Migrant dies in the English Channel in first attempted crossing in over a week - The tragedy marks the first recorded migrant ...

A migrant has died after being pulled from the water while trying to cross the English Channel, the French coastguard said. A ...

The British government has vowed to “smash the gangs” that orchestrate migrant crossings ... Looking out across the channel, his teeth chattering, Michael vowed to try again.

Some 341 people made the journey in six boats on Thursday, bringing the provisional total for the year so far to 5,025.

This is the earliest point in the year that crossings have reached the 5,000 mark since data on Channel crossings was first ...

Crime gangs want asylum seekers to make journeys "look as safe and peaceful as possible", immigration officials believe.

A migrant smuggling network accused of ferrying migrants across the English Channel using inflatable boats has been dismantled.

This year is shaping up to be the worst on record for small boat crossings, data suggests. Home Office figures show there have been 4,393 arrivals across the Channel between the start of the year ...

In 2024, at least 8,938 people died on migration routes, with Asian routes being the most deadly followed by the Mediterranean crossing and Africa, which includes the Sahara.

Second migrant in two days dies trying to cross English Channel - A total of four deaths have been recorded by the French ...