arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
Matter of time until mass casualty event in Channel, border chief warns: Major General Duncan Capps, the Home Office’s border security commander ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrants-channel-crossing-uk-france-borders-chief-b3070704.html
Children of RNLI volunteers bullied at school over migrant rescues: Lifeboat crews face escalating abuse online and in public because their role assisting small ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rnli-volunteers-children-bullied-anti-migrant-hostility-pxxm5bh5m
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‘We made it’ - After 28 years of walking Karl Bushby is back on English soil and has 400k to go to reach his home city of Hull
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/real-life/we-made-it-after-28-11187369
RNLI volunteers and their children targeted over charity's migrant rescues: Crews have faced abuse for several years for rescuing migrants in the Channel ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rnli-children-bullied-migrant-rescues-37782135
Channel Tunnel latest: 19 injured after collision between bus and train on French side
news.sky.com/story/channel-tunnel-latest-19-injured-after-collision-between-bus-and-train-on-french-side-13599381
Hit US sitcom Friends to return to Channel 4 from next year: The hit US sitcom was last broadcast on Channel 4 in 2011 and will return in January next year
news.stv.tv/entertainment/hit-us-sitcom-friends-to-return-to-channel-4-from-next-year
Two boats carrying up to 120 migrants dock at UK town after crossing Channel as protesters chant ‘send them back’
thesun.co.uk/news/40579428/two-boats-migrants-docks-uk-town-protesters-chant-shame/
At least 3 migrants die and dozens injured while trying to reach UK as dinghy capsizes crossing the Channel
thesun.co.uk/news/40512883/migrants-die-dinghy-capsizes-channel/
RNLI Controversy explained: How a small boat rescue became a right-wing rallying cry - Yachting Monthly
yachtingmonthly.com/news/rnli-controversy-explained-how-a-small-boat-rescue-became-a-right-wing-rallying-cry-106520
Far-right activist Danny Tommo arrested a day after ‘slashing migrant boat as it crossed Channel’
thesun.co.uk/news/40476888/danny-tommo-arrested-slashing-migrant-boat-channel/
Danny Tommo denied bail as trial date set over alleged criminal damage to Channel boat
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/danny-tommo-custody-criminal-damage-trial-english-channel-boat-b3058164.html
"The proposed £500,000 donation from a foreign source discussed in Channel 4’s report did not take place," a 27-page investigation by Reform UK ... Show more
BBC Sep 29
Daniel Thomas refused bail over alleged boat damage in Channel: Daniel Thomas is remanded in custody after appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kwlx2jg3do
Three migrants die in Channel crossing attempt, according to reportsitv.com
The National Crime Agency and Border Force have seized 25 inflatable small boats that were destined to be shipped to cross-Channel people smugglers.
The boats ... Show more
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas has been arrested over a video which appears to show him slashing a dinghy in the Channel with an emergency responder on board ... Show more
Entire town under police powers after more anti-migrant protests break out: Police issue Section 34 dispersal order for Gosport after anti-migrant protests flare ...
metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/patriots-block-ambulances-anti-migrant-protest-boat-carrying-120-prepares-land-uk-29678330/
Mail Online Oct 04
UK hands out 1,000 hijabs to channel migrants: Tories blast use of taxpayers' money to fund 'instruments of suppression' for illegal arrivals
dailymail.com/news/article-16181011/UK-hands-1-000-hijabs-channel-migrants.html
Two men dead after attempting small boat English Channel crossing: Two women were also injured as the migrants attempted to leave the French coast at Berck.
standard.co.uk/news/politics/english-channel-french-hampshire-home-office-gosport-b1299539.html
Two men die and two women suffer burns during small boat crossing in Channel: It follows a boat of migrants being brought ashore in Gosport on Sunday
portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/two-men-have-died-and-two-women-were-injured-during-a-small-boat-crossing-in-the-english-channel-9267466
BBC Sep 24
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas charged after dinghy slashed in Channel: Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkgwe3egpzgo
Far-right activist Danny Tommo branded ‘disgusting’ after slashing dinghy in Channel
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/danny-tommo-dinghy-channel-migrants-b3054716.html
Anti-migrant vigilante 'slashes' dinghy at sea with rescuer still aboard: Hampshire police 'conducting enquiries' into an incident in the Channel ...
inews.co.uk/news/small-boat-dinghy-asylum-seekers-gosport-danny-tommo-protest-4783970
"This is England" - Danny Tommo denies slashing boat with migrants in Channel headed for Gosport
portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/this-is-england-danny-tommo-denies-slashing-boat-in-channel-with-migrants-headed-for-gosport-9178097
Home Secretary announces 'safe and legal' routes for refugees to enter UK: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces 'safe and legal' routes for refugees to enter ...
metro.co.uk/2026/09/28/home-secretary-announces-safe-legal-routes-refugees-enter-uk-29661195/
OpinionThere’s nothing patriotic about Danny Tommo slashing a migrant dinghy: Migrants’ rights campaigner Ravishaan say Danny Tommo targeting a rescue boat in the ...
metro.co.uk/2026/09/23/nothing-patriotic-danny-tommo-slashing-a-migrant-dinghy-29648006/
Police update after far-right leader Danny Tommo 'seen slashing inflatable dinghy in Channel'
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-update-after-far-right-37692121
Anti-migrant agitator Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after he was accused of slashing a boat in the Channel with an emergency ... Show more
Daniel 'Tommo' Thomas pleads not guilty to criminal damage after Channel 'boat slashing'
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-thomas-danny-tommo-court-37701962
Far-right leader Danny Tommo has been charged for criminal damage after 'slashing a dinghy in Channel'.
Danny Tommo, 37 ... Show more
BBC Sep 25
Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in Channel: Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0lr5r46z5jo
Farage to use loophole to show 'propaganda' on Reform TV - and it can't be stopped
inews.co.uk/news/farage-loophole-propaganda-reform-tv-4769841
Stratford Observer Sep 24
Almost 800 migrants cross Channel in busiest day of year – NATIONAL NEWS: Almost 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Wednesday ...
stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/almost-800-migrants-cross-channel-in-busiest-day-of-year-national-news-64540/
Politics latest: Record number of small boat migrants for a single day in 2026 cross Channel
news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-un-speech-new-york-trump-chagos-12593360
The Spectator Sep 23
Gosport and the rise of anti-migration direct action: On Monday and Tuesday, a so-called ‘mega dinghy’ made its way across the English Channel from the coast of ...
spectator.com/article/gosport-and-the-rise-of-anti-migration-direct-action/
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Patriot Platform leader 'slashed migrant dinghy' in Channel as police launch probe
kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/patriot-platform-leader-slashed-migrant-11167911
RNLI release statement after Hastings and Eastbourne lifeboats called to assist boat in Channel
sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/rnli-release-statement-after-hastings-and-eastbourne-lifeboats-called-to-assist-boat-in-channel-9149217
Teenager jailed for piloting 'mega dinghy' across the Channel: Chan Mathok Atak was one of two pilots on the boat that crossed from France in July ...
news.sky.com/story/teenager-jailed-for-piloting-mega-dinghy-across-the-channel-13589202
Normandy migrant dinghy heading for UK after 24 hours at sea: Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, claimed on social media he was going into the Channel to find ...
kentonline.co.uk/news/national/normandy-migrant-dinghy-heading-for-uk-after-24-hours-at-sea-172002/
RNLI lifeboats sent to rescue migrant dinghy which has spent 30 hours in Channel: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the migrants will be transferred to UK ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrant-dinghy-boat-normandy-rnli-danny-tommo-b3054392.html
Mail Online Sep 21
Boat bought by criminal anti-migrant activist 'Danny Tommo' to help police the English Channel sinks
dailymail.com/news/article-16148073/Boat-anti-migrant-activist-Danny-Tommo-sinks.html
RNLI suspends services in Portsmouth after volunteers abused for saving migrants by far-right thugs
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rnli-portsmouth-migrants-protest-abuse-37675412
RNLI crews face abuse for saving lives in English Channel: Recent reports say RNLI volunteers and staff have faced online abuse, protests and false claims ...
gazette-news.co.uk/news/26539849.rnli-crews-face-abuse-saving-lives-english-channel/
Migrant mega-dinghy carrying 140 people reaches UK from Normandy after ‘longest-ever Channel crossing’
thesun.co.uk/news/40285673/migrant-mega-dinghy-arrives-uk-normandy-channel/
Anti-migrant protesters ‘plotting to intercept dinghies in the Channel using their own boat’ in dramatic escalation
thesun.co.uk/news/40360979/anti-migrant-protesters-intercept-dinghies-channel-own-boat/
Arrests were made at an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon (12 September).
Official vehicles were damaged and a small number ... Show more
Portsmouth riot police clash with protesters after small boat migrants rescued: A single dinghy carrying 140 migrants was rescued in the English Channel on ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/portsmouth-riot-police-clash-protesters-34577394
RNLI dismisses wild claims that lifeboat brought migrants into Cornish port: Groups were fuelling rumours that migrants rescued from the English Channel were ...
cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/rnli-dismisses-wild-claims-lifeboat-11147366
Most Britons think Channel migrants should be detained on arrival: Polling shows that while most voters support setting up legal, safe routes to the UK for ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/small-boats-migrants-detained-arrival-poll-ll7klfg0t
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U.K. government condemns anti-migrant protests at ports over Channel boat crossings
ctvnews.ca/world/article/uk-government-condemns-anti-migrant-protests-at-ports-over-channel-boat-crossings/
Far-right Portsmouth protesters target RNLI heroes sparking backlash as police hunt masked thugs
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/protests-portsmouth-dover-migrants-rnli-37636827
Coastguard search launched for small boat in Channel: A helicopter and aeroplane have been deployed after small boat headed towards Hampshire.
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26526244.coastguard-search-launched-small-boat-channel/
Migrants brought ashore in Hampshire after 140 rescued: Dozens of migrants have arrived on the south coast after a major rescue operation at sea.
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26526438.migrants-brought-ashore-hampshire-140-rescued-solent/
More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel: The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to French ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkpeppjyqo
Port statement on refusing major migrant landing: Lifeboats carrying around 140 migrants rescued in the English Channel were denied permission to enter port
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26530658.southampton-port-issues-statement-refusing-major-migrant-landing/
Masked anti-migrant protesters shut down UK port: Dozens of masked people reportedly protesting against Channel migrant crossings blocked access to the Port of ...
bangkokpost.com/world/3314538/masked-antimigrant-protesters-shut-down-uk-port
'A very special lady': Tributes to 'remarkable' swimmer Eileen Fenton, female winner of the first race across the English Channel, following her death aged 98
dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/people/a-very-special-lady-tributes-to-remarkable-swimmer-eileen-fenton-female-winner-of-the-first-race-across-the-english-channel-following-her-death-aged-98-8955794
Reform members have reacted to Channel 4’s investigation into the party’s finances, saying “the left will do anything to get rid of Nigel” ... Show more
Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters: Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/29/royal-navy-tracking-russian-vessels-uk-waters-channel-north-sea
Royal Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel in 'intense 72-hour operation'Royal Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel in 'intense 72-hour operation'
Vessel 'in distress' in English Channel as rescue effort launched: A coastguard helicopter, a fixed-wing aircraft and RNLI lifeboats from Falmouth and ...
news.sky.com/story/vessel-in-distress-in-english-channel-as-rescue-effort-launched-13578874
Number of asylum seekers in hotels halves in a year, data shows
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3relr4xx27o
I posed as a migrant to cross the Channel in a dinghy – French cops are giving people smugglers free lifts back to camps
thesun.co.uk/news/40160669/posed-as-migrant-cross-channel-dinghy/
Rattled Putin diverting warships to protect his shadow fleet tankers near UK waters
inews.co.uk/news/putin-diverting-warships-protect-shadow-fleet-near-uk-4729279
The Sentinel Aug 23
Meet the North Staffordshire teen, 13, set to swim the English Channel: Will Robinson is raising money for Mencap
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/meet-north-staffordshire-teen-13-11117930
Former Archbishop of Canterbury accuses Nigel Farage of using Christianity to channel anti-Muslim feeling
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-christianity-muslim-rowan-williams-b3035726.html
The UK is paying France £660m to stop the boats. But smugglers are a step ahead: The latest ‘mega-dinghy’ shows why throwing money at the problem won’t lead to a ...
inews.co.uk/news/world/uk-france-660m-stop-boats-smugglers-ahead-4701398
Reform UK would use Navy to stop small boats in the Channel itv.com
Key FactsReform UK proposes navy plan to halt Channel crossings
Aug 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- On Monday, August 3, Reform UK presented a 28-page plan for the event of winning the next election.
- The proposal calls for the Royal Navy to return small boats to France, but a former Royal Navy commander said this was not where the solution lay.
- The British government cites as evidence that its strategy is working that arrivals in the first half of 2026 fell by more than 42 percent year-on-year to just over 14,000, while 752 people arrived on July 29, a daily record for the year.
- In April, London agreed a new three-year deal with Paris and committed up to €766 million to support French law enforcement.
If the Elysee Palace refuses, make no mistake: His Majesty’s Royal Marines will disembark them safely on the very shore they left that morning.— Zia Yusuf, Reform party home affairs spokesman, at a press conference unveiling the policy in a 28-page document.
BBC Aug 10
Record 230 people cross English Channel in one small boat: A photograph taken near the French coast shows migrants packed into the inflatable small boat.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4vxjg2yno
Clowns entertain migrants and smugglers bound for Britain: Juggling troupe performs at Loon-Plage camp where gangs deploy 15m-long dinghies
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/12/clowns-entertain-migrants-people-smugglers/
Is the migrant crisis out of control as 230 cross Channel on one dinghy? VOTE NOW
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