Watch video of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel in a rare and unusual intervention, which police have made clear is not a new...

Cabinet minister Heidi Alexander says age checks will not mark the "end of the conversation".

Home secretary says working with French is vital to stop boats crossing, as UK prepares for Emmanuel Macron visit

Nearly 20,000 people arrived in the UK in the first half of 2025 by crossing the Channel in small boats

In a controversial escalation of efforts to deter illegal migration across the English Channel, French police have reportedly begun using knives to...

In a controversial escalation of efforts to deter illegal migration across the English Channel, French police have reportedly begun using knives to...

In today’s newsletter: As the French president arrives in the UK for a state visit, tackling migrant crossings in the Channel is top of the agenda

The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said.