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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.

The Independent UK

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 Fashion Central

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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The new cross-Channel service with eco-conscious tourists in mind

Exclusive: ‘We use the natural forces of wind and tide’ says founder Andrew Simons

The Independent UK

Urgent Call for Major Law Change to Expose the Truth Behind Channel and Asylum Deaths

MP Nadia Whittome has called for a new law that would force the Home Office to reveal the number of deaths in the asylum system, including those who perish

The Fashion Central

Groans as Lee Anderson suggests Jeremy Corbyn should be deported with Channel migrants

Lee Anderson's call for Jeremy Corbyn to be deported alongside migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK prompted groans in the House of Commons on Monday (12 May).

The Independent UK

One person dead after several migrant boats attempt to cross English Channel

A total of 192 people were rescued by the French coastguard between Sunday night and Monday morning

The Independent UK

Migrant dies and seven others injured in new English Channel small boats tragedy

Around 60 men, woman and children were rescued off the coast of northern France early on Monday morning

Evening Standard

Ex-Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit

Mitch Hutchcraft swam across the Channel, cycled to India and ran to Nepal, covering 8,000 miles, to raise money for charity

The Guardian - UK

Women and children among migrants to have crossed the Channel

The arrivals are the first to have made the crossing to the UK in more than a week.

Evening Standard

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Royal Navy warship shadows Russian submarine through English Channel

The HMS Tyne kept a check on the kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it travelled back to Russia.

Evening Standard

Royal Navy warship scrambled to track Russian submarine in English Channel

HMS Tyne tracks kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in Nato operation

The Guardian - UK

Labour is about to get even tougher on asylum seekers. It still won’t work

Kneejerk policy changes won’t win over Reform voters, or stop boats crossing the Channel. Here’s what the government should do instead, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Fashion Central

Migration Madness Erupts as UK Forced to Rescue Boat in French Waters

A fresh row has broken out over the Channel migrant crisis after a UK Border Force vessel sailed into French waters to pick up asylum seekers.

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Evening Standard

Migrants cross English Channel in warm spell as arrivals pass 11,000 for year

Pictures show people wearing life jackets being brought ashore in Dover on the warmest day of the year so far.

The Fashion Central

Every UK Town Where Taxpayers Will Fund Rent for Channel Migrants

Labour’s plan to pay landlords to house Channel migrants could soon see thousands of properties taken up across 120 different communities.

The Independent UK

Number of migrants crossing Channel passes 10,000 in record time

Last year the figure of 10,000 was not reached until May 24, while in 2023 it was June 17.

Evening Standard

Gangs 'taking advantage' as migrant Channel crossings pass 10,000 in record time

New tactics designed to disrupt people smuggling gangs will come into force over the next few months

The Independent UK

Britain tried to control migration – and created the worst of all worlds

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As The Independent reveals, up to £2bn of private contracts have been awarded since 2017 aimed at curbing illegal migration across the English Channel and the costs of asylum application processing. It is hard to point to any positive results of this gross expense

The Independent UK

Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants near 10,000 as warm spell begins

Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025

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