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More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats over two days

This brings the total for the year so far to 18,400.

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 migrants arrive in the UK crossing the Channel in small boats

This brings the total so far this week to 2,083

Evening Standard

French plans to stop small boats will lead to more deaths, says charity

French charity to challenge new Channel migrant interception plans in European courts

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'Bizarre' rule banning French police wading into Channel waters to stop migrant 'small boats' to be axed

The change is set to come as some 17,000 economic migrants and asylum seekers have already reached UK shores so far this year

Evening Standard

Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

French police have employed robust tactics including the use of teargas but migrant crossings are at record levels.

Evening Standard

Channel crisis ‘deteriorating’, No 10 admits as French use tear gas on migrants

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have discussed further action to address the problem.

Evening Standard

Terrified Migrants Cling to Each Other While Storming Channel Waters

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Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies and women’.

Evening Standard

Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

Evening Standard

French police fire tear gas and pepper spray at migrants seeking to board 'small boats' heading to UK

The new tactics come after officers were criticised for standing by and watching overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels set off across the Channel

Evening Standard

Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

UK taxpayers face extra costs as France plans Channel small boat interceptions

French government braces for legal challenges to new tactics, involving extra police, boats and drones

The Guardian - UK

New French patrol boats to address migrant crossings across English Channel

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Home Office draws link between Channel crossings and good weather

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Number of overcrowded small boats carrying more than 80 migrants across Channel quadruples

The government has vowed to crack down on people smuggling gangs, but they have faced accusations of mimicking Reform UK’s divisive language

Evening Standard

Tories brand blaming weather ‘lazy’ as likely days for Channel crossings double

The Government published the statistics after a record number of daily arrivals, as the Conservatives hit out at ministers for blaming the weather.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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.

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