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Sir Keir Starmer to meet Xi Jinping on crucial day in Beijing

A deal new will provide for joint UK-Chinese law enforcement operations aimed at preventing gangs smuggling people across the Channel.

Evening Standard · Jan 28

France detains two British activists over anti-migrant campaigning, prosecutors say

Aged 35 and 53, the men had broadcast content likely to incite hatred live on a YouTube channel, according to police sources.

Euronews · Jan 26

I risked my life to cross the Channel because I believed in British justice. But Britain is abandoning me

The government has been trying to send me back to France under the “one in, one out” policy. The threats to my life there don’t seem to matter

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing

Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.

Evening Standard · Jan 5

Powers to seize mobile phones over Channel crossings come into force

The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December.

Evening Standard · Jan 4

UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners

People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

Mobile phones of migrants to be seized in Channel crackdown on 'small boats' smuggling gangs

Border guards, police and crime investigators are using new powers from Monday to examine phones and SIM cards of economic migrants and asylum seekers without having to arrest them

Evening Standard · Jan 4

‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

Thousands more migrants risk lives to reach UK in small boats across English Channel

The total number of migrants crossing the Channel to reach the UK in 2025 was 13% higher than the figure for 2024

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Blow for Starmer as migrant Channel crossings reach second-highest number despite Labour crackdown

Prime minister pledged to ‘smash the gangs’ and slash the number of people making the dangerous trip

The Independent UK · Jan 1