A drop in small boat arrivals for a January may have been caused by the stormy weather conditions.

A Home Office minister has refused to pledge that the number of Channel crossings will fall this year. Alex Norris, the ...

French authorities rescued more than 6,000 migrants attempting to reach Britain in small boats last year, while 25 people ...

Lowest number of small boat crossings in January since 2021. Numbers down 15% on January 2025 and 30% down on 2024 ...

It comes as a Home Office crackdown on adverts telling migrants how to circumvent immigration checks comes into force.

The French Defender of Rights condemned the use of rubber-bullet launchers, tear gas and stun grenades against groups of migrants, as well as the lack of transparency around these practices.

French police will use large nets to stop small boats crossing the English Channel – despite warnings that such tactics could lead to deaths. France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to ...

Blocking supplies of powerful Chinese-made engines is seen as crucial to making the people-smuggling business model less ...

The operation follows a change of tactics agreed amid growing pressure from the UK government to step up interventions.

French police have been defending their efforts to stop migrant small boat crossings after coming under fire from local ...

Starmer signs landmark deal with China to tackle small boats crisis - The agreement to share data is significant because 60 ...