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Channel crisis ‘deteriorating’, No 10 admits as French use tear gas on migrants
French police teargassed migrants desperately trying to reach the UK as No 10 admitted the situation at the English Channel was getting worse. Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes towards the Channel at Gravelines beach...
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Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement
Migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her spending review. Pictures show new arrivals wearing life jackets being brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover,...
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Starmer says he has a duty to stop Channel crossings after a record weekend
Sir Keir Starmer has said it is his duty to ensure no one is crossing the English Channel in small boats after more than 1,000 migrants made the journey in a single day for the first time this year. Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18...
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Person dies after small boat carrying 62 migrants breaks up in English Channel
A person has died after an "overloaded" small boat carrying 62 people sank while they tried to cross the Channel overnight, French authorities said. The Maritime Prefect of the Channel and the North Sea said 62 people were pulled from...
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Migrants cross English Channel in warm spell as arrivals pass 11,000 for year
The number of migrants crossing the English Channel so far this year has reached 11,000 just days after arrivals passed 10,000 in record time. Some 294 people made the journey in five boats on Wednesday, bringing the provisional total...
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Suspected migrants brought into Dover
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel. The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the English Channel has passed...
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Suspected migrants brought into Dover
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel. The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the English Channel has passed...
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People believed to be migrants brought ashore in Dover by Border Force and RNLI
People who are believed to be migrants are brought ashore by a Border Force vessel and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the Port of Dover after being rescued in the English Channel.
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People thought to be migrants arrive in Dover
Footage as a group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.
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Nearly 600 migrants cross Channel in highest daily total of 2025
Nearly 600 migrants arrived in the UK on Sunday after crossing the Channel, according to data released by the Home Office. Figures published on Monday indicated that some 592 migrants arrived on March 2 across 11 boats, the highest...
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Migrant dies trying to cross Channel to reach UK
A migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, the Government has said. More than 30 people were rescued after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel overnight on Friday, the French Coastguard...
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Number of migrants arriving in UK after crossing Channel up 25% in 2024
The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year, figures show. Some 36,816 people made the journey in 2024, a jump of 25% from the 29,437 who...
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Small boat Channel crossings continue after migrant total reaches 150,000
Small boat crossings have continued in the English Channel on Saturday despite the morning’s foggy conditions. The latest arrivals follow crossings made on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and December 27 – the first time since 2018 small boats...
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Migrant Channel crossings top 29,000 for year so far
More than 29,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel, including 500 in a single day. Home Office figures show 509 people made the journey on Thursday in 11 boats, taking the provisional total for...
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More than 600 people cross Channel day after baby died off French coast
More than 600 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Friday, the day after a baby died on the journey. Home Office figures show 647 people made the crossing in 10 boats, pushing the total for the year above 28,000.
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Migrants brought to shore after crossing English Channel
Migrants have been brought to shore after crossing the English Channel, the first arrivals following a spell of bad weather. Pictures show people wearing life jackets arriving in Dover on a Border Force vessel on Friday, after a period...
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Home Secretary insists progress is being made on small boat arrivals
People smugglers “should not be able to get away with” putting lives at risk, the Home Secretary has said ahead of a summit aimed at destroying the gangs involved in the trade. Yvette Cooper said crossings were down in July and August...
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People believed to be migrants brought ashore in Dover
People believed to be migrants are brought ashore by a Border Force vessel in Dover on Saturday.
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Nigel Farage campaigns in Maidstone - Full Speech
Nigel Farage has hit back at Boris Johnson after the former prime minister accused the Reform UK leader of a “morally repugnant” repetition of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s justification for the invasion of Ukraine. The Reform...
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Record arrivals see migrant Channel crossings top 12,000 for year so far
More than 800 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in a single day – a new record for the year so far. The Home Office said 882 people made the journey in 15 boats on Tuesday, suggesting an average of 59 people per boat....
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Nigel Farage holds a town hall-style event in Clacton full
Nigel Farage holds a town hall-style event in Clacton. The leader of Reform UK is running to be the MP for Cacton-on-sea.
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Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, speaks at a town hall event at Clacton HD Version
Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, speaks at a town hall event at Clacton HD Version. Nigel Farage says the country is broken and in this general election neither of the main parties are offering anything new.
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Nigel Farage criticises at Labour and Conservatives' immigration policies - full speech
Reform UK's Nigel Farage took aim at both Labour and the Conservatives' immigration policies during a speech in Dover, calling Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer “men with the appearance and energy of middle managers vying to become a...
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Sir Keir Starmer speaks at Labour event on small boats
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks at an event in Dover where the party discuss people-smuggling and small boats. Labour will use new counter-terrorism powers to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel in...