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UK ministers draw up law to fast-track removal of migrants arriving from ‘safe’ countries

Disclosure comes as calm weather and fuller boats leading to more Channel arrivals, Home Office says

The Guardian - UK

Home Office accused of 'dog ate my homework' excuse as it blames good weather for record migrant crossings

Home Office report links the mild, calm start to 2025 to the dramatic rise in small boat crossings

Evening Standard

Number of likely days for Channel crossings double compared with previous years

The data publication comes just days after the highest daily total of arrivals was recorded this year so far.

Evening Standard

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Watch: Migrants cling to overloaded small boat as over 1,000 cross Channel in one day

Scores of migrants were filmed clinging to dangerously overloaded small boats on Saturday (31 March) on Saturday morning, as over 1,000 reportedly crossed the Channel in a single day.

The Independent UK

Smuggler boats pick up Channel migrants ‘like taxi service’ while French police stand by, minister fumes

Labour’s John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais and authorities in France fail to intervene – as he says ‘Britain’s lost control of its borders’

The Independent UK

Record 1,194 migrants cross Channel in a day as UK urges France to act

France has agreed to change its rules so police can prevent people in the water from getting on to boats, but this has not yet come into effect.

Evening Standard

Sir Bob Reid obituary

Chairman of British Rail at a time of major challenges, including the opening of the Channel tunnel and the approach of privatisation

The Guardian - UK

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UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says

Institute of Race Relations says MoD’s Channel role reflects global rise of ‘hyper-militarisation’ in law enforcement

The Guardian - UK

Charities warn against making family reunion ‘more difficult’

The top five nationalities issued Refugee Family Reunion grants in the year to March were Syrian, Iranian, Afghan, Eritrean and Sudanese.

Evening Standard

Eritreans now most common nationality of migrants crossing Channel

It is the first time Eritrea has accounted for the largest number of people making the journey per quarter.

Evening Standard

Tories: Migrants would not be dying in Channel if Rwanda scheme had gone ahead

Chris Philp told that MPs immigration has created ‘social fractures’ and listed nationalities he claimed have high ‘levels of criminality’.

Evening Standard

Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy

Ten others on board asked to be rescued after small boat carrying 80 migrants set off from northern France

The Guardian - UK

Two people die attempting to cross English Channel as hundreds more migrants arrive in small boats

The pair reportedly lost consciousness on a boat carrying nearly 80 people

Evening Standard

Two migrants die after falling unconscious during crossing of English Channel

A French Navy boat set out to make contact with the boat to recover the two people and 10 others who needed help.

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GB News Cuts Off Mid-Broadcast as Tragic Channel Crossing Ends in Death – Starmer Under Pressure

Monday morning’s GB News Breakfast took an unexpectedly sombre turn when breaking news forced the show off its usual track.

Euronews

Farmers set to see lower trading costs from closer EU-UK ties

The EU and the UK remain each other’s most important trading partners for agri-food products, despite frictions linked to Brexit. A reduction of red tape could help farmers and other traders on both sides of the Channel, although businesses are waiting for details.

The Guardian - UK

One person dead after small boat sinks in Channel, French authorities say

Sixty-two people pulled from water overnight after boat broke up, including child and his mother suffering from hypothermia

The Independent UK

One dead after small boat carrying migrants capsizes in Channel crossing attempt

Dozens rescued from freezing waters off northern France after vessel breaks apart near Boulogne-sur-Mer

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The Independent UK

Migrant dies trying to cross Channel to reach UK

The person was pulled from the water by RNLI crews but was pronounced dead by the medical team on a French rescue boat.

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Tories Tear Into Starmer Over Channel Chaos

The illegal Channel crossings crisis has hit new heights in 2025, and the blame game in Westminster is boiling over.

The Fashion Central

Massive Drop in Illegal Crossings Predicted After Bold Asylum Overhaul

A bold new proposal is calling for asylum centres to be set up in France to stop the dangerous and chaotic Channel crossings once and for all.

The Independent UK

UK to begin talks on return hubs for failed asylum seekers

The announcement comes in the same week that the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats passed 12,000 for the year.

The Independent UK

Tackle small boats crossings by letting migrants apply for UK asylum from France, think tank suggests

Researchers propose a rolling monthly cap on the number of asylum seekers allowed to come to the UK

The Independent UK

Starmer to announce new crackdown on people smugglers on visit to Albania

The visit marks another attempt by Sir Keir to get a grip on the agenda and bring the fight to Reform UK

Evening Standard

Migrants arrive in UK as 12,000 cross Channel so far this year

Pictures show a woman smiling on board a bus leaving from Dover, Kent after Channel crossings on Tuesday.

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