12 h. ago French demand more money from Britain before they let their police try to stop migrants boarding small boats to cross the English Channel

Britain already has a deal with France to try and prevent refugees and and migrants from crossing the Channel, but until now, authorities have resisted entering the water themselves.

Events

40 h. ago Show us your BritCard: Minister confirms Government looking at introducing ID app in illegal immigration crackdown

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that ministers 'know we need to look at all the actions we can take' to reduce the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.

Politics

60 h. ago The small boat migrant trying to smuggle himself OUT of Britain: Afghan chronicles his life of 'depression, isolation and poverty' in the UK after crossing the Channel in 2024

Zahir has tried to sneak into HGVs leaving the Port of Dover four times in a desperate attempt to relocate to Germany but failed each time and now sleeps in a London park.

Events

3 d. ago France finally agrees to intercept migrant boats at sea – months after deal to stop crossings agreed

A furious row erupted at the weekend after French authorities were accused of standing by as people smugglers acted like a ‘taxi’ service

Economics

4 d. ago Proof Rwanda scheme DID deter small boats! Labour tries to blame the weather for surge in crossings

Official figures show migrant arrivals were far lower when Conservative ministers were poised to finally launch Rwanda removals flights last year.

Politics

4 d. ago Small boat arrivals 'drawn to UK because we can't return them after Brexit'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said there is evidence that the lack of a migrant return deal after Brexit is 'a factor' for people making the dangerous Channel crossing

Politics

4 d. ago Tories brand blaming weather ‘lazy’ as likely days for Channel crossings double

The Government published the statistics after a record number of daily arrivals, as the Conservatives hit out at ministers for blaming the weather.

Politics

4 d. ago Afghan men jailed for piloting boatload of 70 migrants across the Channel

Shah Salim Sajjadi, 38, and Safiollah Mohammadi, 25, were detained after the packed dinghy arrived onshore in Dover on May 21.

Events

4 d. ago Home Office accused of 'dog ate my homework' excuse as it blames good weather for record migrant crossings

Home Office report links the mild, calm start to 2025 to the dramatic rise in small boat crossings

Society

4 d. ago Number of likely days for Channel crossings double compared with previous years

The data publication comes just days after the highest daily total of arrivals was recorded this year so far.

Politics

4 d. ago Number of likely days for Channel crossings double compared to previous years

The data publication comes just days after the highest daily total of arrivals was recorded this year so far.

Politics

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper blames the French after 1,200 people cross the Channel in a single day

The Home Secretary came under fire in the Commons after almost 1,200 people reached the UK in small boats on Saturday - the first four-figure daily tally this year.

Politics

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper voices small boat fury as she demands France finally changes rules

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said it was 'disgraceful' that nearly 1,200 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday as she called on France to bring in new rules to intercept vessels in shallow water

Politics

5 d. ago Starmer issues warning after record number of small boat channel crossings in one day

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that‘‘nobody should be crossing the channel”, a day after a record number of migrants made the journey.

Events

5 d. ago Starmer signals he has duty to stop channel crossings following record weekend

Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday, according to Home Office data, the first time daily crossings passed a thousand this year.

Politics

5 d. ago New 2025 record as nearly 1,200 migrants reach UK in small boats in one day

Defence Secretary says scenes of hundreds boarding boats are ‘pretty shocking’

Events

6 d. ago Record 1,194 migrants cross Channel in a day as UK urges France to act

France has agreed to change its rules so police can prevent people in the water from getting on to boats, but this has not yet come into effect.

Events

6 d. ago Watch: Migrants cling to overloaded small boat as over 1,000 cross Channel in one day

Scores of migrants were filmed clinging to dangerously overloaded small boats on Saturday (31 March) on Saturday morning, as over 1,000 reportedly crossed the Channel in a single day.

Events

6 d. ago Smuggler boats pick up Channel migrants ‘like taxi service’ while French police stand by, minister fumes

Labour’s John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais – and authorities in France fail to intervene

Politics

6 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer has 'lost control of Britain's borders' after almost 1,200 small boat migrants cross the Channel in single day

One of Sir Keir's senior cabinet ministers admitted the latest Channel scenes were 'pretty shocking' as a surge in dinghy crossings overwhelmed French and UK border patrol vessels.

Events