US EditionMore than 1,100 Migrants Crossed Channel
- On Saturday 2025, 1,194 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK aboard 18 small boats, marking the highest single-day total this year.
- The surge follows a broader rise in crossings since 2023 after Britain left the EU in 2020 and lost the ability to return asylum seekers to France.
- Despite a £480 million 2023 deal with France and efforts by police units like the Compagnie de Marche, interception rates dropped from 45% last year to 38% in 2024.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said criminal gangs likely earned millions from weekend crossings, while Defence Secretary John Healey described the scenes as "shocking."
- Authorities warn crossings may persist until at least 2026, highlighting ongoing challenges despite new UK policies aiming to tighten border security and dismantle smuggling networks.
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Starmer issues warning after record number of small boat channel crossings in one day
Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that‘‘nobody should be crossing the channel”, a day after a record number of migrants made the journey. Taking questions after he announced the Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, the prime minister was grilled by GB News’ Katherine Foster on his “failure” to keep the British public “safe in the English channel”. He said that “nobody should be making that journey” and that the UK is working closely with France an…
Readers fed up with funding France while borders stay broken
In MetroTalk: readers vent about paying France to stop the boats and a rail system that feels like a bad B&B. (Credits: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. £480,000 a day for no border control Regarding your front page story about 1,194 migrants crossing the Channel in a single day, the highest number this year (Metro, Mon). Britain’s borders hav…
UK Faces £1bn Illegal Immigration Bill as Smugglers Rake In $130m.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: Over 1,000 illegal immigrants crossed the English Channel in a single day, highlighting escalating issues with illegal crossings from the European Union (EU) into the United Kingdom. Who’s Involved: Illegal immigrants, people smugglers, British taxpayers, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the French government. Where & When: The English Channel; crossings peaked on Saturday, May 31, with 1,194 arrivals. Key Quote: Cent…
‘We don’t know who they are!’ Mark White warns of terror threat as illegal Channel crossings spike
Home and Security editor Mark White has warned of a "national security risk" posed by the surge in illegal Channel crossings, highlighting concerns over unidentified migrants arriving in the UK.Mark told GB News that many young men crossing the Channel are instructed by people traffickers to discard their identification documents, leaving authorities with no knowledge of who they actually are.He emphasised that security services across Europe ha…
More than 1,100 migrants crossed Channel
Some 1,194 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats, a record for this year according to AFP counting from government data. It brings the overall number of migrant crossings this year to 14,808, an unprecedented figure despite several measures in place by the French and UK governments to curb the crossings. French coastal authorities said they also rescued nearly 200 migrants between late Friday and late Saturday. The…
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