Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025 More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded “shameful” by the Home ...

The number of migrants reaching the UK in small boats in 2025 climbed to its second-highest level since records began, official figures showed on Thursday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir ...

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The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK. The measures to criminalise the facilitation of migrant smuggling towards the UK, agreed more ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Volleyball setter Kassie O’Brien was named the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association National Freshman of the Year, it was announced on Wednesday by the association.

Migrant arrivals in small boats have resumed after 28 days without crossings. Home Office figures showed a stretch between 14 November and yesterday (12 December) without arrivals, making it the ...

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Record number of small boat crossings to UK in first half of 2025 The UK recorded its longest period without small boat migrant arrivals across the Channel in seven years, lasting 28 days until 12 ...

Dave and Karen Meadows of PUSHED are among the businesses highlighted in the Small Business Saturday campaign Two companies in the south west have been highlighted for their innovation and ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan crashed out of the UK Championship in the first round this week in a shock loss to China's Zhou Yuelong. The Rocket has endured an action-packed last few months and celebrates his ...

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