More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year Source link

In August 2025, the Labour government signed a separate "one-in-one-out" deal with France, which allows the UK to return some small boat arrivals to France while admitting an equivalent ...

HandoutBecky Forster said the Small Business Saturday event was about backing "the little guy"People have been urged to shop local this weekend as Small Business Saturday shines a spotlight ...

BBCNet migration to the UK - the number of people arriving, minus those leaving - has fallen close to pre-Covid levels, according to official figures published on Thursday.How does ...

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 ...

Part of an airport had to be closed off after a fire in one of its lounges, causing security delays.London Stansted Airport in Essex said there was a "small ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaGang leaders and small boat suppliers are among the first 25 targets to have their UK assets frozen in an effort to combat migrants crossing the ...

Kate WhannelPolitics reporterWatch: PM says migrant return scheme to begin "in weeks"The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot ...

Katy Watsonin Morwell, AustraliaWatch: Australia’s mushroom murder case... in under two minutesThe winters in Victoria's Gippsland region are known for being chilly. Frost is a frequent visitor overnight, and ...

Downing Street has said the small boats situation in the English Channel is "deteriorating", ahead of a key UK-France summit next month on border security.Meeting on the sidelines of ...

Steve Brodie, Celia Watson, Emily Buchanan and Mitchell LabiakBBC NewsGetty ImagesLloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending ...

Getty ImagesA marginal dip in the headline rate of inflation would not normally determine much, if anything.Inflation rising at 2.5% rather than 2.6% does not change much in big ...