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More than 20,000 migrants have now crossed the Channel since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. ... The latest available Home Office data for asylum claims by small boat arrivals runs to ...
On 14 January, five migrants trying to cross the channel were found dead on a beach on the channel coast of northern France. [56] On 28 February, the death of three migrants attempting to cross the channel from Cap Gris Nez was confirmed by French authorities. The number of Channel crossings is 32% lower than the total recorded at the same ...
WIMEREUX, France/DOVER, England (Reuters) -Five migrants, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours ...
Afghan migrants accounted for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of 2024, making up 17% of the total. This was followed by people from Vietnam (13%), Iran (12%) and ...
Added powers will 'disrupt' Channel crossings - MP. More migrant arrivals as annual total tops 36,000. More than 400 migrants cross Channel on Boxing Day. More than 450 migrants make Christmas Day ...
At least 12 migrants have died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel. ... The latest figures also mean 2,109 migrants arrived between August 27 and September 2 – the highest ...
In 2019, approximately 1,900 migrants crossed the English Channel. This increased significantly to 8,500 in 2020. The increase was blamed on improved security at ports and the Channel Tunnel which drove migrants to cross via the sea. [1] Most of the migrants were from Iran, Iraq and Syria. [3]
The latest figures from Britain’s Home Office, which deals with immigration issues, show that 62 people travelled across the Channel in one boat on Thursday, taking the provisional total for ...