A sinking that killed at least 12 people in one of the deadliest cross-Channel accidents in years comes amid a sharp uptick in migrants making the perilous journey.

A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities have said.

Responding to reports that eight people have died during an attempted crossing of the Channel, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said: “This is yet ...

France is heading for a showdown with Britain over the Channel migrant crisis unless the UK agrees to open “legal admission channels” for those seeking to reach its shores, its hardline ...

Horror details of Channel tragedy emerge as French migrant plan slammed Sources claim the smugglers removed rigid supports from the boat. And a fisherman reveals horrific details of the operation ...

At least eight UK-bound migrants drowned today in the latest small boat disaster in the English Channel in an "awful" tragedy. The French emergency services received a Mayday from a dinghy that ...

Man dies in English Channel after overloaded dinghy deflates in latest migrant tragedy More migrants have now illegally crossed the English Channel than in the whole of 2023.

At least eight migrants have died off the coast of France while attempting to cross the English Channel - as new data reveals 801 people arrived on the UK's shores yesterday.

A baby has tragically died after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel capsized, French authorities have said. The overloaded boat carrying migrants, which was headed towards the UK ...

CHANNEL TRAGEDY Child, 2, ‘trampled to death’ & three adults killed after overcrowded dinghies try to cross English Channel from France ...

Migrants' Dreams of British Future Upended by Deadly Channel Tragedy By Amina Ismail CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Anwar Mansour, a 17-year-old Eritrean, and some 60 other ...

Eight migrants have died after an English Channel crossing attempt ended in disaster. French officials said the tragedy occurred in the commune of Ambletuese.