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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

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’

Evening Standard

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.

International Business Times UK

How to watch 'The Serpent Queen' season 2 online, free stream, TV channel, release date

Choose your side — Catherine or Elizabeth. Read our guide for how to watch 'The Serpent Queen' season 2 online no matter where you are in the world.

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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

The Independent UK

French police to use nets to stop small boat migrants crossing Channel

New tactics to stop boats set to be introduced despite warnings there is ‘no way’ to carry out such manoeuvres safely

The Guardian - UK

Roman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government

Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealth

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood must take care not to stoke xenophobia

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The home secretary’s policy would be welcome if it helps stop the dangerous cross-Channel traffic, but is it really a deterrent?

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Frankie the flamingo wins her freedom after flying to France from Cornwall

Zookeepers at Paradise Park in Hayle decide not to attempt to bring bird home after 120-mile flight over Channel

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Second small boat migrant sent back to France under 'one in, one out' deal returns to UK

Between November 6 and 8, more than 1,700 people made the dangerous journey across English Channel in small boats

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Small boat migrant who returned to UK after being removed sent back to France again

The Home Office has confirmed that the Iranian national was put on a morning flight back to France

Evening Standard

Longest gap in Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role in stopping people attempting to reach the English coast.

The Independent UK

Longest gap in English Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He looked like a typical Green voter – long hair, laid-back, that sort of thing’

They locked horns on people crossing the Channel in small boats and cyclists using roads – did they find anything to agree on?

Evening Standard

Seventy-five migrants deported to France and 51 allowed into UK under deal

The one in, one out agreement with France aims to deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats.

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