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Record 230 People Cross Channel in Single 'Mega‑Dinghy'

The surge to larger overcrowded dinghies signals that people‑smuggling gangs are trading fewer crossings for far riskier, higher‑capacity launches.

Mega‑Dinghy Catches Fire in English Channel as Franco‑British Rescue Saves More Than 150

Four Migrants Die as English Channel Crossings Surge

Small‑boat Channel Crossings Resume as NCA Seizes Bulk Consignment of Smuggler Boats

DOJ Appeals Dismissal of Human Smuggling Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Heatwave Drives Nearly 700 Small‑Boat Crossings of English Channel

More Than 100 Rescued From Channel ‘Taxi Boat’ Days After UK–France Funding Deal

Channel Arrivals Follow UK–France £662m Deal

UK and France Sign 3-Year Deal to Curb Channel Crossings With Results-Linked Funding

Smuggling Gangs Shift Channel Launches to Belgian Beaches

Alnour Mohamed Ali Charged Over Channel ‘Taxi Boat’ Deaths

Four Die in Channel as Taxi-Boat Pickup Turns Deadly Off French Coast

22 Die After Migrant Boat Drifts Six Days Off Crete

22 Migrants Die Off Crete After Six Days Adrift

UK Brings In Five-Year Penalties for Advertising Illegal Migration Routes Online

UK Begins Seizing Phones From Small-Boat Arrivals Under New Border Law

New Report Says UK-Funded Border Crackdown Is Driving Violence Without Cutting Channel Crossings

San Diego Border Patrol Names Justin De La Torre Chief After Deadly Imperial Beach Capsizing

Boat Carrying 90 Migrants Capsizes Near Malaysia–Thailand Border, Triggering Ongoing Search

Bulgaria Alleges Russian Spy Links to EU People-Smuggling as UK Backs Warning