French police will use large nets to stop small boats crossing the English Channel – despite warnings that such tactics could lead to deaths. France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to ...
Emmanuel Macron has blamed Brexit for the UK’s migration crisis, as a new deal was announced between Britain and France to tackle small boats crossing the English Channel. For the first time, people ...
Smugglers exploited improved weather conditions to launch at least nine inflatable boats from France packed with migrants – the first crossings in 28 days. Video footage taken in the early hours of ...
LONDON – British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France. The migrants were ...
A data point showing that the number of small boats carrying migrants from France to England fell to its lowest level for six years has been shared online without important additional context.