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Channel crossings continue amid crunch talks with France over migrant returns deal

More than 21,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year

Evening Standard

Channel crossings continue amid crunch talks over migrant deal

Border Force vessels have been sent as part of the response to multiple boats on Thursday morning, according to HM coastguard.

The Independent UK

Macron says UK and France ‘share same will’ amid crunch talks over migrant deal

The French president and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also agreed a ‘new deterrent’ was needed to stop small boats crossing the English Channel.

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Trial UK and France ‘one in, one out’ scheme designed to curb migrant boat crossings to start within weeks – as it happened

Starmer says in exchange for every migrant returned, another migrant will be allowed to enter the UK legally

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron to announce ‘one in, one out’ migration deal

Plan for Channel crossings marks forward step for the two leaders, though further UK funding remains a sticking point

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron are up against a small boats crisis – but how many migrants cross the Channel and who gets turned away?

IN NUMBERS: SMALL BOATS CRISIS: The prime minister wants a radical deal with French authorities as data shows migration on small boats is at its highest-ever levels despite 4 in 10 migrants being prevented from crossing the Channel. Alicja Hagopian reports

The Independent UK

Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief

More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossings

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Wednesday briefing: Can Macron and Starmer solve the small-boats crisis?

In today’s newsletter: As the French president arrives in the UK for a state visit, tackling migrant crossings in the Channel is top of the agenda

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Why do migrants want to cross the Channel? Blame Britain, not France

What really stands out about Macron’s State Visit to the UK is that the agenda reflects that of the landmark UK-France summit, held in early 2023. After more than two-and-a-half years and a change in government, Britain’s core interests with France have remained constant: energy, defence and – crucially –…

Evening Standard

UK government backs French police immobilising small boats, minister says

Heidi Alexander says new tactic of slashing people smugglers’ boats will discourage dangerous journeys

The Guardian - UK

Macron promises 'concrete' co-operation on migration as Starmer under pressure to stop Channel crossings

In the week before the French President’s visit, more than 2,000 migrants made the perilous journey across the English Channel

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper hails new French tactics to reduce Channel crossings

Home secretary says working with French is vital to stop boats crossing, as UK prepares for Emmanuel Macron visit

The Guardian - UK

More than 500 people crossed Channel on Friday

Overall, 517 people arrived in eight boats, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

Evening Standard

PM’s Europe ‘reset’ has delivered change in French tactics on small boats: No 10

Downing Street hailed a ‘significant moment’ which could have a major impact on smuggling gangs.

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Channel crossing migrants should face prosecution if child dies – Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper appeared to suggest that getting on an overcrowded boat could result in prosecution.

Evening Standard

Russian submarine is shadowed by Royal Navy forces through the English Channel

A warship and helicopters watched ‘every move’ of the RFN Novorossiysk as it sailed through UK waters

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants pass 20,000 in record time

It is the earliest point in a calendar year to pass the milestone since data began in 2018.

The Guardian - UK

Children crossing Channel from France exposed to teargas, report says

NGO says increased interventions have only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last year

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Evening Standard

New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up from France, latest Home Office figures show

The Independent UK

Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up to the end of June this year, latest Home Office figures show.

Radio France Internationale

French court jails smugglers over deadly 2022 Channel boat capsize

A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022.

International Business Times

France Court Jails Migrant Smugglers Over 2022 Channel Deaths

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

Evening Standard

UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings – reports

The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Letting illegal migrants work as delivery drivers is destroying London's social fabric

Last Friday, I made an unannounced visit to an asylum hotel in central London. I found clear evidence of illegal working.

Evening Standard

‘World-first’ people smuggling sanctions to come into force in months as Channel crossings hit record highs

Exclusive: The Foreign Secretary has accelerated plans to crack down on criminals who traffic migrants to Britain

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