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More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Young children wrapped in blankets were among large numbers of migrants brought ashore as the total number of people crossing the Channel to the UK this year nears 30,000. People wearing winter coats, some carrying children, climbed down a ladder ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:06

Channel crossings continue as more people arrive in Kent

Young children wrapped in blankets and wearing woolly hats were carried to safety as more people arrived in Kent after crossing the English Channel. A large group of people, some seen carrying their belongings in plastic bags, were guided along ...

24 Mar 2022 at 17:25

More than 900 people intercepted attempting to cross Channel in single day

More than 900 people have been intercepted in small boats crossing the English Channel in what is thought to be the largest number of migrants attempting to reach the UK in a single day so far this year. The UK authorities intercepted 405 ...

16 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Baby is among latest group of people to cross Channel in small boats

Several children including a baby are among about 50 people to have arrived after crossing the English Channel in small boats. The migrants, who have arrived at Dungeness, Kent, follow 25 people who were intercepted by the UK authorities ...

15 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Women and children among latest small boat arrivals in the UK

Women and young children are among the passengers of several boatloads of people who have crossed the English Channel. People in lifejackets and blankets have been seen arriving at Dover on Border Force vessels as well as at Dungeness ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Ancient dung analysis suggests animals being farmed for food 13,000 years ago

Animals were being farmed for food as early as around 13,000 years ago, an analysis of ancient dung suggests. According to researchers, hunter-gatherers living in Abu Hureyra – the Upper Euphrates valley in Syria – were bringing ...

14 Sept 2022 at 20:00

Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in Channel

A lifeboat crew has rescued a group of people thought to be migrants after an “incident involving small boats” in the Channel. Photographs taken on Tuesday afternoon captured the moment an RNLI lifeboat carrying a group of some ...

04 Apr 2023 at 17:06

Small boat arrivals continue as Channel crossings set to top 17,000

Small boat crossings are continuing as the number of migrants arriving in the UK via the English Channel looks set to top 17,000 so far in 2023. About 50 suspected asylum seekers were seen being brought ashore on the Kent ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:11

Government abandoned migrant pushback tactic after trial, MPs hear

The Government abandoned its plan to use controversial pushback tactics to turn away migrants in the Channel after trials, MPs have heard. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the Defence Committee on Tuesday that ...

12 Jul 2022 at 22:17

Ireland

Gardai urge people to come forward after cow dung thrown at politicians

Gardai have urged members of the public who attended a meeting in Co Galway in which cow dung was thrown at politicians to come forward. Gardai are continuing to investigate all the circumstances around the public ...

11 Jan 2023 at 19:48

Shivering migrants brought ashore in Kent

More migrants have arrived in the UK shivering from cold after crossing the English Channel through freezing fog, An RNLI lifeboat brought one group ashore at Dungeness, Kent, on Friday – mainly men with three or ...

09 Dec 2022 at 15:39

Artist faces backlash over plan to build seaside home covered in doodles

An artist known as Mr Doodle is facing a backlash in a planning bid to build a bungalow covered in his designs on the Kent coast. Doodler Sam Cox, from Tenterden, Kent, is seeking to replace an existing home ...

03 Jan 2025 at 11:39

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