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Dinghy carrying 173 people capsizes in Channel after engine catches fire

All passengers thought to have been taken to Boulogne after large air and sea rescue operation by France and UK

The Guardian - UK

More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in English Channel

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has highlighted a sharp fall in successful Channel crossings since the start of the year.

Euronews

Bulletin PM briefing: Migrant boat capsizes and Russian drone hunts civilian

What we know as boat carrying 157 migrants capsizes in Channel. Video shows Russian drone hunting Ukrainian market vendor in alleged war crime. Iran warns Trump could start World War III amid Strait of Hormuz tensions. PC Andrew Harper’s widow ‘appalled’ by killers’ early prison release. Prisoners serving indefinite jail…

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What is 'Operation Fortress'? Reform UK's military plan to stop migrants crossing English Channel

Britain's right-wing Reform UK party has unveiled 'Operation Fortress', a military-led plan that it says would end illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel if it comes to power.

The Times of India

157 Migrants Rescued After Overcrowded Mega-Dinghy Catches Fire in English Channel

A dinghy carrying 157 migrants caught fire in the English Channel, prompting a major rescue by French and British vessels. All passengers survived, highlighting the dangers of Channel crossings.

International Business Times UK

French and British teams rescue 157 migrants after a boat engine fire in the Channel

French and British teams have rescued 157 migrants trying to cross the Channel after their boat's engine caught fire

The Independent UK

Major rescue operation launched as boat 'carrying 160 migrants' catches fire in Channel

Search teams were deployed at about 6am on Tuesday after the boat’s engine burst into flames off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer

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'We'll Stand up for Britain': Nigel Farage Vows Biggest Royal Navy Channel Operation Since WWII Amid French Backlash

Nigel Farage's Reform UK plans a major Royal Navy operation to intercept Channel migrants, sparking legal disputes with France over international law and sovereignty. Discover the implications of this controversial proposal.

International Business Times UK

Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage says Reform would use Navy to stop small boats as over 1,000 migrants cross Channel in a week

The Reform UK leader insisted ‘Operation Fortress’, a plan to transport migrants back to France or Belgium, would comply with international law

Evening Standard

France slams hard-right Reform UK party's plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants

The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French…

France 24

Crossing Into the UK Just Got Cheaper as Smuggling Gangs Slash Prices To Attract More Migrants

People smuggling gangs have reportedly cut the cost of Channel crossings as they seek to attract more migrants following a surge in arrivals at Spain's Ceuta enclave.

International Business Times UK

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

No 10 said border patrol officers were the ‘best-suited candidate’ to deal with such operations.

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Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small migrant boats crossing Channel

Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue.

The Independent UK

Small boat migrant crossings: What the numbers tell us about 2026 so far

Some 14,526 migrants have arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats so far in 2026

Evening Standard

Channel crossings by migrants in 2026: What we know so far

An average of 67 migrants per boat have made the journey this year, with 72 per boat in July.

The Independent UK

Can the Royal Navy legally stop the boats?

ANALYSIS: Reform UK has pledged to send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats there and return them to France or Belgium. Sean O’Grady and Athena Stavrou consider whether it’s even possible

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Reform UK's 'reheated' Channel military operation slammed as legality questioned

Reform UK wants to launch “the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two” to stop small boat arrivals from France

Evening Standard

France will have to take migrants if they are picked up by Navy, says Zia Yusuf

Reform UK has called for ‘the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two’.

International Business Times UK

Nearly 1,100 UK Funded Officers Patrol French Beaches as Tories Demand ECHR Exit Over Small Boats

The UK and France have deployed nearly 1,100 personnel to curb Channel crossings, sparking political debate over border security and the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Independent UK

Burnham vows ‘relentless’ fight to halt small boat crossings

PM says he is not ‘complacent’ as he announced a boost to the number of officers deployed to tackle smuggling gangs

The Independent UK

Mahmood ‘laser-like focused’ on securing UK’s border

The Home Secretary was touring the National Crime Agency’s offices in Stratford, east London.

The Independent UK

Man who piloted dinghy in English Channel with 95 migrants on board is jailed

Omar Heidari, an Afghan national, has been jailed for two years for piloting a dinghy carrying 95 migrants across the Channel , endangering the largest number of lives of any pilot sentenced so far. Manas Yuk, an 18-year-old Sudanese national, received an 18-month youth detention sentence for piloting an "overcrowded"…

The Guardian - UK

French riot police used teargas on people trying to board small boat, charity claims

CRS officers funded by UK tried to stop boarding of boat, on day four asylum seekers died trying to cross Channel

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