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LatestHome Office records 781 migrant arrivals in single day
The Home Office recorded 781 migrant arrivals in 10 boats on Wednesday, the highest single-day total this year. This figure brings the provisional yearly total to 18,565, a 42% decrease from the same period last year. The Home Secretary has ordered an urgent review following two undetected landings.
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Migrants taken to Dover after 33 hours at sea
Around 60 migrants who spent over 33 hours at sea in precarious conditions have been brought to Dover. They refused help from the French coastguard, determined to reach the UK. Anti-migrant protesters gathered near Haslar Marina in Gosport.
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LatestMigrant dinghy nears UK after 24 hours at sea
A migrant dinghy has been at sea for over 24 hours and is heading towards the UK after departing the Normandy coast on Monday morning. Anti-migration activist Daniel Thomas is attempting to locate the vessel.
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LatestMigrant boat lands undetected in Folkestone
A boat carrying migrants reached the Kent coast at Folkestone on Monday, September 21, 2026, without official escort. Five individuals were detained by authorities.
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LatestUK and Belgium sign intelligence deal on migrant boats
The UK and Belgium have signed a new intelligence sharing agreement to combat migrant boat crossings. The deal aims to accelerate efforts against people smuggling and organised crime, allowing Belgian officers to join an intelligence cell in northern France.
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Transport Crime · City of LondonUK deploys 45 officers to French beaches in small boats crackdown
The UK government is sending 45 additional officers to French western beaches to combat criminal gangs using larger vessels for migrant crossings. This move follows a meeting between Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron at Downing Street.
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