A Syrian man has been crushed to death trying to cross the Channel from France in a small boat, the AFP news agency has reported. Two people have been arrested, a regional official told the agency.
The number of small boat arrivals in the UK has risen by over 20% this year, according to official data. This increase has sparked renewed debate over immigration policy as political pressure mounts ...
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More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats since 2018. The government began recording the number of people who have made the dangerous ...
“There’s a hole in the boat, lots of water and not everyone has life jackets.” This is one of hundreds of distress calls made from small boats in the Channel to a humanitarian hotline in ...
It was the first arrivals since December 14, when 160 landed in three boats. Dinghy crossings for 2024 hit 35,040 — a 20 per cent rise on last year. It is lower than the 2022 record of 45,774.