38 h. ago Phones to be seized from illegal migrants who arrive in the UK amid crackdown on traffickers

The new powers come as part of government efforts to tackle small-boat Channel crossings and people-smuggling gangs.

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41 h. ago Mobile phones of migrants to be seized in Channel crackdown on 'small boats' smuggling gangs

Border guards, police and crime investigators are using new powers from Monday to examine phones and SIM cards of economic migrants and asylum seekers without having to arrest them

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4 d. ago One in, one out migrant returns deal with France branded a joke as figures show Britain has accepted more people than it has sent back

So far 193 people who crossed the Channel in small boats have been sent back to France - while 195 asylum-seekers have been allowed to come to the UK legally under the scheme.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded “shameful” by the Home Office have revealed.The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 – the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Small boat death victims including girl, 8, named as dozens die crossing Channel in 2025

At least 36 people died making the perilous journey from France to the UK in 2025, charities estimate, with an eight-year-old girl among the victims - amid calls to record all small boat deaths

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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 w. ago More than 800 people cross Channel in dinghies, breaking record for December

Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455More than 800 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for a day in December, according to the Home Office.December is traditionally one of the quietest months for Channel crossings, as a combination of low temperatures and stormy weather makes the journey particularly difficult. Poor visibility and less daylight have also been cited as factors influencing the crossings. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

Politics

2 w. ago Groups arrive in Dover after busy night of small boat Channel crossings

People could be seen leaving northern France on Friday night and into Saturday on small boats.

Politics

2 w. ago New UK migration pact to tackle small boats hailed as breakthrough

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed a new pact with Greece which will see the UK help authorities deal with smuggling gangs and the supply of small boats used for Channel crossings

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2 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Dozens more make small boat journey as 2025 total passes 40k

There were 74 arrivals in one boat recorded by the Home Office on Tuesday

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Small boats stop again after total for 2025 passes 40,000

So far this year 40,081 people have made the perilous journey across the Channel in small boats

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3 w. ago How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Total for 2025 passes 40k as small boat crossings resume

There is understood to be a backlog of migrants in France waiting to make the perilous journey after 28 days without Channel crossings

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3 w. ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Labour's small boats boast is risible and takes voters for fools

The Government announced that no small boats had crossed the Channel for the previous 28 days - the longest period without illegal migrants making the journey for seven years.

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3 w. ago Small boat crossings resume after longest pause in migrants arriving for seven years

Before this weekend, no-one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

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3 w. ago Here they come again! Small boat migrants set out for UK once more after 28

Footage taken in the middle of the night shows a packed boat full of over 100 migrants leaving France, and some swimming to make the leaving vessel.

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