All news on the topic: English Channel

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel during the hot spell of weather.

Almost 200 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" vessels have entered UK waters since the prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.

Migrants attempt to board smugglers’ boats in an effort to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France.

A total of 75 migrants who crossed the English Channel by small boat have been returned to France so far under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal, and 51 people have arrived in the UK under the scheme.

French authorities report that around 100 individuals were trying to reach the UK on a makeshift boat

Two women died while attempting to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities reported.

The Home Office has lost its attempt to expedite the deportation of an Eritrean migrant to France under the "one in, one out" scheme.

More than a thousand people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Friday as the Government sent a third person back to France.

The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has exceeded 30,000 in record time.

Asylum hotels across the UK are reportedly facing a wave of anti-immigration protests this weekend.

Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last year

A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats.

The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.

Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers has started to avoid the English Channel, steering away from high-risk zones and traditional shipping routes.

France has agreed to draw up a plan to stop small boats in the English Channel with new patrol vessels.

The Institute of Race Relations states that the Ministry of Defence’s involvement in the Channel reflects a worldwide increase in ’hyper-militarization’ within law enforcement.

British fishing boat seized by French navy vessel due to being caught "whelking without a licence"

A migrant has died trying to cross the English Channel, according to reports.

On Tuesday, over 700 migrants crossed the English Channel, marking the highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year.

Terror-style laws could see people smugglers jailed for up to five years — just for looking up the Channel weather forecast.

New sanctions will target the finances of people smuggling networks in government attempts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel.