23 h. ago Migrants brave icy cold sea to pile onto overloaded dinghy for latest Channel crossing to UK

Dramatic images show dozens of people sitting along the sides of the low-slung boat, many wearing dark clothing and life jackets, as it cut across the grey sea towards Britain.

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1 week ago 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

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1 week ago Britain's small boat kingpin locked up at last: Turkish gangster who made millions supplying  half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport' after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..

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1 week ago Afghan migrant, 18, charged with 'endangering' 46 others on Channel crossing

Aman Naseri appeared at Margate Magistrates' Court on Wednesday following the alleged offence on January 5.

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1 week ago Britain's most wanted man who supplied half of boats in all Channel migrant crossings jailed for 11 years

Adem Savas boasted that he was the 'King of Transport' after becoming the biggest supplier of small boats for migrant crossings in the English Channel..

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1 week ago 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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2 w. ago Channel crossings soared last year as more than 40,000 migrants arrived by small boat

The total number for 2025 was 13% higher than the year before. Nearly 65,000 migrants have now arrived in the country by small boat since Labour came to power in 2024

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2 w. ago Second highest number of small boat migrants arrived in UK last year: More than 41,000 crossed Channel in 2025

Keir Starmer is also less than 1,000 migrants away from an unwanted record - having the most people cross the Channel in his premiership after less than two years.

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2 w. ago 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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2 w. ago Second highest number of Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025

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

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Busy night of small boat journeys amid record day for arrivals

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Busy night of small boat journeys after record day for arrivals

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Groups arrive in UK after busy night of small boat journeys

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

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4 w. ago More than 800 migrants cross Channel in single day as yearly total hits record high

Backlog of crossings after four weeks of bad weather sees 13 boats arrive in Kent as annual figure surpasses 41,000

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4 w. ago Moment desperate migrants use designer Nike trainers to bail out their sinking dinghy as it crosses the Channel

Around 500 migrants are making the journey today with Border Force sending out all five of its vessels to manage the crossings.

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