The number of irregular migrants arriving in the UK by small boats jumped by 13 per cent in 2025 to more than 41,000, heaping ...

A near-record number of small boat migrants reached the U.K. in 2025, sparking political tensions ahead of local elections.

LABOUR admit their plan to stop Channel small boats isn’t working — as the total of migrants crossing this year hit 40,000. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood conceded efforts to smash the smuggling ...

The number of migrants to cross the English Channel in small boats since Labour came to power last summer is expected to have reached 50,000. Home Office data shows 49,797 people had arrived as of ...

The UK government blamed months of good weather for a surge in migrants arriving via small boat crossings from France, as it seeks to take the political sting out of record arrivals this year. There ...

The number of migrants reaching the UK in small boats in 2025 climbed to its second-highest level since records began, official figures showed on Thursday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir ...

SMALL boat crossings have soared past 40,600 this year. Wednesday saw 497 migrants make the dangerous journey across the ...