Border Force pick up 16 migrants off Dover coast in Kent

Border police pick up 16 migrants including a baby off Dover today as this year’s total to make the crossing tops 1,000 with more than 600 crossing during lockdown Border Force picked up group in two boats and brought them into Dover today Group included man carrying a baby in a blue blanket and around … Read more

Haulage boss facing extradition to UK over deaths of 39 migrants in Essex

Irish haulage boss facing extradition to UK over deaths of 39 migrants in Essex is described as ‘ringleader’ of criminal gang Ronan Hughes, 40, appeared before the High Court in Dublin via videolink today Hughes was arrested last week in Co Monaghan by police in Republic of Ireland He faces 39 charges of manslaughter and … Read more

Another 13 migrants, including a toddler, arrive at Dover – as total for April surges beyond 400

Another 13 migrants, including a toddler, have arrived in the UK after a huge search and rescue operation was launched earlier today. The migrants were spotted this morning in a boat off the Kent coast, sparking a rescue mission involving a coastguard helicopter, lifeboats and Border Force vessels. All 13 migrants were taken to Dover … Read more

Border Force intercepts five boats carrying about 60 migrants off Kent coast

Around 60 migrants – including two young girls – have been brought into Dover today. It means April will be a record month for crossings as the total could already exceed 400, compared to the previous record of at least 336 refugees known to have landed last August.  The young girls are thought to be … Read more

With their camps in France stricken by coronavirus migrants have been landing around Sussex resort

Freddie Lucas is just 16, but he is already a seasoned fisherman on the Latney Star, a two-man boat he crews with his ‘skipper’, and one of about 25 berthed on the shingle on Hastings seafront. The weather-worn hull of his little vessel sits in the shadow of the tall, tarred, wooden net huts that … Read more

47 child migrants evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrive in Germany 

Group of 47 unaccompanied child migrants evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrive in Germany The 47 minors, among them four girls, come from Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea  They landed in Hanover on a flight from Athens today and now face quarantine They were previously housed in refugee camps in Lesbos, Samos and Chios  German … Read more