Non! France says UK CAN’T turn around migrant dinghies… because privacy rules prohibit use of drones by police UK officials left hugely frustrated at the inability to intercept migrants at sea Authorities admit that the surge in arrivals will continue for the rest of the year UK been hindered by a French legal ruling that … Read more
Afghan criminal gang are deflating and burying dinghies on French beaches before charging migrants £2,000 each to use them to get to the UK An alleged criminal network is thought to been buying second-hand boats online They then stashed the vessels – which could carry up to 15 migrants – near Calais The migrants would … Read more
Bond boat on migrant mission: 007-style super-vessel that could be used to spot dinghies crossing the Channel gets put through its paces at Dover The 39 foot sleek craft named Madfox has high-tech surveillance equipment It was designed to operate unmanned and has a top speed of more than 40 knots Vessel inspected by Clandestine … Read more
Britain to deploy nets to ‘disable’ dinghies and send migrants back across the Channel Dan O’Mahoney has been appointed as Clandestine Channel Threat Commander He has set out his four-stage plan in a bid to clamp down on illegal crossings It comes as it emerged that more than 7,100 migrants have reached UK this year … Read more
Dozens of exhausted migrants including families with young children waited on the side of the road to be picked up near Kingsdown Beach in Kent after crossing the English Channel today. At least 20 suspected migrants crossed from France into Britain today and landed on Kent shores, while another 40 were brought into the busy … Read more
Border Force officials have detained 223 migrants in 18 dinghies after they crossed the English Channel to reach the UK on Monday – as French authorities stopped another 106 people making the crossing. More migrants have been setting out from the coast of France while the weather is warm in a desperate attempt to reach … Read more
Record 1,450 migrants crossed the Channel in dinghies last month, taking total so far this year to more than 5,000 More than 1,450 migrants arrived by small boats in August, taking total to 5,000 Rise is despite vow by Priti Patel to make crossings an ‘infrequent phenomenon’ Home Office sought to blame French authorities and … Read more