An Iraqi man was arrested in Wolverhampton for his alleged involvement in a gang accused of smuggling hundreds of Syrians into the UK and Germany.

Suspect arrested in UK during Europe-wide raids on people smuggling gang

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

Home Office 'wasted' £15m of taxpayers' cash on migrant camp

The 44-year-old Turkish man, who has not been named, was detained at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

‘Major supplier’ of boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested in Amsterdam

The deal will boost intelligence sharing and co-operation to intercept the criminal gangs as they smuggle people through Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo.

Starmer to sign deal with Balkan nations to tackle migrant smuggling gangs

Channel crossings have continued with pictures showing groups of people wearing life jackets arriving in Dover on a Border Force boat.

Channel crossings: 564 migrants arrive in UK as man dies attempting journey

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 man, who was Indian and aged about 40, was in a boat which left from the town of Tardinghen in northern France, French authorities said.

Man dies after small boat deflates in English Channel

Over 29,500 migrants have made the journey across the Channel since January according to the latest figures.

More migrants have crossed the Channel this year than over the whole of 2023

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 65 migrants were rescued from a boat off the coast of France on Thursday evening where a baby was found unconscious and later died.

Baby dies after migrant boat gets into difficulty in Channel, officials say

The Italian-Albanian migrant deal, though controversial, has been endorsed by EU President Ursula von der Leyen.

First group of asylum seekers sent to Albania by Italy in controversial deal

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

Pictures show people wearing life jackets arriving in Dover on a Border Force vessel on Friday, after a period of windy conditions.

Migrants brought to shore after crossing English Channel

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

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