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bbc.co.uk | Jacob Panons |Simon Jones
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Home Office said it had put together a "serious plan" to take down people-smuggling gangsMore than 15,000 people have crossed the English Channel on small boats so far in 2025. It comes as 400 people in six boats reached Dover in Kent on Wednesday, taking the yearly total to 15,212 - an increase of 35% compared with the same point in 2024. The Home Office said it had put together a "serious plan" to take down people-smuggling gangs at every stage.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Jacob Panons |Simon Jones
Image caption, About 15,000 people have reached the UK in small boats so far in 2025People along the French coast hoping to cross the English Channel on small boats have spoken to the BBC about their futures. Nearly 15,000 people have reached the UK in small boats so far in 2025 - a rise of about a third on the same period in the previous year.
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2 weeks ago |
aol.com | Jacob Panons |South East |Simon Jones
People along the French coast hoping to cross the English Channel on small boats have spoken to the BBC about their futures. Nearly 15,000 people have reached the UK in small boats so far in 2025 - a rise of about a third on the same period in the previous year. At a makeshift camp in Dunkirk, one man who did not give his name said although his first attempt to cross the Channel was stopped by police, he was undeterred and would try again.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Stuart Maisner |Simon Jones
Image source, Stuart Maisner/BBCImage caption, The little ships have gathered to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation DynamoDozens of little ships have gathered in a Kent harbour for an event marking the 85th anniversary of one of the most important episodes of World War Two. A total of 66 boats from across Europe will set off from Ramsgate on Wednesday morning for Dunkirk as part of the commemorations of Operation Dynamo.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Simon Jones |Zac Sherratt
Image caption, Uzo Mbonu said he joined the prison service to make a difference to the lives of inmatesA former prison officer at HMP Swaleside who suffered racist abuse from colleagues has won an employment tribunal. Nigerian-born Uzo Mbonu said he was targeted and ostracised by other officers at the high-security prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The tribunal found Mr Mbonu had been a victim of both race discrimination and harassment, and that he was unfairly dismissed.
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