3 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother axes iconic room from new house in major shake

Celebrity Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best have confirmed that an iconic factor of the house has been scrapped ahead of the Channel 4 show's return next month

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3 d. ago Record small boat arrivals across Channel may continue for months this summer, admits border minister

Dame Angela Eagle says a key bill to reduce the number of crossings will take months to get through Parliament

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9 d. ago Home Office ends asylum hotel contract over performance concerns as Channel migrant crossings hit record highs

Between January 1 and March 23, some 5,847 people have arrived in the UK from France - up 36 per cent on last year

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1 week ago Channel migrant arrivals hits another record: 5,847 asylum seekers landed in UK in first three months of 2025

A total of 5,847 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far in 2025, including 335 yesterday, according to provisional Home Office figures.

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1 week ago Record number of migrants cross English Channel in first three months of year

Some 5,847 arrivals had been recorded as of March 23, compared with 5,435 arrivals across January, February and March in 2024.

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2 w. ago 2 migrants have died in as many days in attempted sea crossings from France to the UK

French maritime authorities say they’ve recovered the bodies of two migrants who died over the past two days in attempts to cross the waters of the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom

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2 w. ago Second migrant in two days dies trying to cross English Channel

A total of four deaths have been recorded by the French coastguard in its rescue operations in the Channel this year.

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2 w. ago One person dead and 15 rescued crossing Channel in overloaded boat

One person has died and 15 people have been rescued while trying to cross the English Channel overnight in an overloaded small boat.

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2 w. ago Migrant drowns in the Channel while trying to reach Britain as return of warm weather sees first small boat crossings in eight days

A migrant has died this morning while trying to cross the English Channel. 

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3 w. ago Labour is accused of 'losing control' of Britain's borders as Channel migrant crossings hit record pace with 4,000 this year

Home Office figures show there have been 4,393 arrivals across the Channel between the start of the year and March 10.

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4 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We roll out the red carpet for the 'worst of the worst'. And once they're here, they're here to stay

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Since Trump took office in America, illegal migration has been all but stopped. Under Labour, the number of migrants crossing the Channel illegally has hit record highs.

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4 w. ago More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in first four days of month, figures show

Some 1,168 people made the journey between March 1 and 4, bringing the total number of arrivals for the year so far to 3,224.

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