https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/migration/ The latest Flip News stories on migration. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/greece-eu-asylum-suspension/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/greece-eu-asylum-suspension/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Greece has asked EU interior ministers in Luxembourg for rules letting member states temporarily suspend asylum applications during major migration flows, pointing to this summer's mass arrivals in Spain's Ceuta enclave. Sarah Whitfield greece eu asylum migration ceuta thanos-plevris Reuters; Al Jazeera 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/mahmood-watering-down-migration-reforms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/mahmood-watering-down-migration-reforms/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled she will water down plans to extend the wait for permanent settlement, after more than 100 Labour MPs rebelled over proposals that would force some care workers to wait up to 15 years. Sarah Whitfield migration Shabana Mahmood Labour immigration indefinite leave to remain The Times 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/channel-migrant-boat-capsize-wissant-three-dead/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-migrant-boat-capsize-wissant-three-dead/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:52:00 GMT Three migrants have died and dozens were injured after an overcrowded dinghy carrying around 105 people capsized off Wissant near Calais on Monday; French prosecutors have opened criminal investigations into the latest Channel tragedy. James Calloway English Channel migration Wissant France small boats UK news The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/madrid-protest-ceuta-migrant-crisis/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/madrid-protest-ceuta-migrant-crisis/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thousands rallied in Madrid on Saturday over the government's handling of the Ceuta migrant influx, with the right-wing opposition demanding early elections and accusing Pedro Sánchez of negligence. Sarah Whitfield Spain Ceuta migration protest Sanchez Vox Al Jazeera 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 https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ceuta-tent-camp-transfer/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ceuta-tent-camp-transfer/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Spanish police moved hundreds of migrants off Ceuta's beaches to a 1,700-place tented camp in the port area, wrapping up the transfer operation by noon. Sarah Whitfield Ceuta Spain migration Morocco EU The Times of Israel (AFP)