4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) The agreement between the UK and Belgium was confirmed on Wednesday The Home Secretary has finalised an intelligence-sharing agreement with Belgium in a bid to prevent migrant boats setting sail from the country. Ministers hope the pact will allow law…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (562+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest shared online Two images which…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (964+ words) An ‘ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic between the authorities and smugglers’ could shift where small boats depart from and arrive Traffickers shifting destinations along England’s south coast could present a new challenge in tackling the small boat crisis, an expert has warned....

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (562+ words) Around 140 migrants are brought ashore by lifeboats near Eastney in Portsmouth Dozens of demonstrators have descended on Portsmouth after migrants headed towards the Hampshire coast on a small boat were intercepted and brought ashore. Video footage showed protesters facing up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (178+ words) Harry and Meghan’s main security concern revealed after UK return The Independent Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) The UK has agreed a £662m deal with France to pay for French police to stop small boat launches A new team of 45 officers will be deployed on French beaches in the coming weeks, specifically tasked with stopping “mega dinghy” launches…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) The Home Secretary has claimed the Government’s crackdown on small boats is beginning to “bear fruit” after the combined total number of boat crossings over the summer months fell to its lowest since 2019. Some 102 small boats brought migrants over the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) Smuggling gangs are now packing larger numbers of migrants onto fewer, bigger craft Government action against small boat Channel crossings is starting to "bear fruit," according to the Home Secretary, following a drop in summer arrivals to their lowest point…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘there is more to do’ as she vowed to continue targetting criminal gangs behind crossings Government action against small boat Channel crossings is starting to "bear fruit," according to the Home Secretary, following a drop…...