Nearly 20,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2025, a record high for the first six months of the year, adding pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the government ...

The UK is pressing France to change how it polices small boat crossings, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. Her comment in the House of Commons on Monday came after more than 1,100 ...

The boat wasn’t in pristine condition, but it had a good layout, with more outdoor space for fishing and dining. And being on the East Coast rather than in California would make it easier to ...

HAPLESS French cops are getting even worse at preventing small boats crossing the Channel — despite demanding more money from British taxpayers. Police in Calais are making a mockery of the ...

More Vietnamese attempted small-boat Channel crossings in the first half of 2024 than any other nationality. Yet they are coming from one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

The fishing vessel was diverted to Boulogne "for the purpose of initiating prosecution". The Conservatives accused the French authorities of "shameful double standards" over the arrest.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are discussing a deal to send some migrants who cross the Channel on small boats back to France. For every migrant sent back ...

The boat, christened Lily Lola, was intercepted at sea by Border Force officers on the afternoon of Friday, September 13. They uncovered approximately a tonne of cocaine intended for import into ...

France has finally agreed to draw up a plan to stop small boats at sea by the ... its navy with new patrol boats that could intercept so-called “taxi boats” before they leave for the UK.

On Saturday, a record 1,195 people arrived in the UK in 19 small boats, bringing the total number of Channel arrivals this year to 14,812 -- the highest ever recorded for this point in the year.

The Home Office says 36,816 people arrived in the UK on small boats in 2024, 25 per cent more than in 2023 (29,437). The highest number of arrivals was in 2022, with 45,774. More about ...