A drop in small boat arrivals for a January may have been caused by the stormy weather conditions.

Dramatic images show dozens of people sitting along the sides of the low-slung boat, many wearing dark clothing and life jackets, as it cut across the grey sea towards Britain. Other photographs ...

French authorities rescued more than 6,000 migrants attempting to reach Britain in small boats last year, while 25 people ...

More than 800 migrants in 13 boats crossed the English Channel on Saturday, according to Home Office data. The figure is a record for a December day in recent years, and is believed to be due to a ...

It comes as a Home Office crackdown on adverts telling migrants how to circumvent immigration checks comes into force.

A French boss of a second-hand boat firm was sentenced to prison Friday for selling dozens of vessels to desperate migrants who used them to cross the English Channel. Emmanuel Desreux, 45, was given ...

More than 700 migrants crossed the Channel on Saturday after a four-week gap in small boat crossings, according to the latest Home Office figures. The arrival in Dover of 737 migrants on 11 boats ...