https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/channel-crossings/ The latest Flip News stories on channel-crossings. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-migrants-longer-routes-south-france/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-migrants-longer-routes-south-france/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT Small-boat smugglers are launching from beaches nearly 80 miles south of the usual Calais departure points, forcing migrants into crossings of 50 miles or more, a BBC investigation has found. Sarah Whitfield migration channel-crossings smuggling Home Office France Border Force BBC News https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-crossing-wissant-three-killed/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-crossing-wissant-three-killed/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:50:00 GMT Three people, including a child, have died off the coast of France in an attempt to cross the English Channel, after a distress call from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people, French authorities said. Sarah Whitfield channel-crossings france wissant migration uk Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/danny-tommo-charged-channel-dinghy-slashing/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/danny-tommo-charged-channel-dinghy-slashing/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Thomas, 37, has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN after allegedly slashing an empty dinghy in the English Channel; he pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody. James Calloway channel-crossings crime far-right uk The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-crossings-781-busiest-day/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-crossings-781-busiest-day/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:36:00 GMT The Home Office recorded 781 arrivals in 10 small boats on Wednesday — the highest single-day total this year — as the Home Secretary ordered an urgent Border Security Command review after two boats landed undetected. Sarah Whitfield migration channel-crossings Home Office Shabana Mahmood Lucy Powell Kent The Times