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Seven asylum seekers who were wrongfully imprisoned for steering dinghies across the English Channel have had their convictions overturned.Court of Appeal judges overturned the convictions on Tuesday due to the same "error of law" that saw…

Border Force officials could go on strike against Priti Patel's "morally wrong" plans to turn dinghies back into the English Channel, a union has said.The Home Office is facing legal action over proposals to turn small boats into the sea, a…

Political leaders DESPERATE No10 have explored the use of sonic weapons to turn small boats around the English Channel, The Sun can reveal. The Ministry of Defense purchased long-range acoustic devices that emit a beam of pain tones for…

People are brought to Dover, Kent, by border force officers (Gareth Fuller / PA) (PA Wire)Border force officials could go on strike against Priti Patel's "morally reprehensible" plans to push back the canoes into the English channel said a…

Border force officials could call a strike against Priti Patel's "morally reprehensible" plans to push back rubber dinghies into the English Channel, a union said. The Home Office faces legal action over proposals to run small boats at sea,!-->…

Border force officials could call a strike against Priti Patel's “morally reprehensible” plans to push back rubber dinghies into the English Channel, a union said. The Home Office faces lawsuits over!-->…

The Home Office is facing legal action over its proposals to turn small boats into the sea in a tactic campaigners say could put lives at risk. Figures compiled by the PA news agency show 28,300 people crossed the Strait of Dover in small…

Migrants who were jailed for driving canoes across the Channel just wanted to seek asylum, a court has heard.Four men, who are currently serving sentences of two to six years, are challenging their convictions in the Court of Appeal and…

Campaign group Freedom from Torture says the government's policy has no legal basis and would increase the risk of drownings in the English Channel in a complaint it filed with the Administrative Court. Documents are understood to argue…

More than a dozen asylum seekers jailed for driving dinghies across the Channel are fighting to have their convictions overturned.The Home Office has branded the men as smugglers after they were prosecuted for aiding illegal migration and…

HOut of sight, behind an isolated forest near Dover, is the haunting reminder of how far people have traveled across the Channel to have a chance to reach the UK.Stacked on top of each other and buried behind white trucks and vans,…

Channel crossing incidentsHidden behind a secluded forest near Dover lies the haunting reminder of the distances people traveled across the English Channel for a chance to reach the UK.Stacked on top of each other and buried behind lorry…

France has been forced to ban the sale of rubber dinghies from Channel towns in an attempt to stop an increase in migrant crossings. Sports shops scattered along the French coast near the English Channel have been urged to stop selling…

Dozens of assorted canoes used by migrants to make the perilous journey across the Channel are stored in Dover.Drone footage shows more than 100 small boats stacked in rows in a gated complex - evidence of perhaps thousands of people…

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France says UK CANNOT return migrant canoes as 2,000 potential refugees gather across the Channel, preparing for the deadly crossingUK officials extremely frustrated with inability to intercept migrants at seaAuthorities admit…

This is after a new opinion from the Crown Prosecution Service Migrants who pilot canoes and small boats across the Channel with the intention of seeking asylum will no longer be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.…

FEEDING through the choppy waves of the English Channel, this 26-foot migrant boat is proof that smuggling gangs have upped their ruthless game. The military-style craft - pictured after entering British waters - is part of a new flotilla…

Border Farce Part 2: British patrol boats have recovered migrant canoes from the French side of the English Channel on "a number of occasions" as pressure mounts on Priti Patel to reduce the number of crossingsHome Secretary…

A refugee who fled persecution in Iran and was later picked up by border forces in the Channel has been jailed and now faces deportation.Fouad Kakaei was spotted at sea piloting dinghies bound for the UK twice in 2019, and although a judge…

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A migrant fleeing persecution in Iran, who was arrested by border forces in the Channel, has been jailed and faces deportation.Fouad Kakaei was spotted at sea piloting dinghies bound for the UK twice in 2019.A judge admitted Thursday that…

Bond Boat on a migrant mission: 007 style super-ship that could be used to spot dinghies crossing the English Channel is put to the test in DoverThe sleek 39-foot craft named Madfox has high-tech surveillance equipmentIt was…

Migrants are jailed for driving canoes across the Channel despite an official report concluding that there are "no members of an organized criminal group" on board.The Interior Ministry lobbied to criminalize level crossings after Priti…

Migrants entering UK waters across the Channel will have their dinghies "disabled by nets" before being sent back to France.Dan O'Mahoney, the new Clandestine Channel Threat Commander, outlined his four-step plan to crack down on illegal…

The MP for Dover is calling for abandoned migrant canoes to be donated to good maritime causes after hundreds of them were photographed stored in a warehouse.Natalie Elphicke has written to the Home Office to seek clarification on what!-->…

Easter Migrant Boom: 72 refugees detained in one day as dinghies moor on Kent beaches with masked men and women on boardFour separate boats containing 72 migrants were intercepted off the south coastThey said they were from…

A smuggler has been jailed for taking migrants across the Channel in tiny inflatable boats.Sarbast Mohammed Hama, 31, with no fixed address in the UK, admitted to helping with illegal immigration to Lewes Crown Court and was jailed for…

LONDON — Migrants are attempting the 21-mile journey across the English Channel from France to Britain in flimsy inflatable boats, canoes and even jet skis.Video footage shown on 'Good Morning Britain' on Tuesday showed British authorities…

Fourteen people, believed to be migrants, have been rescued from two dinghies off the coast of Kent, which would take the number of people crossing the English Channel illegally in boats so far this month to 78.Seven people were on board…