3 d. ago UK public services 'struggling under strain' of illegal immigration, says Starmer as he hosts border summit

Border minister Dame Angela Eagle admitted record number of small boat crossings may continue into the summer

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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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3 d. ago Record small boat arrivals across Channel may not slow 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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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 Number of migrants arriving in UK this year after crossing Channel passes 5,000

This is the earliest point in the year that crossings have reached the 5,000 mark since data on Channel crossings was first reported in 2018.

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2 w. ago Molly Caudery fired up to defend World Indoor title after ‘grieving’ for Paris Olympics

Interview: Molly Caudery arrives in China this weekend determined to channel her Olympic pain into winning another gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships

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3 w. ago Former Top Gear stars say its 'traumatising' as they make unexpected return to BBC

The reunion arrived on one of the presenters' YouTube 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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3 w. ago Channel crossings continue with 4,000 migrants arriving in UK so far this year

Crossings have taken place each day this month so far, with 2,075 arrivals recorded from March 1 to 9.

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4 w. ago Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

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