A dinghy of 40 migrants landed on a beach in Kent at 11am this morning in front of sunbathers before they fled. Footage shows shocked beachgoers watching while the migrants sprint off in different directions after their vessel managed to arrive at Oldstairs Bay in Kingsdown without being intercepted by Border Force. A witness told … Read more
Wally the wandering walrus capsizes dinghy and tries to board fishing boat as it delights onlookers in Tenby after straying thousands of miles from Arctic home Wally the Walrus has been spotted swimming in the harbour in Tenby, Wales He capsized a dingy after failing to board a fishing boat in the harbour Wally has … Read more
Around 15 migrants including many without shoes have been intercepted crossing the Channel in inflatable boats today. The first group of about seven men were brought into Dover Marina, Kent, on the back of a Border Force vessel shortly before 9am. Temperatures plummeted overnight to 4C as the men battled to cross the Channel on a … Read more
This is the moment a group of around 20 migrants landed in a dinghy on a Kent beach at dawn today on one of the busiest days for Border Force so far this year. Footage taken 7.30am shows the group landing in a small boat before abandoning their life jackets and running towards the town … Read more
Snow joke! Hilarious moment runaway rubber DINGHY wipes out sledders at Scottish ski resort Clip was reportedly taken on slopes of Glenshee Ski Resort, Abderdeenshire A man is knocked to his knees as three people in an inflatable career into him Footage, posted on December 30, shows one of the men falling out of inflatable … Read more
The first migrants to cross The Channel since the UK’s new Brexit deal came into force have been brought into Dover – after more than 8,400 made the dangerous crossing last year. One boat carrying around 10 people was intercepted and brought into Dover Marina, Kent shortly before 5am on Saturday. Border Force towed the blue and … Read more
An Afghan man has been charged with endangering his son’s life after the six-year-old died while trying to reach the Greek island of Samos by boat. The 25-year-old father faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of the charge, which one NGO described as a ‘direct attack on the right to seek … Read more
Dozens of migrants are picked by Border Force after making Channel crossing in dinghies for the first time this month during break in the bad weather Interception was the first time this month migrants had attempted the cross Unconfirmed reports claimed between 50 and 60 were detained by officers Last month a total of 1,954 … Read more
Dozens of migrants have made it across the English Channel in small boats for the first time in a week. Around 40 people are understood to have been detained as they took advantage of a change in weather conditions as strong winds eased. One boat with 13 people – 11 men and two teenage boys – … Read more
Migrants packed into a tiny dinghy were forced to bail out water after the raft started sinking while they were trying to cross the Channel. The dinghy was carrying more than a dozen migrants who were trying to reach the UK despite strong winds at sea. The boat, carrying men, women and children was intercepted … Read more