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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 · Nov 5, 2024

People smuggling gang behind 10,000 migrant Channel crossings convicted

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

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel

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

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

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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 National (Scotland) · Nov 4, 2024

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 · Nov 4, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

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

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

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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 Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

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 · Nov 1, 2024

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 · Oct 31, 2024

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

More than 200 migrants arrived in UK as man died in English Channel

So far this year, 49 deaths have been reported by the French coastguard.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Man dies after boat carrying migrants deflates in English Channel

Indian nationality man died after boat quickly deflated but others swam to beach

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Man dies after migrant boat deflates in English Channel

The man, who was Indian and aged about 40, was in a boat which left from the town of Tardinghen in northern France, French authorities said.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

Man dies while trying to cross Channel to UK

Forty-year-old has cardiac arrest after boat carrying 50 people deflates shortly after leaving France

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The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Number of small boat migrants crossing Channel this year passes 2023 total

This year’s number so far, although above the total for 2023, is significantly lower than that in 2022

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

More people have crossed Channel in small boats this year than in all of 2023

Labour’s policy to ‘smash the gangs’ is not yet having an impact, Home Office figures show

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Migrant Channel crossings top 29,000 for year so far

More than 500 people made the journey on Thursday, Home Office figures show.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Nearly 300 migrants crossed English Channel as three died in boat rescue

Some 292 people made the journey, arriving in the UK in five boats on Wednesday, according to latest Home Office data.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Two dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

46 people were saved in rescue, the French maritime authorities have said

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Three dead in Channel after boat sinks carrying nearly 50 people

At least 56 people have now died in Channel crossings this year alone

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Three migrants dead after boat sinks in English Channel, French coastguard says

A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

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