People smuggler convicted of £1.5m small boats operation

Pistiwan Jameel described migrants as "pigeons" or "sticks" as he facilitated illegal crossings.

Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam

Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France. A suspected major supplier of small boats used by people smugglers to transport ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews convicted

The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.

More people have crossed Channel in small boats this year than in all of 2023

Labour’s policy to ‘smash the gangs’ is not yet having an impact, Home Office figures show. The number of people who have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year has exceeded the total ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Smuggler reveals forgery operation used to bring Vietnamese migrants to UK

The UK asylum seeker tells the BBC he cannot justify breaking the law "but it’s a very lucrative business".

White supremacist stabbed asylum seeker in hotel

Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel in Worcestershire.

Small boat Channel crossings pass total for 2023

This year, 29,578 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats compared to 29,437 in 2023.

‘Death trap’ Channel boats traded by smugglers in Germany, BBC investigation finds

A €15,000 package deal for a dinghy, engine and 60 life jackets was offered to our reporter in Essen.

Turkish man accused of being major supplier of Channel smuggling boats arrested

The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.

'I would end small boat crossings in weeks' - Jenrick

Robert Jenrick speaks to BBC Radio Kent ahead of Saturday’s leadership contest result.

Smugglers convicted after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into US. A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

We must stop smuggling gangs before they act - Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra £75m to police the UK's borders as he vows to "smash" criminal gangs.

New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers

The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings.

Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted while crossing Channel

Total number of arrivals by small boats reaches 32,691 this year, up 22% on same time last year but fewer than in 2022. Nine boats carrying 572 people have been intercepted while attempting to ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates

World - Yahoo News - October 27

Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates

An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated

World - ABC News - October 27

Small plane crashes in Slovenia, killing 3 people

A small plane crashed on Sunday in foggy weather in northeast Slovenia, killing three people on board

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

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