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 morning - and is currently on its way back to Dover.

The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings. Immigration,

At least three migrants died in the Channel off northern France on Sunday as a group of around 50 people tried to set off in a small boat heading for Britain, authorities said.

At least three migrants died attempting to cross the English Channel, with French authorities confirming the deaths following a rescue operation. Overcrowding on an unsafe boat may have contributed to the tragedy.

More than 400 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Boxing Day. A total of 407 people on 11 boats made the journey to the UK from France on Thursday. On Christmas Day there were 451 arrivals, according to official government figures.

The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings. Immigration, both irregular and regular, was a major issue at ...

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

The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year, figures show.