A tell-tale spike in the number of migrants crossing the EnglishChannel last year – in contrast with other European border areas – indicates that the UK is increasingly being seen as a ...
A Syrian today became the first UK-bound migrant of the new year to die in the EnglishChannel after being 'crushed to death' in an overcrowded small boat. The unnamed man, who was in his 20s ...
The French coastguard rescued scores of migrants from a small boat off the Calais coast suffering from engine failure, as another 183 people reached the UK by crossing the EnglishChannel.