Channel crossings by migrants pass 20,000 in record time

View from Calais: why so many are risking small boats for the UK

In Calais we speak to some of the thousands of migrants hoping to cross from northern France, on small boats, into the UK - risking their lives in the process.

Channel migrants '24 times more likely to go to prison' than Britons

New analysis has suggested small boat migrants are 24 times more likely to go to prison than the average British citizen.The rate of foreign citizens in jail when compared to the overall migrant population in the UK is 0.18 per cent, slightly higher than the average for Britons at 0.14 per cent.The analysis by the Tories suggests the rate is much higher for the nationalities who make up the largest small boat arrivals, reports The Times.The most…

Channel crossings by migrants pass 20,000 in record time

It is the earliest point in a calendar year to pass the milestone since data began in 2018.

Migrants being 'whipped' onto dinghies amid record 20,000 Channel crossings

20,422 migrants have crossed the English Channel in boats this year, setting a new record, as worrying footage has emerged from France.

Channel crossings pass 20,000 in record time

It is the earliest point in a calendar year to pass the milestone since data began in 2018