According to the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory, citizens of five countries (Iran, Albania, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria) account for two-thirds of individuals crossing in small boats ...

Two people have died after an overloaded migrant boat sank in the English Channel off the coast of Calais on Wednesday morning. French maritime authorities said 46 people have been rescued alive ...

The overloading of flimsy boats used in crossing attempts sometimes causes them to collapse, rip open and sink. Inflatables ... so many people being piled into small, cramped boats.

Citizens of five countries – Iran, Albania, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria – have made up two thirds of those crossing in small boats since 2018, according to the University of Oxford’s ...

Cross-Channel ferries had to be halted during the rescue operation close to Calais involving the French government’s Minck vessel, an all-weather boat, French navy helicopter and medical team.

Graph shows arrivals crossing the English Channel in small boats (PA Graphics) More than 28,000 people have crossed the Channel so far this year, according to official figures. Just under 30,000 ...

Celestino Arellano, of Austin, Texas, took aim with the shoulder-mounted weapon from the sand at the red canoe-length boat. Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit planned to down a small ...

A month later, four people, including a two-year-old boy, died after seemingly being "trampled to death" on two separate boats. The latest sinking brings the total number of deaths from migrants ...

On 18 October, 647 migrants crossed the English Channel in 10 small boats, bringing the total number of people arriving in 2024 to 28,204. The figure is almost 8% higher than at the same point ...