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

Mr Retailleau has agreed to the change in tactics because he believes it could counter the use of “taxi-boats”, where ...

A migrant has reportedly died attempting to cross the English Channel after a vessel they were travelling on struck ...

A total of four deaths have been recorded by the French coastguard in its rescue operations in the Channel this year.

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

A migrant has reportedly died attempting to cross the English Channel after a vessel they ... were rescued while trying to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean and were safely ...

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.

People smugglers are offering migrants discounted Channel crossings in exchange for filming their journeys for social media ...

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.

Berlin/ Geneva, 21 March 2025 ndash; At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024, making it the ...

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