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Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted while crossing Channel

Total number of arrivals by small boats reaches 32,691 this year, up 22% on same time last year but fewer than in 2022

The Guardian - UK

'I Live In Hope': A Channel Drama Survivor's Search For Missing Dad

Osama Ahmed's life took a dramatic turn one night in October when the small boat that was to carry him and his father to the English coast sank shortly after setting out from France.

International Business Times

Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted crossing the Channel

The figures bring the total number of migrants to arrive so far this year to 32,691, higher than in 2023 but lower than at the same point in 2022.

Evening Standard

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Women and children among latest arrivals on small boats crossing Channel

The latest figures bring the total for the year so far to 31,975.

Evening Standard

More than 3,000 migrants crossed Channel in busiest fortnight so far this year

A total of 3,197 people arrived in the UK between October 24 and November 6, according to latest Home Office data.

Evening Standard

‘Smash the gangs’ is just Keir Starmer’s version of ‘stop the boats’. It won’t solve the migrant crisis

The PM echoes Tony Blair in his pledge to be tough on crime – but he is less interested in the causes behind the Channel crossings, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Has Starmer finally found the best way to stop the small boats?

Analysis: Most tactics employed by British governments to address the Channel crisis have proved unsuccessful, but replicating the apparent success of the Albania deal could yield Starmer some positive results

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Police chief warns of growing people smuggling threat as Channel crossings rise

Interpol’s Richard Chambers said people smuggling was a crime that was ‘developing fast’.

Evening Standard

French court issues tough sentences in Channel smuggling trial

A French court has sentenced 18 people – mainly Iraqi Kurds – to prison terms of up to 15 years for organising a major migrant-smuggling ring that transported people across the English Channel in small, flimsy boats.

Radio France Internationale

Two bodies found as more than 50 migrants rescued in English Channel

Two bodies have been found adrift at sea after more than 50 migrants were rescued in the English Channel.

The Independent UK

More than 50 migrants rescued in Channel as bodies found at sea

An investigation has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor’s office after the French coastguard found bodies in the water.

Evening Standard

French Court Jails 18 Members Of Channel People Smuggling Gang

A French court on Tuesday issued prison terms of up to 15 years to 18 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, convicted of forming a vast gang to smuggle migrants aboard small boats across the Channel to England.

International Business Times

People smuggling gang behind 10,000 migrant Channel crossings convicted

The ringleader was jailed for 15 years after a trial in France.

Evening Standard

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

Pictures show people wearing life jackets coming ashore in Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel.

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Keir Starmer says 'treat people smugglers like terrorists' to curb refugee crossings

PEOPLE smugglers must be treated “like terrorists” to stop small boat crossings on the Channel, Keir Starmer has said.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings by migrants in small boats: Key numbers

Vietnamese migrants accounted for the single largest group of arrivals in the first six months of the year.

The Independent UK

Tackling migrant crisis is as important as climate change, Keir Starmer says

Addressing the migrant crisis would be a ‘victory for humanity’, the prime minister said

Evening Standard

Starmer steps up fight on 'vile' human trafficking gangs as 32,000 cross Channel in 'small boats' this year

Action so far by the new and past governments have shown little sign of success in cutting the number of crossings

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The Independent UK

Starmer to pledge more cash for border command in blitz on small boats

The Prime Minister will use a speech to Interpol to tell the world to ‘wake up to the severity of this challenge’.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to create team to tackle ‘national security’ threat of people smugglers

PM to address border crisis amid concern that small boats crossing Channel will remain key issue this parliament

Evening Standard

Channel crossings: October busiest month of the year so far

Home Office figures show 5,417 people made the journey in 31 days.

Evening Standard

More than 30,000 migrants cross Channel this year as 564 arrive on Wednesday when man lost his life

Channel crossings continued on Thursday, with pictures showing groups of people wearing life jackets arriving in Dover

Evening Standard

Channel crossings: 564 migrants arrive in UK as man dies attempting journey

The latest figures take the total for 2024 so far to more than 30,000.

International Business Times

Migrant Dies Trying To Cross Channel, Three More Bodies Found

A migrant died Wednesday trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said, while the date of death was not immediately clear for three more people found dead on beaches.

Evening Standard

Migrant dies in Channel as arrivals believed to have hit 30,000 for year so far

A man was declared dead when he was brought ashore in the rescue operation by a French navy helicopter and lifeboat on Wednesday morning.

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