Pictures showed the Dungeness lifeboat bringing a number of people, thought to have been picked up from a small boat in the Channel ... cut the numbers crossing the channel by a third.

Almost 37,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024 ... the UK by an irregular route - such as a small boat crossing - will normally be refused citizenship.

Dozens of small boat migrants have been intercepted in the English Channel during a busy morning ... either in northern France or after crossing into the UK.

Labour's election pledge to stop small boat crossings already appears in tatters this year, after more than 6,600 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2025. This includes 4,586 in March – the ...

The record number of people arriving in the UK by “small boats” crossing the Channel may not slow this summer, border minister Dame Angela Eagle has admitted. She stressed a key bill to ...

A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman said: “HM Coastguard is coordinating the operational response to reported small boat activity ... the UK after crossing the English Channel so far ...

following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Tuesday April 8th, 2025. Migrants have been brought ashore in the UK after crossing the English Channel. Pictures show people wearing ...