Small boat crossings pass 10,000 at earliest point in year since records began, Sky News understands

Record number of migrants cross English Channel as UK arrivals top 10,000 in 2025

Officials say rise partly due to recent spells of warm weather, calm seas, creating favorable crossing conditions - Anadolu Ajansı

Yvette Cooper blames weather for record Channel crossings

The Home Secretary said that smugglers have been "taking advantage of the much higher number of calm weather days" with over 10,000 feared to have been detected.

Small boat crossings pass 10,000 at earliest point in year since records began, Sky News understands

Sky News analysis shows the milestone has been passed as of 28 April. In the past three years, it took until June for 10,000 people to cross. Data has been collected since 2018 when the crossings first became a popular route of entry to the UK.

Channel crossings by migrants near 10,000 as warm spell begins

Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025. The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel this year has edged closer to 10,000, at the start of what is forecast to be the warmest week of 2025 so far. Pictures on Monday showed people wearing life jackets disembarking from a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, amid sunny weathe…

Channel Crossings Surge Past 10,000 One Month Earlier Than Last Year

Five small boats have crossed the channel this morning in calm conditions. Figures to be confirmed by the Home Office later today will push small boat

Number of small boat migrants hits 10,000 in 2025 with PM's 'smash the gangs' plan in tatters

Number of small boat migrants reaching UK hits TEN THOUSAND in 2025 to leave PM's 'smash the gangs' policy in tatters - The number of small boat migrants crossing illegally to the UK this year has passed 10,000 in a major blow to the Prime Minister's 'smash the gangs' policy