REVEALED: Gravelines - The Real Truth

Migrants leave France hours after Mahmood fails to agree new beach patrol deal

Migrants struggled to board a small boat off the coast of Gravelines, France, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Apr 1

Migrants boarded small boat to UK, leaving others behind with deflated dinghy

A group of men and women carrying some small children were pictured waiting to cross the Channel on Gravelines beach early this morning.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

26 migrants sent to France while nearly 10,000 have arrived since deal

Crossings are continuing as around 100 men and women seeking to make the journey across the Channel gathered on Gravelines beach on Friday morning.

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025

French riot police in early morning clash with migrants in coastal town

Footage from Gravelines shows a group throwing rocks from afar in the direction of officers, who are equipped with shields, helmets and tear gas.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Migrant boats head to UK as Starmer set to meet German leader to discuss people smuggling gangs

People crammed into inflatable dinghies were handed life jackets by French authorities as they left from Gravelines to make the dangerous journey across the English Channel

Evening Standard · Jul 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

French police fire tear gas at migrants in Calais

Police Nationale officers, equipped with riot shields, tear gas, and batons, patrolled the beach before sunrise

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Tear gas deployed against migrants in Calais

Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes towards the sea at Gravelines beach, north east Calais, all intent on boarding a single dinghy.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Healey slams ‘shocking’ scenes of smugglers picking up migrants ‘like a taxi’

French police officers were seen watching as migrants, including children, boarded at a beach between Calais and Dunkirk.

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025

One person dies in Channel crossing attempt near Gravelines

French and British coastguards rescued a further 71 people who had tried to cross in an overcrowded dinghy on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024