Border Force intercept 23 migrants making Channel crossing in dinghies

More than 20 migrants arrived at Dover this morning after being brought to shore by Border Force officials following their crossing of the English Channel in small boats. Some 23 people, including five who had been in a small dinghy and another 18 in a larger craft, had crossed the Channel in calm conditions overnight … Read more

Border Force intercept 23 migrants making Channel crossing in dinghies

More than 20 migrants arrived at Dover this morning after being brought to shore by Border Force officials following their crossing of the English Channel in small boats. Some 23 people, including five who had been in a small dinghy and another 18 in a larger craft, had crossed the Channel in calm conditions overnight … Read more

Migrants entering British waters across the Channel to have dinghies ‘disabled by nets’

Britain to deploy nets to ‘disable’ dinghies and send migrants back across the Channel Dan O’Mahoney has been appointed as Clandestine Channel Threat Commander He has set out his four-stage plan in a bid to clamp down on illegal crossings It comes as it emerged that more than 7,100 migrants have reached UK this year … Read more

Migrants entering British waters across the Channel to have dinghies ‘disabled by nets’

Britain to deploy nets to ‘disable’ dinghies and send migrants back across the Channel Dan O’Mahoney has been appointed as Clandestine Channel Threat Commander He has set out his four-stage plan in a bid to clamp down on illegal crossings It comes as it emerged that more than 7,100 migrants have reached UK this year … Read more

Dozens of migrants in several inflatable dinghies land on beaches in Kent as 40 arrive in Dover

Around 200 migrants including families with young children have descended on British shores today, including at least 73 landing on Kent beaches  – taking the total number of Channel migrants this year to over 6,000. UK authorities are said to have been ‘overwhelmed’ by the ‘absolute mayhem’ in the English Channel as hundreds of migrants … Read more

More than 200 migrants in 18 dinghies are intercepted in the English Channel

Border Force officials have detained 223 migrants in 18 dinghies after they crossed the English Channel to reach the UK on Monday – as French authorities stopped another 106 people making the crossing. More migrants have been setting out from the coast of France while the weather is warm in a desperate attempt to reach … Read more

Record 1,450 migrants crossed the Channel in dinghies last month

Record 1,450 migrants crossed the Channel in dinghies last month, taking total so far this year to more than 5,000 More than 1,450 migrants arrived by small boats in August, taking total to 5,000  Rise is despite vow by Priti Patel to make crossings an ‘infrequent phenomenon’  Home Office sought to blame French authorities and … Read more