A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is ...
Some 36,816 people made the journey in 2024, a jump of 25% from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, according to provisional figures from the Home Office. The total is down 20% on the record 45,774 ...
Three migrants died on Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, taking this year's casualty ...
A patrol vessel carrying migrants picked up at sea by Border Force after attempting to cross the Channel from France, arrives in Dover. Migrants are then seen disembarking the vessel after it arrives ...
This latest incident comes as 2024 is named the deadliest year on record for small boat crossings along the perilous ...
Migrant smuggling gangs are launching more overcrowded boats than ever before as police attempt to destroy their supply ...
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Some 1,776 migrants have crossed the Channel since Christmas Day, heaping fresh pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to end the ...