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About 6,000 migrants have crossed Channel to UK in small boats so far this year

About 6,000 people have been brought ashore after crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year. The Ministry of Defence confirmed 181 migrants crossed to the UK on six boats on Good Friday, with more expected during the good weather ...

16 Apr 2022 at 13:25

More than 6,000 migrants have crossed Channel to UK in small boats this year

More than 6,000 people have been brought ashore in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year. The Ministry of Defence confirmed 181 migrants crossed to the UK on six boats on Good Friday, with more expected during ...

16 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Highest number of small boat migrant crossings in single day of 2023 recorded

More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday, the highest number on a single day so far this year. Some 872 people crossed on 15 small vessels, according to the latest provisional Government data. This suggests ...

03 Sept 2023 at 18:18

Channel crossings: October busiest month of the year so far

More than 5,000 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in October, making it the busiest month of the year so far. According to Home Office figures, 230 people made the journey in five boats on Thursday which brings the total ...

01 Nov 2024 at 21:31

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

Migrant dies in Channel as arrivals believed to have surpassed 30,000 this year

Another migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel as 30,000 are believed to have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year. Around 15 people were rescued after they fell into the sea while trying to join ...

30 Oct 2024 at 17:13

How many asylum seekers are in UK hotels and why are they being housed there?

The subject of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has come into sharp focus after a High Court ruling. On Tuesday, Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell ...

20 Aug 2025 at 17:35

Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex-home secretary

A former home secretary has said it is “unacceptable” that 50,000 migrants are set to have crossed the Channel since Labour came to power last year, as she blamed the previous Conservative government for allowing gangs to become ...

12 Aug 2025 at 12:31

Highest daily number of Channel arrivals so far this year

More than 700 migrants crossed the English Channel on Tuesday in the highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year. Home Office provisional figures suggest 705 people made the journey in 12 boats. It comes just ...

16 Apr 2025 at 16:56

Three migrants die and three missing in Channel crossings

Three migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel in an overloaded boat, and another three are believed to be missing, according to French authorities. The incident took place on Tuesday night off the coast ...

10 Sept 2025 at 16:44

Prolific people smuggler caught after yacht of migrants ran aground

A “prolific” people smuggler has been found responsible for transporting migrants to the UK via a yacht which ran aground in East Sussex, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, from London, was ...

14 Oct 2025 at 17:54

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