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English Channel small boat crossing attempt leaves one man dead

New UK government figures show the number of migrants who arrived in small boats so far this year has already surpassed 2023’s total.

As of Friday, there had been 29,578 in 2024, compared to 29,437 across all of 2023. Last year’s total was lower than the record of 45,774 arrivals in 2022.

The Home Office has pledged to “stop at nothing” to dismantle people-smuggling gangs that organise small boat crossings.

A spokesperson said: “Our new border security command will strengthen our global partnerships and enhance our efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute these evil criminals.”

An undercover BBC investigation published on Friday exposed a group of people-smugglers in Germany offering a Channel crossing “package” for €15,000 (£12,500).

The package included an inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor and 60 life jackets. The smugglers said they stored the boats in multiple secret warehouses to hide them from the German police.


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