Data reveal that almost 37,000 migrants made crossing last year, with the majority originating from Afghanistan ...

The journey across the English Channel in a small boat has always been perilous. But in 2024 it became more deadly.' The Refugee Council has urged the government to prioritise saving refugees’ lives ...

Refugee Council The Refugee Council’s January paper titled, Deaths in the Channel, identified 69 recorded deaths in the English Channel throughout 2024. This includes the three people known to ...

In 2024, at least 69 men, women and children died crossing the English Channel in a small boat, trying to reach the UK -- more than the total between 2019 and 2023. The report by Refugee Council ...

A Syrian migrant has been crushed to death attempting to cross the English Channel by small boat, French authorities have said. The man was pronounced dead at around 4.30am on Saturday, French media ...

Had he visited refugees in Calais ... No one chooses to cross the English Channel in a small boat because it’s their preferred mode of transportation to claim asylum in the UK.

A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024 ... have safe and legal routes to the UK open to them. Refugees recognised by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ...