Mobile phones and sim cards will be seized from migrants without needing to arrest them from Monday (5 January 2026) as part of efforts to tackle Channel crossings and people smugglers. Officers will ...
The UK’s latest deal with France to curb Channel crossings does not match the scale or urgency of the crisis and is “recycling the same failed response”, critics have claimed. The agreement, hiking ...
An inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing on record has concluded that the loss of life was avoidable. The Cranston Inquiry found systemic failures, missed opportunities, and inadequate ...
Migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel for the first time in 13 days. Pictures show people in lifejackets and coats disembarking a Border Force boat in Ramsgate, Kent, on ...
Video. France saw several small boats leave the beach at Gravelines at dawn, carrying migrants hoping to reach England.
Migrants arrive after crossing Channel for first time in two weeks - The crossing is the first since February 9 when 322 people made the journey.