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Record migrant crossings for 2025 as over 8,000 make small boats English Channel journey so far

A new record has been set with 8,064 migrants coming to the UK in small boats in the first four months of 2025

Evening Standard

Three Years On, Families Still Mourn Relatives Drowned In Channel

Mohammed Hussein Mohammedie was just 19 when he left Iraq and attempted the perilous English Channel crossing in November 2021.

International Business Times

2 migrants have died in as many days in attempted sea crossings from France to the UK

French maritime authorities say they’ve recovered the bodies of two migrants who died over the past two days in attempts to cross the waters of the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom

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Russian ships bristling with guns shadowed by Royal Navy in English Channel and North Sea

Nato allies were also involved in the monitoring operation

Evening Standard

Royal Navy ships track Russian submarine in English Channel as tensions with Moscow rise

Defence Secretary John Healey said the activities demonstrated the services’ commitment to protecting national security

Evening Standard

Migrants Attempt Another Channel Crossing After Tragic Incident

Migrants attempt to cross English Channel in overcrowded boat, French patrol provides assistance. Follow AP's coverage for more updates on migration issues.

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Tragedy Strikes As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off French Coast

Tragic incident off Cap Gris-Nez, France: 12 dead, 65 rescued from capsized migrant boat. Escalating risks of English Channel crossings.

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Four Migrants Die Crossing English Channel In Tragic Incident

Tragic incident in English Channel as four migrants die in inflatable boat crossing. Rescue efforts underway.

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4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France

The Independent UK

Increase In Migrant Dinghies Crossing Channel To England

Increase in migrant dinghies crossing English Channel raises concerns about border control and humanitarian response.

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Over 1,000 Indians crossed into UK illegally, over 5,000 applied for asylum in 2023: Data

Surge in Indian migrants crossing English Channel to U.K. for jobs and asylum sparks political debate.

The Hindu

UK accused of not doing enough to stop Channel migrant crossings

The United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with French efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, a French report alleges. Britain has disputed the claims.

Radio France Internationale

Teenagers eyeing glory as they take on English Channel crossing relay

Six 13 to 15-year-olds from Watford Swimming Club are to take on the 21-mile crossing.

The Independent UK

Four charged with manslaughter after drowning of six migrants in English Channel

Some 60 people went overboard after their punctured dinghy overturned in the English Channel

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Six people dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

SIX people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Football legend Graeme Souness completes charity swim across English Channel

Graeme Souness has raised more than £1 million for Debra UK, a charity which supports those affected by epidermolysis bullosa

Daily Record

Football legend Graeme Souness will swim the English Channel to raise £1.1m for charity

Souness takes on challenge to raise awareness and funds to help people with painful and incurable "butterfly skin" condition.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to push Emmanuel Macron to ‘go further’ on joint effort to stop small boat crossings

Rishi Sunak will use talks with President Emmanuel Macron to push for France to “go further” on joint efforts to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, No 10 said.

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Illegal Migration Bill introduced to UK parliament as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to stop the boats

Britain's conservative government says it will "push the boundaries of international law" in a harsh new bill legislating the detention of asylum seekers.

Bangkok Post

UK proposes radical plan to stop migrant boats

LONDON: The UK government Tuesday unveiled radical plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.

The Independent UK

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law

The U.K. government says it's ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 45% of crossings in July-September 2022 but only 9% in October-December.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak small boats plan ‘unworkable’ and won’t clear parliament, says Labour

Keir Starmer suggests move is political tactic ahead of May’s local elections

Manchester Evening News

Lifeboats scrambled to ferry in English Channel with 183 people on board due to 'ongoing incident'

It's understood a fire broke out onboard the passenger ferry between Dover and Calais

Evening Standard

Lifeboats dispatched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in English Channel

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

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