channel crossings law

The 18-year-old is the first to be charged with the offence and will appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Humiliated: GB News Halts Broadcast For Breaking 2026 Migrant Alert

Keir Starmer faces fresh migrant crisis as 41,427 crossed in 2025. Exclusive reporting on Channel crossings, Government response, and Opposition demands.

International Business Times UK

Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing

Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.

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Powers to seize mobile phones over Channel crossings come into force

The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December.

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The Guardian - UK

UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners

People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday

Evening Standard

Mobile phones of migrants to be seized in Channel crackdown on 'small boats' smuggling gangs

Border guards, police and crime investigators are using new powers from Monday to examine phones and SIM cards of economic migrants and asylum seekers without having to arrest them

The Guardian - UK

‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025

Evening Standard

Thousands more migrants risk lives to reach UK in small boats across English Channel

The total number of migrants crossing the Channel to reach the UK in 2025 was 13% higher than the figure for 2024

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The Independent UK

Blow for Starmer as migrant Channel crossings reach second-highest number despite Labour crackdown

Prime minister pledged to ‘smash the gangs’ and slash the number of people making the dangerous trip

Evening Standard

Second highest number of Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK last year.

The Guardian - UK

Channel tunnel power outage disrupts thousands of journeys

Engineers still struggling to restore full rail service on Tuesday evening as car passengers face seven-hour delays

International Business Times UK

Small Boat Migrants: Record 803 People Arrive In Single December Day Under Labour

New Home Office figures show 2025 is the second-highest year on record for small boat arrivals. Despite Labour pledges, over 41,000 have crossed the Channel.

The Guardian - UK

More than 800 people cross Channel in dinghies, breaking record for December

Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455

The Independent UK

More than 800 people cross Channel in single-day record for December

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

Evening Standard

More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

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