The Latest Breaking News from the English Channel

The Conservative MP visited the camp near Dunkirk to speak to asylum seekers waiting to cross the English Channel

Yvette Cooper said that the first referrals for people who came to Britain in small boats to be sent back across the English Channel have already been made

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France

The first migrants to cross the English Channel have been detained under a new 'one in, one out' deal. The detentions began on Wednesday, the initial day the pilot scheme became active, for people arriving in Dover. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel…

Multiple people are understood to have been detained under the new ‘one in, one out’ deal after crossing the English Channel

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.

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

Dramatic footage shared by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) shows volunteers rescuing migrants from the English Channel after their small boat capsized.

A man has died while trying to cross the English Channel from northern France, according to local authorities

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