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‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025

The Guardian - UK

Thousands more migrants risk lives to reach UK in small boats across English Channel

The total number of migrants crossing the Channel to reach the UK in 2025 was 13% higher than the figure for 2024

Evening Standard

Blow for Starmer as migrant Channel crossings reach second-highest number despite Labour crackdown

Prime minister pledged to ‘smash the gangs’ and slash the number of people making the dangerous trip

The Independent UK

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Second highest number of Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK last year.

Evening Standard

Channel tunnel power outage disrupts thousands of journeys

Engineers still struggling to restore full rail service on Tuesday evening as car passengers face seven-hour delays

The Guardian - UK

Small Boat Migrants: Record 803 People Arrive In Single December Day Under Labour

New Home Office figures show 2025 is the second-highest year on record for small boat arrivals. Despite Labour pledges, over 41,000 have crossed the Channel.

International Business Times UK

More than 800 people cross Channel in dinghies, breaking record for December

Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455

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More than 800 people cross Channel in single-day record for December

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

The Independent UK

More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

Evening Standard

More than 800 migrants cross Channel in single day as yearly total hits record high

Backlog of crossings after four weeks of bad weather sees 13 boats arrive in Kent as annual figure surpasses 41,000

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Busy night of small boat journeys amid record day for arrivals

More than 41,000 people have now made the dangerous small boats journey this year, after a record day of activity for a December on Saturday

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Hundreds make journey as UK agrees migration pact with Greece

In the last five days, 1,360 people have made the dangerous journey from France to the UK in small boats

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Dozens more make small boat journey as 2025 total passes 40k

There were 74 arrivals in one boat recorded by the Home Office on Tuesday

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Small boats stop again after total for 2025 passes 40,000

So far this year 40,081 people have made the perilous journey across the Channel in small boats

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How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Total for 2025 passes 40k as small boat crossings resume

There is understood to be a backlog of migrants in France waiting to make the perilous journey after 28 days without Channel crossings

Evening Standard

Small boats carrying 737 migrants cross Channel ending 28-day pause

A total of 11 boats made the crossing on Saturday, according to the Home Office.

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings resume after longest pause in migrants arriving for seven years

Before this weekend, no one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

Evening Standard

Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years

Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

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French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes

Charities in northern France say they are concerned by the presence of British anti-immigration agitators on beaches and near migrant camps. The groups have filmed themselves for social media attempting to intimidate people waiting to cross the Channel and the aid workers supporting them.

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum policy causes more violence and deaths, say rights groups

Home Office drive to stop small boats crossing Channel is handing more power to people smugglers, report finds

The Guardian - UK

France to approve new plans to halt small boats crossing the Channel

Keir Starmer has urged French authorities to intervene before asylum seekers board vessels heading for the UK

Evening Standard

France to start intercepting small boats carrying migrants in English Channel after pressure from UK

Policy change follows a letter sent by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to French president Emmanuel Macron reportedly saying ‘we have no effective deterrent in the Channel’

International Business Times UK

Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Warship and Tanker as Ministers Warn of Rising Threat Near UK Coast

The Royal Navy intercepts a Russian warship and tanker in the English Channel as UK ministers warn of rising naval threats near the coast amid increased Russian activity.

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The Independent UK

French police plan to use nets to stop small boats ‘risks turning Channel into a graveyard’

France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to intercept migrant vessels at sea amid growing public anger over illegal migration

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