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Crossings in the Channel have increased over the past three years, with 41,472 people arriving in the UK by small boat in 2025
crossings have increased, with 41,472 people arriving in the UK by small boat in 2025
2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK
crossing the Channel. Afghans were the most common nationality arriving by small boat in the year ending June 2025, with the number of Afghan arrivals at 6,360, 18% higher than the previous year. Between
crossings to UK A man arrested trying to break into the Israeli embassy in London, armed with two knives, put his "life on the line" trying to get to the UK, a jury has heard
crossings have become the most common way for people to be detected entering the UK illegally since 2020. Nearly all those arriving this way claim asylum - saying they cannot live safely in their own country
UK Two men have been jailed under the new offence of endangering others during a journey at sea. The two small-boat pilots are the first to be sentenced under the new law, which came
crossing”, Marx said. The deaths highlight the difficulties faced by Britain and France in tackling small boats transporting migrants and refugees across the English Channel while concerns over immigration numbers have driven up support
boats” rhetoric and numerous pledges across the political spectrum to thwart an increase in unauthorised crossings of the Channel have shaped attitudes on immigration. While net immigration figures have dropped, Labour and Conservative MPs have
UK, though not all of them are granted it. The number of people taking this dangerous route each year peaked in 2022 when more than 45,000 people made the journey before dropping by several
boat crossings accounting for 90% of these arrivals. Ben Brindle, a researcher at the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory, said the economic effects of net migration depended on who was and was not migrating
crossings have become the most common way for people to be detected entering the UK illegally since 2020. Nearly all those arriving this way claim asylum - saying they cannot live safely in their own country
boat from France would be sent to Kigali in an attempt to deter Channel crossings. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Rwanda’s minister of justice and attorney general, previously told the court the country had incurred “significant costs
crossing could not be guaranteed. "You can't count on boats, you never know, God forbid the boat sinks, and all of them [drown]." We did not hand over any cash. When we returned later
2025. It was the second time he had entered the UK illegally by small boat in four years. He was arrested trying to scale the railings of the heavily-guarded embassy, and asked the armed
UK, and El Veinte, from Colombia. It was an “extremely difficult” investigation, said Ronderos, due to the fear of speaking out among relatives and communities –and local authorities. “Official government sources, prosecutors’ offices – nobody wants
boats crossing the English Channel, often [dominate the political debate about immigration](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dqqj0v1ndo). And there has been particular controversy about Glasgow. Scotland's largest city has a longstanding issue with a lack
Cross flags, which have become closely associated with [far right and anti-migrant activists](https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/) and groups including Raise the Colours. “The board felt this risked perceptions of bias or even intimidation among
boat crossings and stop people-smuggling gangs. Since it was agreed between the UK and France, however, thousands of asylum seekers have continued to cross the Channel and the smugglers have adapted their business model
2025. Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA Putin’s February 2022 attack on Ukraine changed everything. Russia became a pariah state, and VTB and its chief, Andrey Kostin, were targeted by international sanctions. Essar’s UK