Good weather and the willingness of people smugglers to cram more people onto small boats have been highlighted by the government as factors driving the level of migrant Channel crossings.

THE Government was last night accused of a “pathetic attempt” to blame the weather for record numbers of Channel crossings.

Former UK Border Force Director General Tony Smith has outlined what he describes as straightforward methods to halt migrant ...

During this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, border inspection agencies in China facilitated 5.907 million border ...

There were 60 so-called "red" days identified by the Met Office between January 1 and April 30, when factors such as wind ...

We agree that no one should be making dangerous and sometimes fatal journeys across the Channel. What the Prime Minister ...

The Home Office has released figures showing that the number of "red days" - when conditions are considered favourable for small boat crossings ... far this year is the border security equivalent ...

Some 1,194 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for this year according ...

Small boat arrivals surged to a daily record for this year as a Labour minister admitted it was like a "taxi" service.

The French have failed to close a loophole that stops police intercepting migrants already in the water. | ITV National News ...

Meanwhile, the Met Office’s three-month forecast suggests the UK is heading for a heatwave over the summer with a 45 per cent ...

China is expected to record an average of 2.15 million daily border crossings during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival ...