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Home Office border security chief quits after failing to bring down small boat crossings

Almost 60,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Martin Hewitt was appointed

Evening Standard

Royal Navy reports Russian warship and sanctioned oil tanker in English Channel

A Royal Navy warship, HMS Mersey, and a Wildcat helicopter spent 48 hours monitoring the Russian frigate RFN Soobrazitelny and sanctioned tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin in the English Channel. The operation, coordinated with Nato, involved using powerful radars and sensors to gather intelligence as the Russian vessels sailed westward. After…

The Independent UK

People smugglers who ran 'VIP yacht service' for migrants to cross channel jailed

Two Ukrainian men who operated the 'VIP' yacht service to smuggle migrants across the English Channel have been jailed

Evening Standard

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Two Ukrainian men jailed for running ‘premium people-smuggling taxi service’ across the English Channel

The pair were accused of effectively running an illegal migrant taxi service across the English Channel

The Independent UK

Seven consecutive days of small boat Channel crossings for first time this year as 1,200 migrants make journey

Some 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far in March, bringing the 2026 total to 3,409 people

Evening Standard

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

Migrant arrivals in the United Kingdom rose in 2025 while numbers in the EU stabilised

For the UK, last year saw the highest number of migrant arrivals across the English Channel since 2022. In contrast, irregular entries into the EU stabilised in the first 11 months of the year.

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Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Spy Ships –- Healey to Putin: 'We see you. We know what you're doing'

The Royal Navy intercepted Russian vessels in the English Channel amid warnings over espionage threats to UK undersea cables and military operations.

International Business Times UK

Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Warship and Tanker as Ministers Warn of Rising Threat Near UK Coast

The Royal Navy intercepts a Russian warship and tanker in the English Channel as UK ministers warn of rising naval threats near the coast amid increased Russian activity.

International Business Times UK

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker as Moscow steps up activity

There has been a notable 30 per cent increase in Russian naval activity around UK waters over the past two years

The Independent UK

Man who re-entered UK by small boat after removal to France deported again

He was removed under the UK-France returns deal aimed at deterring migrants from coming to the UK in small boats across the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Small boat migrant who crossed English Channel twice is sent back to France again

The man’s second crossing back to the country prompted criticism that the Government is in ‘total chaos’

The Independent UK

Surge in Channel crossings puts UK-France migrant deal under pressure

More than 36,800 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far in 2025, overtaking last year’s total and piling pressure on a new UK-France deal meant to stop the journeys.

Radio France Internationale

French police use pepper spray on migrants trying to cross English Channel

French police have used pepper spray to stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.

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Anas Sarwar ducks saying he believes digital ID will stop migrant crossings

ANAS Sarwar dodged answering whether he believes digital ID will stop migrants from crossing the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship and freighter through British seas

“Russian warships are increasingly transiting through the English Channel,” defence minister Luke Pollard warned.

Evening Standard

More than 1,000 small boat migrants arrive in UK despite French deal

The numbers crossing the English Channel have dwarfed the handful of migrants being sent the other way.

The Independent UK

It is time to ask the armed forces for help in solving the migrant crisis

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Royal Navy be deployed to intercept small boats in the Channel is lurid, but it has triggered renewed talk about how service personnel could be deployed to alleviate the situation

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Eritrean man halts deportation in first test of UK-France asylum pact

A British court has blocked the planned removal of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France, handing Prime Minister Keir Starmer an early setback in his plan to stop small-boat crossings of the English Channel.

The Independent UK

‘I’ve seen at first hand that stopping the boats is an impossible task – no matter how much money we throw at it’

After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being made to stop them from leaving French shores

The Independent UK

3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel from France

Local authorities in France have reported that three migrants died while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

The Independent UK

‘Two children among dead’ after English Channel crossing attempt

Officials say the three people were likely killed after being crushed at the bottom of a packed boat

Euronews

Bulgarian customs seize 70 inflatable boats used for UK migrant trafficking

The boats are produced by unknown Turkish companies and are then sent disassembled in multiple shipments to avoid suspicion in what authorities say is for the sole purpose of trafficking migrants across the English Channel.

Evening Standard

More than 100 migrants in one vessel thought to have bumped crossings to 27,799

Home Office figures show 325 migrants crossed the English Channel by small boat on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Chris Philp pelted with bottles and has knife pulled on him during trip to French migrant camp

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

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