A 16-year-old Sudanese migrant has washed up dead on a French beach while trying to cross the Channel to Britain. The teenager got into difficulty in the sea on Tuesday night and was discovered at Sangatte, near Calais, this morning. He is thought to have fallen overboard from an inflatable boat while attempting the crossing. Dozens … Read more
A migrant was attacked on a Kent beach just moments after landing onshore in a dinghy on Sunday. The man, thought to be in his 20s and from the Middle East, was set upon by an unknown assailant who watched the boat arrive on the beach near Deal. It is thought to be the first … Read more
Priti Patel will today demand French co-operation in a massive new ‘blockade’ of the Channel to crack down on the migrant crisis. The Home Secretary will refuse to hand over any more taxpayers’ money to fund operations on French soil unless Emmanuel Macron’s government steps up action on illegal crossings. The French will also be expected … Read more
A ‘furious’ Priti Patel last night backed sending Royal Navy patrols into the English Channel after a record number of migrants reached Britain. Officials have been ordered to draw up plans in which, for the first time, the Navy could turn back boats. Yesterday up to 250 migrants made the perilous crossing – the highest … Read more
An astonished couple found two illegal migrants under their van after they returned from a trip to France. Dean Darke, 60, and wife May caught the men crawling out on their driveway in Basildon, Essex, after the journey last Wednesday. The stowaways had boarded the van as it arrived at the port city of Caen, ahead … Read more
Migrant arrivals will hit crisis levels if UK and France fail to agree joint Channel patrols, warns former head of Border Force More than 200 migrants managed to cross to Britain on Thursday alone in surge Ex-Border Force chief Tony Smith urged Britain to agree new joint patrol treaty He claimed that the current approach … Read more
Hundreds of migrants boats intercepted in the English Channel are being stores at a warehouse complex in Dover as the latest figures show that more than 2,800 people have reached the UK this year. Previously it was not clear what happened to the vessels, but MailOnline can now reveal they are being stored at a … Read more
Migrant on a stolen PEDALO was among 200 people who tried to make the perilous journey from France to England Around 200 migrants tried to cross The Channel from France on Sunday, July 12 Border Force stopped around 15 boats, one of which was carrying 22 people One desperate migrant stole a pedalo from a … Read more
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among 250 faith leaders calling on Boris Johnson to guarantee the rights of lone migrant children to seek refuge here. In a letter to the prime minister today (Sat), they say Britain has a ‘moral duty to act’ because two schemes for claiming asylum are ending. MPs … Read more
Migrant waves in celebration as he arrives in UK after two more packed boats are caught trying to cross English Channel – bringing this year’s arrivals total to 2,127 Two vessels are reported to have been rescued by the British authorities today Migrants have been taken into the Port of Dover, where they will be … Read more