Small Boats News

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has reported a significant increase in donations after being targeted by far-right groups due to its involvement

The RNLI is increasing security measures after volunteers faced attacks from far-right agitators due to the charity's involvement in rescuing asylum seekers in

The RNLI has reaffirmed its commitment to rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel despite facing attacks and abuse directed at its volunteers and staff. The char

Far-right activists, reportedly organized by Daniel Thomas (Danny Tommo) with ties to Tommy Robinson, held disruptive protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the

Protests erupted in Portsmouth, blocking roads, after a record 140 migrants arrived in the UK via a large dinghy. The demonstrations highlight tensions surround

Demonstrators gathered in Portsmouth after approximately 140 migrants were brought ashore by lifeboats near Eastney.

Andy Burnham met with Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street for his first bilateral talks, where he praised UK-EU ties and discussed issues including small boats, d

The number of small-boat arrivals in the English Channel has reached a six-year low, with smuggling gangs now using fewer but larger vessels to transport more m

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has urged the UK to join the EU migration pact, stating it would disrupt the operations of gangs facilitating Channel crossings

The Prime Minister stated that more affluent areas will need to house migrants, as over 900 arrived in small boats in three days, sparking concerns in villages

French officials announced on Friday that they have intercepted 10 small boats attempting to cross the Channel since spring, despite claims from UK political pa

The number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats is down by 43% compared to the previous year, from 21,690 to 12,469. However, since Andy Burnham came

The French government insists that a plan to use the Navy to tow back small boats is illegal, sparking a diplomatic row hours after Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf u

A former Royal Navy officer, Tom Sharpe, has stated that the Reform Party's plan to use the Royal Navy to stop small boats 'lacks substance,' arguing that milit

Nigel Farage's proposal for the Royal Navy to transport migrants in the English Channel to France or Belgium has been criticized as Reform UK's "latest gimmick"

France has criticized Reform UK's proposal to use the navy to stop small boats crossing the Channel, with experts warning the plan could increase deaths and vio

France's interior ministry has condemned Nigel Farage's proposal to use the Royal Navy to stop small boats, warning that his plan could lead to more deaths in t

Four migrants, three women and one man, died in separate incidents on the French side of the Channel while attempting to cross by small boat, just hours after a

Roy McComb, former deputy director of the National Crime Agency, warned that small boats carrying 'young, military aged men' should be a significant national se

Hundreds of migrants reportedly attempted to cross the Channel on Wednesday, just a day after Andy Burnham stated that the plan to stop small boats was succeedi

Andy Burnham, in his first week as Prime Minister, asserted that his plan to stop small boats is effective, despite nearly 900 migrants arriving via the Channel

Chris Philp reported receiving 'warning shots' from a French warship in the English Channel during a small boats observation trip, which he believes was an atte

A 19-year-old Sudanese national, Chan Mathok Atak, has been charged with piloting a small boat from France to the UK, as over 640 migrants made the trip in Prim