(BBC) The number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025 has exceeded 10,000, an increase of about 40% compared with the same period last year.
A total of 247 people crossed on Sunday, taking the total to 9,885 migrants the Home Office has recorded arriving in the UK since the start of the year.
More than 200 people made the crossing on Monday, taking the figure over 10,000. In 2024, that figure was reached on 24 May.
A Home Office spokesperson said the government were “strengthening international partnerships and boosting our ability to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal gangs whilst strengthening the security of our borders.”
