Mobile phones and sim cards will be seized from migrants without needing to arrest them from Monday (5 January 2026) as part of efforts to tackle Channel crossings and people smugglers. Officers will ...

An inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing on record has concluded that the loss of life was avoidable. The Cranston Inquiry found systemic failures, missed opportunities, and inadequate ...

The UK is poised to record its longest period without Channel migrant crossings in seven years, as no arrivals have been detected since mid-November. According to the latest Home Office data, the last ...

Migrants have crossed the English Channel and reached the UK for the first time in two weeks.

As dawn broke Tuesday over the Channel, a small black dot on the horizon slowly morphed into an increasingly familiar sight: a dinghy overloaded with people desperate to reach Britain. Those aboard, ...