Some 36,816 people made the journey in 2024, a jump of 25% from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, according to provisional figures from the Home Office.

Number of migrants arriving in UK after crossing Channel up 25% in 2024

French authorities mounted a large-scale rescue operation on Sunday morning.

Three dead in Channel as migrant crossings continue

More than 858 people crossed the Channel in 21 boats over Christmas Day and Boxing Day as the total number of migrant crossings tops 150,000 since 2018.

Labour blames ‘appalling legacy’ after migrant crossings top 150,000 since 2018

Several small boats have been seen making the journey across the English Channel to Dover in Kent.

Migrants cross English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day

It comes after Home Office figures showed 122 people made the journey on Sunday in two boats. Over 33,000 people have arrived in the UK so far this year.

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At least one person is thought to have lost their life while attempting the journey to Dover on Wednesday, according to sources.

Migrant dies in Channel as arrivals believed to have surpassed 30,000 this year

The latest figures put the total number of crossings for the year at more than 28,000 – up slightly on last year but down on 2022.

More than 600 people cross Channel day after baby died off French coast

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from the RNLI Dover Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel. A two-year-old boy, a woman and two men died in "two tragedies" off the coast of France, the Prefect of Pas-de-Calais region has confirmed. Jacques Billant, said that in the first incident on Saturday, the French coastguard responded to a boat carrying nearly 90 people on board which was suffering engine failure. Picture date: Saturday October 5, 2024.

Saturday's arrivals bring the total for this year to 26,612 compared to 25,330 at the same time last year. 

More than 970 migrants cross Channel in busiest day of year so far

A file photo of people in a small boat crossing the English Channel. PA

A woman and two men also died in incidents involving two overcrowded boats off the coast of France, authorities have confirmed.

Two-year-old boy among four dead in small boat 'tragedies' in English Channel

A woman and a girl were wedged into the boot of a car by a man who tried to smuggle them across the Channel into the UK.

Girl and woman wedged into the back of a car in attempt to cross English Channel

A total of 11 boats were intercepted making the dangerous crossing to the UK on Saturday.

24,000 people cross channel in small boats so far this year

Home Office figures show 65 migrants made the journey in two boats on Monday, taking the provisional total for the year so far to 23,598.

Channel crossings since Labour came to power top 10,000

Channel crossings continued the day after news of the deaths emerged, with the Home Office recording 1,093 arrivals in two days.

Channel crossings continue after eight migrants die trying to reach UK

An archive photo of a boat thought to be with migrants being escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale. AP

According to French media, the incident happened off the coast of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France overnight.

Eight people die trying to cross Channel overnight

The jackets do not meet UK or European safety standards and would have failed in deep water, according to the National Crime Agency.

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