
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 MailAround 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 escorted into the dock by Border Force on Saturday The group based in Germany was allegedly involved in the smuggling of Middle Eastern and East African migrant to the UK in low-quality inflatable boats. A group of people thought to be migrants at the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel Your browser does not support iframes. Pictures show the group, who were rescued from out at sea, being escorted into the dock by Border Force on Saturday A Home Office spokesperson said: 'We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security.
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Channel migrant arrivals hits another record: 5,847 asylum seekers landed in UK in first three months of 2025 - up from previous high of 5,435 in same period last year
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Labour faces growing pressure to tackle small boats crisis as more than 1,100 migrants reach Britain in just four days
Daily Mail
Shock data reveals one in 12 living in London are illegal migrants
Daily Mail
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
Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show
The Independent
Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year
Hindustan Times
At least three migrants now confirmed dead trying to cross the Channel to the UK as rescue operation launched off Sangatte beach fears more casualties
Daily Mail
People smugglers offer migrants ‘package deals’ to UK as Channel crossings top 150,000 since 2018
The Independent
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
More than 150,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK since 2018 after another 407 arrived on Boxing Day
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More migrants are caught trying to cross the Channel today after 451 made it across on Christmas Day
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The people-traffickers don't even take Christmas Day off! Dozens of migrants are caught trying to cross the Channel in inflatable boats
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Women and children among latest arrivals on small boats crossing Channel
The Independent
Four migrants die in the Channel with body found floating off the coast of Dover and another washed up on French beach
Daily Mail
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
Channel migrants will be housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense 'for three more years'
Daily Mail
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
12 migrants perish crossing Channel
China Daily
12 migrants perish crossing Channel
China Daily
12 migrants perish crossing Channel
China Daily
Crossings continue day after 12 migrants die in Channel tragedy
The Independent
Watch: Migrants board small boats in France to cross English Channel after deadly tragedy
The Independent
At least 12 dead after migrant boat capsizes in English Channel, says French interior minister
ABC
More than 20,000 migrants arrive in UK crossing Channel this year, figures show
The Independent
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
492 migrants came to UK in small boats on Saturday, Home Office says
The Independent
Five thousand migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, new figures show
Daily Mail
Two migrants dead after small boat carrying more than 50 people got into difficulty in the English Channel
Daily Mail
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
Migrant dies and 71 others rescued in English Channel, French coastguard says
The Independent
Migrant Channel crossings since Labour election victory top 1,000
The Independent
80 migrants rescued in English Channel after boat capsizes
The Independent
Around 80 migrants rescued in English Channel after making risky crossing from France in small boat
Associated Press
People smugglers 'take advantage' of D-Day anniversary: 80 migrants including a baby are rescued from capsized dinghy in the Channel as perilous crossings are launched while world leaders attend histo
Daily Mail
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
Migrants accuse French police of forcing them into Channel crossings as numbers hit new record
The Independent
Record number of migrants cross Channel as arrivals surge by 30pc
The Telegraph
How many migrants have died trying to cross English Channel after five lives are lost in one day
The Independent
Five Migrants Die Attempting Channel Crossing From France To Britain
News 18
English Channel deaths underscore risks for migrants despite U.K. efforts
LA Times
U.K. says Channel crossings on small boats hit a record this winter
The Hindu
Dozens of migrants including children arrive in Port of Dover after being picked up in the English Channel - as monthly total rises above 2,000
Daily Mail
Dozens of migrants are brought to shore by Border Force in Dover after an overloaded boat was seen motoring away from the French coastguard off Calais
Daily Mail
Girl, 7, drowns as migrants attempt to cross Channel to UK
The Independent
Dozens of migrants brave thick fog and strong winds to cross the Channel - as the number of asylum seekers illegally reaching UK on small boats this year soars past 2,000
Daily Mail
Hundreds of small boat migrants charged with illegal entry to UK after new powers come into force
The Independent
Record number of Channel migrants reach UK on single day in February
The Telegraph
Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says
Associated Press
More than 230 people arrive in UK in latest small boats Channel crossing
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