english channel news - Search News

More than 36,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK

Illegal crossings into UK from English Channel rose by 25% in 2024, shows govt data

More than 36,000 people entered the United Kingdom illegally from English Channel in 2024, which amounts to a 25% surge in illegal crossings, according to official data

Sky News on MSN · 2d

More than 36,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK in 2024 - up 25% on 2023

A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on 2023 when 29,437 people arrived in small boats.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Number of migrants arriving in UK after crossing Channel up 25% in 2024

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

WKMS · 5d

At least 3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel

This latest incident comes as 2024 is named the deadliest year on record for small boat crossings along the perilous migration route.

Evening Standard on MSN · 6d

Small boat Channel crossings continue after migrant total reaches 150,000

More than 1,100 people have crossed the Channel in small boats over the Christmas period. Small boat crossings have continued in the English Channel on Saturday despite the morning’s foggy conditions.

Hosted on MSN52m

First migrants of 2025 cross Channel as Border Force vessel intercepts small boat and brings it back to Britain

The first boatload of illegal migrants of 2025 has crossed the English Channel, GB News can exclusively reveal. A Border Force vessel picked up the migrants from their small boat early on Saturday ...

Labour issued grim new warning over migrants heading across English Channel to UK

Migrant smuggling gangs are launching more overcrowded boats than ever before as police attempt to destroy their supply ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat1d

3 die off northern France coast in a Channel crossing attempt

At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities ...

CBS News9d

More than 100 migrants rescued trying to cross English Channel on Christmas, officials say

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the English Channel from France to England on Wednesday. Over the course of Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were staged along ...

Lee Anderson's three-word solution for small boat crisis as Channel crossings soar

The latest Home Office figures show 36,816 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024 - a huge jump from 2023.

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results