More than 100 migrants rescued trying to cross English Channel on Christmas, officials say
At least 73 migrants have died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain this year, according to French authorities, making 2024 the deadliest year on record for the crossings.
More than 400 migrants cross Channel on Boxing Day
More than 400 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Boxing Day. A total of 407 people on 11 boats made the journey to the UK from France on Thursday. On Christmas Day there were 451 arrivals,
150,000 migrants have crossed the English channel in just seven years, records show
Since current records began on January 1 2018, 150,243 people have made the journey, according to PA news agency analysis of Government figures.
How many migrants have crossed the English Channel to UK since 2018?
The milestone was reached on Boxing Day, when 407 people crossed the Channel on 10 boats - bringing the government's tally to 150,243.
Over a hundred migrants in distress rescued trying to cross English Channel
Over the course of Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were staged along the coast of northern France, including of a boat experiencing engine trouble.
More than 450 Channel migrants reached UK on Christmas Day
More than 450 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, Home Office figures have shown.
Christmas Day migrants - more than 450 people crossed Channel on 11 boats
A total of 451 people crossed the English Channel in 11 small boats on Christmas Day, according to the latest official figures. The Home Office says crossings resumed after an 11-day lull - the last recorded arrival was on 14 December involving 160 people on three boats.
Hundreds of people crossed Channel in small boats on Christmas Day - as latest figure released
More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in 11 small boats on Christmas Day, according to official Home Office figures released on Boxing Day
More than 450 migrants crossed Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, Home Office figures show
More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures.
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