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Small boats carrying 737 migrants cross Channel ending 28-day pause

A total of 11 boats made the crossing on Saturday, according to the Home Office.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2025

Small boat crossings resume after longest pause in migrants arriving for seven years

Before this weekend, no one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025

Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years

Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2025

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French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes

Charities in northern France say they are concerned by the presence of British anti-immigration agitators on beaches and near migrant camps. The groups have filmed themselves for social media attempting to intimidate people waiting to cross the Channel and the aid workers supporting them.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2025

UK asylum policy causes more violence and deaths, say rights groups

Home Office drive to stop small boats crossing Channel is handing more power to people smugglers, report finds

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025

France to approve new plans to halt small boats crossing the Channel

Keir Starmer has urged French authorities to intervene before asylum seekers board vessels heading for the UK

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

France to start intercepting small boats carrying migrants in English Channel after pressure from UK

Policy change follows a letter sent by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to French president Emmanuel Macron reportedly saying ‘we have no effective deterrent in the Channel’

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025

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Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Warship and Tanker as Ministers Warn of Rising Threat Near UK Coast

The Royal Navy intercepts a Russian warship and tanker in the English Channel as UK ministers warn of rising naval threats near the coast amid increased Russian activity.

International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025

How to watch 'The Serpent Queen' season 2 online, free stream, TV channel, release date

Choose your side — Catherine or Elizabeth. Read our guide for how to watch 'The Serpent Queen' season 2 online no matter where you are in the world.

Tom’s Guide · Nov 22, 2025

French police plan to use nets to stop small boats ‘risks turning Channel into a graveyard’

France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to intercept migrant vessels at sea amid growing public anger over illegal migration

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

French police to use nets to stop small boat migrants crossing Channel

New tactics to stop boats set to be introduced despite warnings there is ‘no way’ to carry out such manoeuvres safely

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Roman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government

Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealth

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

Shabana Mahmood must take care not to stoke xenophobia

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The home secretary’s policy would be welcome if it helps stop the dangerous cross-Channel traffic, but is it really a deterrent?

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Frankie the flamingo wins her freedom after flying to France from Cornwall

Zookeepers at Paradise Park in Hayle decide not to attempt to bring bird home after 120-mile flight over Channel

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

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Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025

Second small boat migrant sent back to France under 'one in, one out' deal returns to UK

Between November 6 and 8, more than 1,700 people made the dangerous journey across English Channel in small boats

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Small boat migrant who returned to UK after being removed sent back to France again

The Home Office has confirmed that the Iranian national was put on a morning flight back to France

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Longest gap in English Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025

Longest gap in Channel crossings by migrants so far this year

Bad weather is likely to have played a role in stopping people attempting to reach the English coast.

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025

Dining across the divide: ‘He looked like a typical Green voter – long hair, laid-back, that sort of thing’

They locked horns on people crossing the Channel in small boats and cyclists using roads – did they find anything to agree on?

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025

Seventy-five migrants deported to France and 51 allowed into UK under deal

The one in, one out agreement with France aims to deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

75 migrants deported to France and 51 allowed into UK under deal

The one in, one out agreement with France aims to deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

French coastguards demand halt to ‘deadly plans’ to intercept small boats

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventions

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Voices: To stop the shameful small boats hokey-cokey, is it time to reboot the Rwanda plan?

COMMENT: Labour’s much-vaunted “One in, one out” migrant deal with France has become a humiliating farce. If it is ever to turn the tide on illegal Channel crossings, it may have to revisit the cancelled Tory plan – and go even further, says Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

French political chaos could put UK migrant crackdown at risk

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

France ‘may not intervene to reverse small boats in the Channel’ in blow to Starmer’s migration plan

France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports

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