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Yvette Cooper hails new French tactics to reduce Channel crossings

Home secretary says working with French is vital to stop boats crossing, as UK prepares for Emmanuel Macron visit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

More than 500 people crossed Channel on Friday

Overall, 517 people arrived in eight boats, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2025

PM’s Europe ‘reset’ has delivered change in French tactics on small boats: No 10

Downing Street hailed a ‘significant moment’ which could have a major impact on smuggling gangs.

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025

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Channel crossing migrants should face prosecution if child dies – Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper appeared to suggest that getting on an overcrowded boat could result in prosecution.

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025

Russian submarine is shadowed by Royal Navy forces through the English Channel

A warship and helicopters watched ‘every move’ of the RFN Novorossiysk as it sailed through UK waters

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Channel crossings by migrants pass 20,000 in record time

It is the earliest point in a calendar year to pass the milestone since data began in 2018.

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Children crossing Channel from France exposed to teargas, report says

NGO says increased interventions have only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last year

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

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New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up from France, latest Home Office figures show

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up to the end of June this year, latest Home Office figures show.

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

French court jails smugglers over deadly 2022 Channel boat capsize

A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2025

France Court Jails Migrant Smugglers Over 2022 Channel Deaths

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

International Business Times · Jun 30, 2025

UK and France to agree migrant return deal to tackle Channel crossings – reports

The deal could see migrants who arrive in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats returned to France.

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025

OPINION - Letting illegal migrants work as delivery drivers is destroying London's social fabric

Last Friday, I made an unannounced visit to an asylum hotel in central London. I found clear evidence of illegal working.

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025

‘World-first’ people smuggling sanctions to come into force in months as Channel crossings hit record highs

Exclusive: The Foreign Secretary has accelerated plans to crack down on criminals who traffic migrants to Britain

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats over two days

This brings the total for the year so far to 18,400.

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

More than 1,000 migrants arrive in the UK crossing the Channel in small boats

This brings the total so far this week to 2,083

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

French plans to stop small boats will lead to more deaths, says charity

French charity to challenge new Channel migrant interception plans in European courts

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

'Bizarre' rule banning French police wading into Channel waters to stop migrant 'small boats' to be axed

The change is set to come as some 17,000 economic migrants and asylum seekers have already reached UK shores so far this year

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Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Starmer signals visa crackdown to tackle ‘deteriorating’ English Channel crisis

French police have employed robust tactics including the use of teargas but migrant crossings are at record levels.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Channel crisis ‘deteriorating’, No 10 admits as French use tear gas on migrants

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have discussed further action to address the problem.

The Fashion Central · Jun 15, 2025

Terrified Migrants Cling to Each Other While Storming Channel Waters

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Darren Jones faced criticism after suggesting on the BBC’s Question Time that the majority of small boats crossings are ‘children, babies and women’.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

French police fire tear gas and pepper spray at migrants seeking to board 'small boats' heading to UK

The new tactics come after officers were criticised for standing by and watching overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels set off across the Channel

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

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