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Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up to the end of June this year, latest Home Office figures show.

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French court jails smugglers over deadly 2022 Channel boat capsize

A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022.

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France Court Jails Migrant Smugglers Over 2022 Channel Deaths

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

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UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings – reports

The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Letting illegal migrants work as delivery drivers is destroying London's social fabric

Last Friday, I made an unannounced visit to an asylum hotel in central London. I found clear evidence of illegal working.

Evening Standard

‘World-first’ people smuggling sanctions to come into force in months as Channel crossings hit record highs

Exclusive: The Foreign Secretary has accelerated plans to crack down on criminals who traffic migrants to Britain

Evening Standard

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats over two days

This brings the total for the year so far to 18,400.

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More than 1,000 migrants arrive in the UK crossing the Channel in small boats

This brings the total so far this week to 2,083

Evening Standard

French plans to stop small boats will lead to more deaths, says charity

French charity to challenge new Channel migrant interception plans in European courts

The Guardian - UK

'Bizarre' rule banning French police wading into Channel waters to stop migrant 'small boats' to be axed

The change is set to come as some 17,000 economic migrants and asylum seekers have already reached UK shores so far this year

Evening Standard

Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

French police have employed robust tactics including the use of teargas but migrant crossings are at record levels.

Evening Standard

Channel crisis ‘deteriorating’, No 10 admits as French use tear gas on migrants

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have discussed further action to address the problem.

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Terrified Migrants Cling to Each Other While Storming Channel Waters

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Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies and women’.

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Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

Evening Standard

French police fire tear gas and pepper spray at migrants seeking to board 'small boats' heading to UK

The new tactics come after officers were criticised for standing by and watching overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels set off across the Channel

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Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

UK taxpayers face extra costs as France plans Channel small boat interceptions

French government braces for legal challenges to new tactics, involving extra police, boats and drones

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The Independent UK

New French patrol boats to address migrant crossings across English Channel

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Home Office draws link between Channel crossings and good weather

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Number of overcrowded small boats carrying more than 80 migrants across Channel quadruples

The government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs, but they have faced accusations of mimicking Reform UK’s divisive language

Evening Standard

Tories brand blaming weather ‘lazy’ as likely days for Channel crossings double

The Government published the statistics after a record number of daily arrivals, as the Conservatives hit out at ministers for blaming the weather.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers draw up law to fast-track removal of migrants arriving from ‘safe’ countries

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

Evening Standard

Home Office accused of 'dog ate my homework' excuse as it blames good weather for record migrant crossings

Home Office report links the mild, calm start to 2025 to the dramatic rise in small boat crossings

Evening Standard

Number of likely days for Channel crossings double compared with previous years

The data publication comes just days after the highest daily total of arrivals was recorded this year so far.

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