Two more small boat pilots jailed for Channel crossings

Both men admitted steering overcrowded vessels carrying more than 80 people each to the UK.

HOME Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed off on a deal to hand a total of £1billion to the French to stop small boat crossings. A £662million package running until 2029 was gifted to Paris in April this year. This is on top of the £480million agreed in 2023 by the Tories - taking the total package to £1billion...

Three woman and a man lost their lives in separate incidents on the French side of the Channel overnight.

EXCLUSIVE: Footage shot by Iraqi national Rekar Nabaz, 28, shows people onboard an overcrowded small boat with no safety equipment onboard. He was jailed for two years and three months under a new endangerment law

Four migrants die on busy day for small boat Channel crossings  The Times

Group of migrants found unresponsive off coast of Dunkirk while attempting to reach UK Three people have died while trying to reach the UK on a small boat after one of the busiest days for Channel crossings this year. The group of migrants were found dead on a boat off the coast of Dunkirk on Thursday morning, the Fren

Four migrants die attempting to cross English Channel in small boats  thenationalnews.com

Four​ ​migrants found dead on two small boats while attempting to cross Channel  GB News

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused recently-installed Prime Minister Andy Burnham of being delusional about the migrant crisis in the English Channel, which has ramped up considerably since the new government came to power last week.

The incident happened off the coast of Hardelot. 09:45, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 Updated: 09:49, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 (file picture) A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Hardelot on Wednesday night (Image: Getty)Six people, including a baby, were rushed to hospital and a man died after a small boat heading to the U

Migrants including families with children board an overloaded boat in Gravelines, northern France, attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK.

Tears, pleas and packed dinghies: Desperate woman begs to rejoin family on small boat Channel crossing as Chris Philp questions French migrant deal  lbc.co.uk

Wednesday marked one of the busiest days for migrant crossing so far in 2026.

Wednesday marked one of the busiest days for migrant crossing so far in 2026.