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fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Annual Channel migrant crossings highest since 2022

More than 41,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year. Home Office figures, with just the number for New Year's Eve to be added later, showed the total number of migrants crossing the Channel in the past year was 41,472, marking a 13% rise on the 36,566 for the previous 12 months. The annual total was the highest since 2022, when nearly 46,000 crossed.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

France to start intercepting small boats after pressure from UK Government

French police will intercept migrant 'taxi boats' at sea and in inland waters to prevent Channel crossings and deter smugglers.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Why do Channel migrants want to come to the UK?

Informal UK labor opportunities and limited enforcement attract asylum seekers, contributing to record small-boat crossings despite UK's payments to France.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Macron's UK state visit underlines effort to move on from Brexit nightmare

Macron's visit to Windsor Castle symbolizes the renewed political relations between London and Paris, marking a departure from the tensions of the Brexit years.
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