Channel Tracker

Public-source monitoring of reporting relating to Channel crossings and small boats.

Important: Items shown here are reports collected from public sources. A report appearing in this tracker does not mean the underlying claim has been independently verified. Categories are automated classifications based on keywords and may be incorrect.

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Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply - BBC

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UK and France expand Channel policing - infomigrants.net

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Watch: BBC witnesses 'taxi boat' picking up migrants multiple times in a day - BBC

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UK and France expand Channel policing - InfoMigrants

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UK: Small boat arrivals fall to a seven-year low - infomigrants.net

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

France-UK deal linked to seven-year low in Channel migrant crossings - RFI

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UK and France deploy new team to stop ‘mega dinghies’ crossing Channel - The Independent

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

UK: Small boat arrivals fall to a seven-year low - InfoMigrants

Google News - Channel crossings UK Incident Reported Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

How the Channel fell - The Critic

Google News - Sussex Channel crossing Other Reported Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

English Channel small-boat arrival numbers reach six-year low - The Independent

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Small-boat arrivals fall to six-year low - The Telegraph

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

France: One migrant dead, 81 rescued as Channel crossings resume - infomigrants.net

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Shabana Mahmood Says Labour's Small Boats Crackdown Is 'Bearing Fruit' - HuffPost UK

Google News - Small boats UK Other Reported Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

France: One migrant dead, 81 rescued as Channel crossings resume - InfoMigrants

Google News - Channel crossings UK Rescue Reported Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Migrant dies and 72 rescued while crossing Channel - The Telegraph

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

One person dead and 72 rescued from small boat trying to reach UK - The Independent

Google News - Dover small boats Rescue Reported Published: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of migrants cross Channel in one day after 10-day lull - BBC

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

TalkTV under fire for not disclosing reporter’s ties to Reform UK in Channel crossing film - The Guardian

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of migrants enter UK after 10-day lull - BBC

Google News - Dover small boats Other Reported Published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

I tricked my way on board a migrant dinghy. Here’s what I learnt - The Telegraph

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings - The Guardian

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Chan Mathok Atak pleads guilty over Channel boat with 165 migrants - BBC

Google News - Kent Channel crossing Other Reported Published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK - The Guardian

Google News - Small boats UK Other Reported Published: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says - BBC

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

English Channel: Number of migrant families stuck at France-UK border on the increase - infomigrants.net

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

English Channel: Number of migrant families stuck at France-UK border on the increase - InfoMigrants

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs - BBC

Google News - Small boats UK Other Reported Published: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

French launch rescue operation as 140 migrants attempt Channel crossing to UK - The Independent

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

How to buy a ‘mega-dinghy’: the perilous new model of Channel crossing - The Guardian

Google News - Small boats UK Other Reported Published: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Falling numbers and mega-dinghies: UK migration trends in the summer - Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Google News - Small boats UK Other Reported Published: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Are Channel dinghies getting bigger? - infomigrants.net

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

People smugglers will always find a way to cross the Channel - The Telegraph

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Are Channel dinghies getting bigger? - InfoMigrants

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Record 230 Illegal Immigrants Cross English Channel in Single Boat - chosun.com

Google News - Dover small boats Other Reported Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

How Britain and the EU accidentally triggered a new ‘big boats’ crisis - The Telegraph

Google News - Channel crossings UK Other Reported Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

The Chinese firm still selling Channel mega boats despite UK sanctions - The i Paper

Google News - Dover small boats Other Reported Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT