France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the English Channel, according to multiple sources contacted by the BBC. There is ...

So far this year, some 3,863 people have arrived in the UK via small boat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has hit out at ‘French police standing around’ - Gareth Fuller/PA Wire French police are ...

A French boss of a second-hand boat firm was sentenced to prison Friday for selling dozens of vessels to desperate migrants who used them to cross the English Channel. Emmanuel Desreux, 45, was given ...

French police will use large nets to stop small boats crossing the English Channel – despite warnings that such tactics could lead to deaths. France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to ...