13 h. ago Radical asylum change could send small boat crossings plummeting, report claims

A former advisor to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has called on the UK and French governments to copy measures Joe Biden brought in to tackle dangerous migration

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3 d. ago English Channel migrant boat blaze leaves one dead and seven injured when motor catches fire during crossing

Around 60 men, woman and children had to be rescued off the coast of northern France early this morning after a fire broke out on their boat.

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3 d. ago Major law change demanded to shed light on Channel and asylum deaths

MPs have called for the Home Office to have a legal duty to announce the number of deaths in the asylum system and in the Channel during small boat crossings

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5 d. ago Reform UK councillor in hot water as calls to suspend him over 'Hitler' post ramp up

Joel Tetlow said he didn't mean 'any disrespect' when he compared small boat crossings in the Channel to Adolf Hitler invading European countries, but there are calls for him to be suspended

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1 week ago Channel migrant crossings in April more than DOUBLE same month last year, as 2025 small boat tally passes 11,000

Home Office figures published today showed there were 4,432 arrivals in April compared with 2,132 the same month last year, a 108 per cent increase.

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2 w. ago EastEnders legend makes explosive return to Albert Square in just days as they send shockwaves through family with life

The return will blow one family's secret out into the open.

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2 w. ago Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

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2 w. ago Cyberstuck: Tesla Cybertruck rescued after Elon Musk says it works ‘as a boat’

Tesla boss claimed electric truck could ‘serve briefly as a boat’ and ‘cross rivers, lakes and even seas’

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