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Planned UK people-smuggling laws risk ‘criminalising’ asylum seekers, charities say

Bill could mean asylum seekers crossing the Channel who refuse rescue may face five years in prison

The Guardian - UK

UK Unveils 'Counter-terror Style' Police Powers To Stop Migrants

The UK government introduced legislation Thursday designed to give law enforcement officials "counter-terror style powers" to break up gangs bringing irregular migrants across the Channel in flimsy boats.

International Business Times

Up to one in 12 people living in London is an illegal migrant, according to report

Sixty percent of undocumented migrants in UK said to be residing in London

Evening Standard

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Three men who drowned trying to cross Channel were ‘unlawfully killed’

Coroner’s conclusion follows Ibrahima Bah’s conviction for gross negligence manslaughter over dinghy sinking in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Migrant Channel crossings top 1,000 for year so far

The latest arrivals mark a new record since the crisis began in 2018.

The Independent UK

Nazi-obsessed terrorist given life sentence for Worcestershire attack on asylum seeker

Callum Parslow said he was ‘angry and frustrated’ about Channel crossings when he stabbed young man at a hotel

The Guardian - UK

Trio jailed over conspiracy to smuggle migrants across the English Channel

Canterbury Crown Court heard the vessels were ‘beset with boat failures’ during the attempts in August 2018.

Evening Standard

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Nearly 100 migrants rescued as more than 600 people cross Channel this year

Some 215 people in four boats arrived in the UK on Wednesday, taking the total for the year so far to 603 people, according to Home Office data.

Evening Standard

Over 250 migrants arrive in small boats on third day of Channel crossings

Home Office figures show nearly 400 migrants have made the perilous crossing from France so far in 2025

Evening Standard

Migrants cross English Channel in third day of arrivals to UK this year

Pictures show men and women wearing blankets and life jackets being brought ashore in Dover

Evening Standard

Syrian man died trying to cross Channel to UK on leaky dinghy, say French authorities

Man in his 20s, first such migrant fatality of 2025, suffered cardiac arrest reportedly as result of being crushed

The Guardian - UK

Syrian man dies on dinghy trying to cross Channel

More than 30 people rescued after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel overnight

The Independent UK

Migrant dies trying to cross Channel to reach UK

A helicopter and boats were deployed to rescue the 35 migrants, including about 15 who were in the water.

The Independent UK

Protesters in Calais condemn UK policies to stop Channel crossings

Alliance of groups from across France call for measures to make crossings safer after 77 deaths recorded in 2024

The Guardian - UK

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For years I’ve asked ministers what they expect refugees to do. They never have an answer

It’s all very well to talk of ‘smashing’ the gangs. But until there are other routes, the dangerous crossings will keep happening, says Guardian writer Diane Taylor

The Independent UK

UK plans to sanction people-smugglers in latest bid to stop perilous Channel crossings

Britain says it will impose sanctions on members of people-smuggling gangs who send migrants crossing the English Channel to the U.K. in flimsy boats

Evening Standard

Britain threatens sanctions on Chinese companies whose engines are used for 'small boats' Channel crossings

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the crackdown as the Government steps up action to try to reduce the number of people risking their lives in unseaworthy vessels to reach Britain

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why Keir Starmer hopes this is the year to end the Channel crossing crisis

In today’s newsletter: The government’s new interim order could bring some criminals to justice, but may not stop desperate people putting their lives at risk to cross the Channel

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Home Office unveils new 'smash the gangs' measures as migrant Channel crossings up 25%

Almost 37,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024 - up by a quarter on the previous year

The Guardian - UK

Refugee Council urges UK to introduce special visas in effort to stop deaths in the Channel

Record number of deaths in 2024 leads to call for safe and legal routes for people to travel to UK to stop them resorting to smugglers

The Guardian - UK

Suspected people smugglers to face travel curbs and social media bans under bill

Critics say border security bill for England and Wales likely to have minimal effect as record number of people cross Channel illegally

The Independent UK

Government must say how many die attempting small boat crossings – charity

Research by the Refugee Council suggested that more migrants died in the Channel in 2024 than in the previous three years combined.

International Business Times

Migrants Crossing Channel To UK In 2024 Soar By 25 Percent

36RU3N2 The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.

Radio France Internationale

Migrants crossing Channel to Britain in 2024 soar by 25 percent

The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.

Evening Standard

Navy recalls 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships

HMS Somerset kept a watch over the Russian ships for 500 miles through the North Sea and English Channel.

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