More than 41,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year.Home Office figures, with just the number for New Year's ...

Tamara Kovacevic and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has linked the rise in small boat arrivals to Brexit, describing the crossings as "Farage boats".He placed some ...

People advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new offence the government plans to introduce.The offence, which the government is seeking ...

Tom Edgington and Rob EnglandBBC VerifyBBCGood weather and the willingness of people smugglers to cram more people onto small boats have been highlighted by the government as factors driving ...

Yvette Cooper says slogans won't solve small boat crossings problemHome Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC the level of "dangerous" illegal Channel crossings is "far too high" but ...