Shock data reveals one in 12 living in London are illegal migrants
2 months ago

Shock data reveals one in 12 living in London are illegal migrants

Daily Mail  

As many as one in 12 people in London is an illegal immigrant, a shock report has claimed. Researchers at Edge Analytics used academic estimates of illegal migrants nationally as well as National Insurance registrations for non-EU foreign nationals over a nine-year period to estimate the numbers in each London borough. The report obtained by The Telegraph claimed there is estimated to be more than one million illegal migrants in the UK, with 60 per cent of them in England's capital. In November, Sir Keir said the government was prepared to pay governments in Vietnam, Kurdistan and Turkey to help stop the flow of illegal migrants to Britain. Home Office sources told The Telegraph the underlying data were out of date and there was no officially recognised way of measuring how many illegal migrants are in Britain.

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More migrants arrive in Dover as total passes 5,000 for the year - the earliest the total has been hit since modern records began
4 days, 19 hours ago

More migrants arrive in Dover as total passes 5,000 for the year - the earliest the total has been hit since modern records began

Daily Mail  

Around 150 migrants have arrived in Dover after crossing the English Channel in small boats. Around 150 migrants have arrived in Dover after crossing the English Channel in small boats Border Force escort 150 migrants into Dover Docks, Kent on Saturday morning Your browser does not support iframes. Pictures show the group, who were rescued from out at sea, being …

Labour faces growing pressure to tackle small boats crisis as more than 1,100 migrants reach Britain in just four days
3 weeks ago

Labour faces growing pressure to tackle small boats crisis as more than 1,100 migrants reach Britain in just four days

Daily Mail  

More than 1,100 small boat migrants reached Britain in just four days as human traffickers took advantage of calm conditions on the Channel. Latest Home Office figures showed there were 326 arrivals on Tuesday, bringing the number since Saturday to 1,168. The four days from Saturday to Tuesday witnessed the most intensive period of crossings since Christmas week. More than …

How many illegal migrants are there in the UK?
1 month, 1 week ago

How many illegal migrants are there in the UK?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Around 70 per cent of irregular migrants arriving into the UK since 2018 have …

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in UK already in 2025 in new record as Keir Starmer struggles to get to grips with Channel crisis
2 months ago

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in UK already in 2025 in new record as Keir Starmer struggles to get to grips with Channel crisis

Daily Mail  

More than 1,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year in a new record laying bare how Sir Keir Starmer is struggling to cope with the crisis. Two dinghies carrying 190 people were spotted by Border Force vessels on Tuesday despite poor visibility It has only taken 21 days this year for crossings to …

Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 …

Migrants crossing Channel to UK in 2024 jump by 25 percent
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants crossing Channel to UK in 2024 jump by 25 percent

New Indian Express  

The number of irregular migrants crossing the Channel to Britain in small boats in 2024 soared by a quarter compared with the previous year, government data showed Wednesday. Some 36,816 people were detected in the Channel last year, a 25 percent jump from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, provisional figures from the interior ministry showed. Upon entering office, Starmer …

Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year

Hindustan Times  

Three migrants died on Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, taking this year's casualty toll from failed clandestine crossings to a confirmed 76. The boat that was to take the migrants ran into trouble near Bleriot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to the French Channel port of Calais, at around 6:00 am, …

People smugglers offer migrants ‘package deals’ to UK as Channel crossings top 150,000 since 2018
2 months, 3 weeks ago

People smugglers offer migrants ‘package deals’ to UK as Channel crossings top 150,000 since 2018

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Labour and the Conservatives trade blows over migration, with figures confirming more than 150,000 …

People smugglers take advantage of the fog to slip more migrants across Channel two days after total topped 150,000 since records began in 2018
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

People smugglers take advantage of the fog to slip more migrants across Channel two days after total topped 150,000 since records began in 2018

Daily Mail  

People smugglers appear to have taken advantage of the UK's dreary weather with small boat crossings across the English Channel continuing today despite foggy conditions. Official Government figures show 305 people arrived in the UK via small boat yesterday, bringing the total for the week to 1,163. The 407 arrivals on December 26 meant more than 150,000 people had made …

UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. and Germany pledged Tuesday to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants across the English Channel in small boats, the latest effort by European countries to stop the dangerous journeys. “The criminal gangs who organize dangerous small boats across the channel that undermine our border security, that put lives at risk, are …

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in Britain in busiest fortnight of Channel crossings this year, new figures reveal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in Britain in busiest fortnight of Channel crossings this year, new figures reveal

Daily Mail  

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in the UK in the busiest fortnight of Channel crossings so far this year, new figures have revealed. It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to sign new agreements to intercept criminal gangs smuggling migrants through the Western Balkans as part of efforts to bring down small boat crossings. A group of …

Vietnamese Channel migrants fuelling record number of UK modern slavery claims
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vietnamese Channel migrants fuelling record number of UK modern slavery claims

The Telegraph  

Vietnamese Channel migrants are fuelling a record rise in potential victims of modern slavery, according to official data. The number of people referred to the Home Office as suspected victims of modern slavery rose to 4,758 in the three months to September, the highest number on record, and 15 per cent higher than the 4,132 in the same quarter last …

More small boat migrants have reached Britain since Labour took over in July than entered under the Tory government this year
5 months, 1 week ago

More small boat migrants have reached Britain since Labour took over in July than entered under the Tory government this year

Daily Mail  

More small boat migrants have reached Britain since Labour entered power than under the Conservative government this year. The tally under Labour includes one day – October 5 – when there were 973 arrivals in a single 24-hour period, the highest daily total for nearly two years. At least 45 people have lost their lives trying to cross the Channel …

Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year
5 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year

Daily Mail  

Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day. According to Home Office figures, a total of 471 people arrived in nine boats on Saturday October 12, following 142 in two boats on Friday. Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day According to Home …

Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Britain has most illegal migrants in Europe, study finds

The Telegraph  

Senior Tories demanded that Sir Keir Starmer rethink Labour’s approach after the Prime Minister scrapped a scheme in which asylum seekers would have been sent to Rwanda while they were processed. James Cleverly, the shadow home secretary, said: “We need to deter people from coming here illegally and to root them out of our economy when they are here.” Robert …

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'

Daily Mail  

Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense for up to three more years, it was reported last night. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper privately believes the backlog will take more time than initially expected to work through, with a knock-on effect on closing migrant hotels, the Times reported. A group of people thought to be migrants leave …

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats - as tragedy earlier today claims lives of eight others
6 months, 1 week ago

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats - as tragedy earlier today claims lives of eight others

Daily Mail  

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats, the latest government figures show. The latest small boat disaster claimed the lives of eight migrants today after their dinghy got into difficulty off the coast at Ambleteuse, near Calais, in the early hours of this morning. French officials are seen using …

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are not working, costing taxpayers an estimated £8 billion, a report warns today. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has paused the Conservatives' plan to increase the income needed to bring a foreign partner to the UK from £29,000 to £38,700, and her main new policy is to reduce employers' reliance on overseas workers by …

More than 20,000 migrants arrive in UK crossing Channel this year, figures show
6 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 20,000 migrants arrive in UK crossing Channel this year, figures show

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after …

Number of small boat arrivals passes 6,000 since Labour came to power as over 500 migrants cross the Channel in one day
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of small boat arrivals passes 6,000 since Labour came to power as over 500 migrants cross the Channel in one day

Daily Mail  

The number of Channel small boat arrivals has passed 6,000 since Labour came to power. It brings the total since the General Election to a reported 6,858 – and 20,433 overall since the start of the year Migrants wave to a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on the beach of Gravelines, near Dunkirk, northern France …

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year
7 months ago

Labour is accused of 'undoing Tories work' on tackling Channel crisis - as 25,300 small boat migrants granted asylum in just one year

Daily Mail  

The number of Channel migrants winning permission to stay indefinitely in Britain has quadrupled as efforts to increase deportations have stalled. Home Office data revealed more than 25,300 people who arrived by small boat were granted asylum or another type of humanitarian protection in the year to June – making up a third of all types of asylum claims in …

492 migrants came to UK in small boats on Saturday, Home Office says
7 months, 1 week ago

492 migrants came to UK in small boats on Saturday, Home Office says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this week saw the largest number of crossings in a single day since …

Over 100 migrants arrive in the UK on little boats after a spell of good weather bringing the total number of arrivals for the year to a record 17,284
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 100 migrants arrive in the UK on little boats after a spell of good weather bringing the total number of arrivals for the year to a record 17,284

Daily Mail  

Crammed into a dinghy somewhere in the middle of the Channel, a child sucks on a dummy. Nearby in the overcrowded migrant boat, a man blows into a toy rubber ring in an apparent bid to use the flimsy device as a rudimentary life jacket. Several figures at the stern covered their faces with hoods, potentially because the Home Office …

Migrant Channel crossings since Labour election victory top 1,000
8 months, 1 week ago

Migrant Channel crossings since Labour election victory top 1,000

The Independent  

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Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour to allow 100,000 migrants to apply for asylum

The Telegraph  

Their arrival takes the total who have crossed the Channel so far this year to a record 13,600 for this point in the year, the highest since the first migrants crossed in January 2018. Asked if those arriving by small boats would now have the right to claim asylum, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We need to ensure that …

Record number of migrants cross Channel in first six months of year
9 months ago

Record number of migrants cross Channel in first six months of year

The Telegraph  

A record number of migrants have crossed the Channel in the first six months of this year in a new blow to Rishi Sunak. This is a new record for the first six months of a calendar year, according to provisional figures from the Home Office, up from the previous highest number of 12,747 in the six months from January …

Nearly 300 migrants have already been intercepted crossing the English Channel in first five days of this month - and more than 80,000 since Government first struck Rwanda deal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 300 migrants have already been intercepted crossing the English Channel in first five days of this month - and more than 80,000 since Government first struck Rwanda deal

Daily Mail  

More than 80,000 migrants have successfully crossed the English Channel on small boats since the Government announced their controversial Rwanda asylum policy in April 2022. Since January 1, almost 11,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel on small boats The migrants are detected and picked up by the coast guard, the RNLI or Border Force vessels while on their perilous …

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from
10 months ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail  

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

Migrants accuse French police of forcing them into Channel crossings as numbers hit new record
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants accuse French police of forcing them into Channel crossings as numbers hit new record

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Why this endless torture of ripping apart our tents every few weeks?” Charity workers …

Record number of migrants cross Channel as arrivals surge by 30pc
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Record number of migrants cross Channel as arrivals surge by 30pc

The Telegraph  

A record number of more than 7,500 migrants crossed the Channel in the first four months of the year, provisional Home Office figures showed. Some 268 arrivals in small boats were recorded on Tuesday bringing the total for April to 2,132 migrants who came across in 42 boats, an average for last month of 51 people per boat. A Home …

How many migrants have died trying to cross English Channel after five lives are lost in one day
11 months ago

How many migrants have died trying to cross English Channel after five lives are lost in one day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Office figures also show there have been 6,667 migrants detected crossing the English …

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned
11 months ago

Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned

Daily Mail  

Five migrants trying to get to Britain on a small boat suffocated due to the mass of people already on board, French investigators have said. The scene in northern France as migrants try to board boats Once the migrants were in the boat, the officers said there was nothing more they could do A dingy crammed with migrants was seen …

More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide
11 months ago

More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide

Associated Press  

LONDON — Five more people died in the English Channel on Tuesday, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic. “That’s why, for matters of compassion more than anything else, we must actually break this business model and …

English Channel deaths underscore risks for migrants despite U.K. efforts
11 months ago

English Channel deaths underscore risks for migrants despite U.K. efforts

LA Times  

A vessel lands in Dover, Kent, on Tuesday after a group of migrants was rescued from a stranded boat. Five more people died in the English Channel on Tuesday, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats, just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial bill to stop the traffic. “That’s why, …

U.K. says Channel crossings on small boats hit a record this winter
11 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K. says Channel crossings on small boats hit a record this winter

The Hindu  

Channel arrivals on small boats to the U.K. hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42% rise over last year, the interior ministry said on April 1. British officials processed 5,373 migrants landing on the shores of southeast England in the first three months of the year after crossing the Channel in small vessels, it …

Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said: “A year which started with Rishi Sunak and …

Girl, 7, drowns as migrants attempt to cross Channel to UK
1 year ago

Girl, 7, drowns as migrants attempt to cross Channel to UK

The Independent  

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Record number of Channel migrants reach UK on single day in February
1 year, 1 month ago

Record number of Channel migrants reach UK on single day in February

The Telegraph  

A record 290 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Sunday – the highest recorded number for a single day in February. It beats the previous highest number for a single day in February – 218, recorded last year – and is the highest number of people making the crossing in a single day for more than a month …

Five migrants die trying to cross Channel to U.K. in freezing cold
1 year, 2 months ago

Five migrants die trying to cross Channel to U.K. in freezing cold

The Hindu  

Five migrants died and a sixth was in a critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said. The crew of a French tow vessel, the Abeille Normandie, went to the rescue and spotted "unconscious and lifeless people" in the water, an official said, estimating the water temperature at …

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says
1 year, 2 months ago

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A French report said the …

Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says
1 year, 2 months ago

Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made “stop the boats” one of his top priorities as his conservative government has pushed strict immigration laws to curb the …

Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected to rise in 2024’
1 year, 2 months ago

Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected to rise in 2024’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of migrants crossing the Channel has fallen year-on-year …

More than 230 people arrive in UK in latest small boats Channel crossing
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 230 people arrive in UK in latest small boats Channel crossing

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A total of 234 people in five small boats are …

Channel crossings top 18,000 for the year so far
1 year, 7 months ago

Channel crossings top 18,000 for the year so far

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the same time the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank said the …

Small boat arrivals continue as Channel crossings set to top 17,000
1 year, 7 months ago

Small boat arrivals continue as Channel crossings set to top 17,000

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Small boat crossings are continuing as the number of migrants …

Channel crossings: 100,000 since 2018 and new daily record set for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Channel crossings: 100,000 since 2018 and new daily record set for 2023

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Migrant crossings reached the highest number in a single day …

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers
1 year, 7 months ago

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Males accounted for 88% of …

Channel migrant arrivals hit 100,000 since 2018
1 year, 7 months ago

Channel migrant arrivals hit 100,000 since 2018

The Telegraph  

More than 100,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats in the past five years. Around 600 migrants travelling in at least 11 boats are believed to have arrived on Thursday as people smugglers took advantage of clear skies and calmer seas after four days of rain and high winds scuppered crossings. The landmark total coincides with the …

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate
1 year, 10 months ago

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate

LA Times  

People wait in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London. The number of people moving to Britain hit a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its effect on the country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the immigration figure was “too high,” but he did not …

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