8 h. ago Macron 'to vow tougher approach' on Channel migrants as he kicks off State Visit TODAY but how much more will it cost the UK?

The French president is getting the red carpet treatment with three days of pomp and ceremony to 'reset' relations.

Politics

26 h. ago France 'intensifies' efforts to stop 'small boat' migrant crossings, says No10 ahead of Macron UK state visit

The French president will arrive in Britain on Tuesday for a three-day state visit

Politics

26 h. ago Fact check: Social media channel of migrant’s journey posts AI

The videos contain many hallmarks of AI generation, including a watermark in some of them.

Events

34 h. ago French police are slashing migrant boats but they're still determined to reach the UK

French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel

Events

4 d. ago French police slash migrant boat and drag passengers back to shore just as they attempt to cross the Channel for Britain

Dramatic footage shows dozens of migrants and asylum seekers boarding an inflatable dingy as it approaches the shallow waters.

Events

4 d. ago French police slash migrant boat and drag passengers back to shore just as they attempt to set across the Channel for Britain

Dramatic footage shows dozens of migrants and asylum seekers boarding an inflatable dingy as it approaches the shallow waters.

Events

4 d. ago Channel crossing migrants should face prosecution if child dies – Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper appeared to suggest that getting on an overcrowded boat could result in prosecution.

Events

5 d. ago Migrants who cross the Channel into the UK 'are 24 times more likely to go to prison than Brits'

A whopping 3.4 per cent - one in 30 - small boat migrants end up behind bars, according to official data for nationalities who make up the largest portion of arrivals.

Events

6 d. ago Migrant whose daughter, two, nearly drowned in aborted Channel crossing reveals he wants to get to UK to join rest of his family who are already here

Labour's failure to stop the boats was laid bare yesterday as a record 20,000 smashed through Britain's border in the first half of this year.

Events

7 d. ago New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up from France, latest Home Office figures show

Events

7 d. ago 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.

Events

7 d. ago People smugglers caught out boasting about profits from sending migrants to UK on small boats are jailed

The six Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds were sentenced to up to eight years each following their trial

Events

7 d. ago Channel migrant delivery riders arrested at London asylum hotels

Channel migrant delivery riders arrested at London asylum hotels  London Evening Standard

Events

7 d. ago Channel migrant delivery riders arrested in swoop on London asylum hotels

Home Office demands fast-food firms ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Events

7 d. ago People smugglers jailed for sending migrants to their deaths in UK

The six Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds were sentenced to up to eight years each following their trial

Events

8 d. ago Grinning Channel migrants pose for SELFIES on packed dinghy as total tops 170,000 since start of crisis

One man seated on the bow of the inflatable held a mobile phone aloft as other occupants waved.

Events

9 d. ago Huge boat of 60 migrants launch from French beach towards the UK

This year so far, more than 18,000 migrants have arrived via the Channel, in a record for this point in the year since data collection began in 2018.

Events

1 week ago 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.

Economics

1 week ago UK prepares to announce ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France

More than 17,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year

Economics

1 week ago Labour poised to announce 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal with France

Ministers are reported to be on the cusp of announcing a deal with president Emmanuel Macron's government which would see France accept returns of Channel migrants for the first time.

Economics