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First Channel crossing migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover

Evening Standard

How will the UK-France migrants return deal work as it comes into force?

The deal will be operational from Wednesday with detentions expected in the coming days.

Evening Standard

Voices: ‘One in, one out’ is a realistic plan to deal with migration – let’s give it a chance

COMMENT: Home secretary Yvette Cooper’s plan to tackle irregular migrants crossing the Channel is only a pilot programme to test the mechanics of a much larger scheme that could, one day, return all small-boat arrivals – and silence Nigel Farage for good, says John Rentoul

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UK and France start migrant return scheme to curb illegal Channel crossings

A deal between Britain and France allowing the UK to return some migrants who cross the English Channel came into force on Tuesday. It's the latest step towards dismantling the criminal trade in small boat crossings and preventing dangerous journeys at sea.

Radio France Internationale

UK-France Migrant Returns Deal Takes Effect

A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force on Tuesday, the UK government announced.

International Business Times

France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says

The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.

Evening Standard

UK to start small boats returns to France ‘within days’ after EU gives green light

Some asylum seekers will be sent back across Channel for first time under treaty agreed with French president

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Cross-Channel migrants to be detained as France treaty comes into force

The deal has been criticised by refugee charities, which have urged the Government to provide more safe, legal routes for asylum seekers instead.

The Independent UK

UK-France 'one in one out' migrants treaty comes into force - with small boat detentions to begin this week

Tories say the deal will make ‘no difference whatsover’ amid reports the pilot scheme will see only 50 people a week returned to France

Evening Standard

Plans for new offence to crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

Anyone advertising crossings or illegal working could face up to five years in prison and a large fine.

Evening Standard

A pristine alternative to the Channel: long-distance swimming in Croatia

A new company is offering swimmers the chance to cover the same distance as a cross-Channel swim but in friendlier waters – and with some tempting stops en route

The Guardian - UK

Refugee and migrant crossings to UK hit record high by end of July

More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2025, the highest total this early in the year.

Al Jazeera

Channel crossings in 2025 pass 25,000 – faster than any year since records began

As ministers aim to ‘smash’ people-smuggling gangs, milestone passes almost a month earlier than previous record of 2022

The Guardian - UK

Almost 900 migrants cross the Channel in one day alone

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Evening Standard

Home Office expands migrant housing at Essex RAF base as it's revealed over 25,000 people have crossed Channel

The Home Office will start increasing the number of asylum seekers living at a former RAF station in Essex by 50% to help deal with the crisis

The Independent UK

RNLI defends small boat rescues amid anti-immigration protests

The charity defended its mission to ‘rescue anyone in trouble at sea’ following a string of anti-immigration protests across the UK

The Conversation

Channel crossings: life in ‘microcamps’ on the French border, and how they are changing crossing attempts

I have spent the past two years examining the living conditions in informal refugee camps along the northern coast of France as part of an ongoing research project on borders. These sites are where people gather before attempting to cross the Channel to the UK.

Euronews

Can this ‘Air Scooter’ cross the English Channel safely? Franky Zapata attempts new feat

The company’s CEO will attempt to cross the English Channel without a parachute to use in an emergency.

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What caused Britain’s deadliest ‘small boat’ disaster, and how can another be avoided?

On a cold, wet November evening, Issa Mohamed Omar and more than 30 other men, women and children set off from their informal camp near the northern French port city of Dunkirk. They walked through the darkness in near-silence for around two hours, until they reached the beach from where…

International Business Times

UK Launches First Sanctions In New Strategy To Deter Migrant Crossings

The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar calls for ‘credible’ Channel rail strategy as monopoly decision looms

Operator says if rivals are allowed to squeeze into existing facilities it could jeopardise its investment

Evening Standard

Smuggler crammed 21 migrants into small luxury yacht and tried to sneak them into UK

Albanian national Bleda Bega was captaining the 23ft vessel when it was intercepted in the English Channel en route to Newquay

Evening Standard

Sanctions to be introduced to target people-smuggling gangs

The first wave of sanctions to be imposed on Wednesday will target those involved in supplying small boats for Channel crossings.

The Guardian - UK

Leaked document shows boat slashing failed to stop migrants reaching UK

Coastguard log raises new concerns over safety and viability of flagship policy to intercept dinghies crossing Channel

Evening Standard

Migrant boats head to UK as Starmer set to meet German leader to discuss people smuggling gangs

People crammed into inflatable dinghies were handed life jackets by French authorities as they left from Gravelines to make the dangerous journey across the English Channel

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