It comes just days after 656 were detected crossing in small boats ... pressure on Sir Keir Starmer's "smash the gangs" plan. The UK and France are discussing a “one-for-one” agreement ...

Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures for 2025.

The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel this year has edged closer to 10,000, at the start of what is forecast to be the warmest week of 2025 so far. Pictures on ...