A high court judge's order has blocked the UK government's plan to hand over the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The UK government has been banned from handing over the disputed Chagos Island to Mauritius due to last-minute legal action. Aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group. (US »»»

LILLE, France, May 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - An eight-year-old boy and a woman, who are both believed to be Turkish nationals, have died off France's northern coast while attempting to cross the Channel into Britain, French authorities said on Wednesday. The latest tragedy, which took place overnight Tu»»»

Thousands more migrants have come to Britain on Labour's watch than in the same period under the Tories SMALL boat crossings are on course for the worst year on record — with 1,722 migrants arriving in Britain in the last week alone. Channel arrivals are up 31 per cent since Labour came to power la»»»

French navy officers refused to rescue 60 distressed migrants on a cramped boat filled with water in its territory - and instead asked Border Force for help. French officials spent hours this morning shadowing a packed migrant boat - mostly men - across the Channel, sparking extraordinary scenes. B»»»