Home Secretary Priti Patel has warned illegal Chanel crossings ‘cannot go on,’ as she struck a deal with France to crack down on migrants arriving in the UK – hours after the coastguard stopped as many as 100 people trying to make the journey. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to 100 people were stopped in ‘several’ … Read more
HM Cutter Seeker — one of the largest in the UK Border Force’s fleet — races through the English Channel having plucked 21 migrants from their dinghy. Hours later its detachable inflatable boat takes eight more migrants to Dover after intercepting them in the water. Within minutes, Seeker’s sister vessel Speedwell, with at least six … Read more
Dozens of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean test positive for coronavirus after being brought to Sicily The 28 migrants are being held in quarantine on a ship off the coast of Sicily German NGO SeaWatch who rescue migrants have been testing refugees at sea Handful of positive cases have also been recorded among new arrivals … Read more
Dozens of migrants have today been detected in the Channel, meaning more than 500 will have crossed this month alone. More than 2,000 have reached the UK in boats this year, while the current total for June is on the cusp of eclipsing a record number in a single month. It is thought there could … Read more
NONE of the 1,100 migrants who have crossed the Channel in the past seven weeks have been deported despite Priti Patel’s pledge to send people back to France Record numbers of illegal migrants have made it to UK on flimsy boats this year Only 155 of nearly 4,000 who’ve arrived since last January have been sent … Read more
Dozens more migrants have today been picked up crossing the English Channel in five boats – taking the total to arrive this year past a record 2,000. Around 70 refugees were taken into the Port of Dover in Kent this morning following a rescue mission involving the Border Force vessels Hunter and Seeker. Two migrants, … Read more
Fifteen migrants crammed into a small dinghy were escorted by the French navy into British waters on Sunday, as people continue to risk their lives in search of asylum in the UK. The migrants’ small dinghy was escorted by the French navy boat Abeille Languedoc. It was then intercepted by UK Border Force in the English … Read more
Dozens of migrants arrive in Dover after they were picked up in three small boats in English Channel as figures show more than 1,900 have made the crossing this year Last week a record 166 migrants arrived at the Dover coast in Kent on boats At least 1,896 migrants have cross this year compared to … Read more
Border Force officials detained 80 migrants who attempted to cross the English Channel in seven separate incidents yesterday, taking the total number to 1,600 so far this year. Around 65 migrants had arrived on six vessels by 10am after mainly setting off from Gravelines, 16 miles east of Calais. Another 15 arrived an hour later, with … Read more
Priti Patel has launched a major push for controversial new powers designed to tackle the Channel migrant crisis, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Home Secretary has told Border Force chiefs to examine whether they have the legal authority to turn migrant boats around in the Channel – and send them back to France. If … Read more