Europe migrant crisis

How many people cross the Channel in small boats?

Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" bringing people to the UK in small boats.

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Migrants wrapped in blankets reach Dover
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Kent
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27 November 2020
Arrests over small boat supply to smugglers
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Kent
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26 November 2020
Rescuers find owners of wedding rings lost at sea
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Europe
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25 November 2020
Four migrant boats cross English Channel
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Kent
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24 November 2020
Paris police in 'shocking' clash at migrant camp
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Europe
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24 November 2020
Paris police break up migrant camp amid scuffles. Video, 00:01:04
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Europe
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24 November 2020
Hundreds evicted from Gran Canaria migrant camp. Video, 00:00:48
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Europe
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18 November 2020
Migrants evicted as numbers rise on Canary Islands
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Europe
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18 November 2020
Greece charges Afghan migrant after son drowns
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Europe
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16 November 2020
The heartbreaking video of a family desperate for more
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Middle East
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15 November 2020
Scores die in migrant shipwreck off Libya - UN
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Africa
Posted
12 November 2020
Five dead after dinghy capsizes in Mediterranean
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Europe
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12 November 2020
Standing up to Sicily's sex-work traffickers
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Africa
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12 November 2020
The Compass. Can Germany Save the World? Can Germany Save the World?: Mutti and her crisis management. Audio, 27 minutes
Can Angela Merkel teach the world a lesson about managing crises?
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Nearly 160 migrants attempt Channel crossing
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Kent
Posted
10 November 2020
Migrants brought to UK as six boats intercepted
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Kent
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9 November 2020
Canary Islands sees 1,600 migrants over weekend
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Europe
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8 November 2020
Child among migrants to cross the English Channel
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Kent
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6 November 2020
Men jailed for smuggling boats of migrants to UK
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Kent
Posted
30 October 2020
140 migrants drown in year's deadliest shipwreck
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Africa
Posted
29 October 2020
Pregnant woman among migrants found on cargo ship
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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29 October 2020
Family who died in Channel were Kurdish-Iranian
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UK
Posted
28 October 2020
Migrant family friend pays tribute to victims. Video, 00:00:43
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Europe
Posted
28 October 2020
How many migrant children cross the Channel?
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Kent
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28 October 2020