A migrant was attacked on a Kent beach just moments after landing onshore in a dinghy on Sunday. The man, thought to be in his 20s and from the Middle East, was set upon by an unknown assailant who watched the boat arrive on the beach near Deal. It is thought to be the first … Read more
Priti Patel will today demand French co-operation in a massive new ‘blockade’ of the Channel to crack down on the migrant crisis. The Home Secretary will refuse to hand over any more taxpayers’ money to fund operations on French soil unless Emmanuel Macron’s government steps up action on illegal crossings. The French will also be expected … Read more
Ministers are considering using Australian-style tactics to block migrant boats leaving France amid amid a sharp rise in the number of people making the treacherous journey across the channel. Australia’s successful ‘push back’ method is used to stop illegal migrants arriving from Indonesia and is one option being considered by government, according to sources. But … Read more
A ‘furious’ Priti Patel last night backed sending Royal Navy patrols into the English Channel after a record number of migrants reached Britain. Officials have been ordered to draw up plans in which, for the first time, the Navy could turn back boats. Yesterday up to 250 migrants made the perilous crossing – the highest … Read more
An astonished couple found two illegal migrants under their van after they returned from a trip to France. Dean Darke, 60, and wife May caught the men crawling out on their driveway in Basildon, Essex, after the journey last Wednesday. The stowaways had boarded the van as it arrived at the port city of Caen, ahead … Read more
Migrant arrivals will hit crisis levels if UK and France fail to agree joint Channel patrols, warns former head of Border Force More than 200 migrants managed to cross to Britain on Thursday alone in surge Ex-Border Force chief Tony Smith urged Britain to agree new joint patrol treaty He claimed that the current approach … Read more
Hundreds of migrants boats intercepted in the English Channel are being stores at a warehouse complex in Dover as the latest figures show that more than 2,800 people have reached the UK this year. Previously it was not clear what happened to the vessels, but MailOnline can now reveal they are being stored at a … Read more
Migrant on a stolen PEDALO was among 200 people who tried to make the perilous journey from France to England Around 200 migrants tried to cross The Channel from France on Sunday, July 12 Border Force stopped around 15 boats, one of which was carrying 22 people One desperate migrant stole a pedalo from a … Read more
African asylum-seeker is stabbed to death and three others injured in mass brawl at overcrowded Greek migrant camp The fight was with a rival Afghan group that left three Africans with knife wounds One of them was the man who died and a fourth African was beaten with a club Moira has been in lockdown … Read more
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among 250 faith leaders calling on Boris Johnson to guarantee the rights of lone migrant children to seek refuge here. In a letter to the prime minister today (Sat), they say Britain has a ‘moral duty to act’ because two schemes for claiming asylum are ending. MPs … Read more