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Labour's Migrant Return Deal Faces Legal Challenges
Labour's deal to return migrants arriving via small boats to France is facing immediate challenges due to conflicting statements on human rights claims; the treaty prevents returns if claims are outstanding, unlike a minister's statement, and pro-migrant groups are preparing legal action.
Labour's Migrant Return Deal Faces Legal Challenges
Labour's deal to return migrants arriving via small boats to France is facing immediate challenges due to conflicting statements on human rights claims; the treaty prevents returns if claims are outstanding, unlike a minister's statement, and pro-migrant groups are preparing legal action.
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56% Bias Score
UK-France Migrant Deal to Begin Tuesday
A new UK-France migrant deal, effective Tuesday, will see the return of some Channel migrants to France in exchange for asylum seekers with UK ties, aiming to deter illegal crossings; however, critics say that the plan will make "no difference whatsoever".
UK-France Migrant Deal to Begin Tuesday
A new UK-France migrant deal, effective Tuesday, will see the return of some Channel migrants to France in exchange for asylum seekers with UK ties, aiming to deter illegal crossings; however, critics say that the plan will make "no difference whatsoever".
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48% Bias Score
£100m Boost for UK Border Security Amid Record Small Boat Arrivals
The UK government announced a £100 million investment to strengthen border security and crack down on people-smuggling gangs, bolstering a new returns agreement with France and introducing new powers to criminalize online promotion of illegal crossings, amid a record number of small boat arrivals th...
£100m Boost for UK Border Security Amid Record Small Boat Arrivals
The UK government announced a £100 million investment to strengthen border security and crack down on people-smuggling gangs, bolstering a new returns agreement with France and introducing new powers to criminalize online promotion of illegal crossings, amid a record number of small boat arrivals th...
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48% Bias Score
UK Channel Crossings Pass 25,000, Exceeding Previous Records
Over 25,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats in 2025, a 51% increase compared to the same point last year and 73% higher than in 2023, surpassing the 25,000 mark earlier than in previous years, leading to increased political pressure and community tensi...
UK Channel Crossings Pass 25,000, Exceeding Previous Records
Over 25,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats in 2025, a 51% increase compared to the same point last year and 73% higher than in 2023, surpassing the 25,000 mark earlier than in previous years, leading to increased political pressure and community tensi...
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60% Bias Score
UK Expands Law to Prosecute Migrant Boat Overcrowding
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is expanding the UK's 'endangering lives at sea' law to prosecute migrants who overcrowd small boats, particularly impacting women and children, following a sharp increase in the number of people per boat this year, with boats carrying 80 or more people increasing from 2...
UK Expands Law to Prosecute Migrant Boat Overcrowding
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is expanding the UK's 'endangering lives at sea' law to prosecute migrants who overcrowd small boats, particularly impacting women and children, following a sharp increase in the number of people per boat this year, with boats carrying 80 or more people increasing from 2...
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64% Bias Score
UK Sanctions 25 in Unprecedented Migrant Smuggling Crackdown
The UK sanctioned 25 individuals and organizations for migrant smuggling across the English Channel, a record 23,500 arrivals this year resulting in 17 deaths, prompting a new anti-smuggling sanctions regime targeting networks in the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East.
UK Sanctions 25 in Unprecedented Migrant Smuggling Crackdown
The UK sanctioned 25 individuals and organizations for migrant smuggling across the English Channel, a record 23,500 arrivals this year resulting in 17 deaths, prompting a new anti-smuggling sanctions regime targeting networks in the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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44% Bias Score
UK to Return Asylum Seekers to France Under New Agreement
The UK will start returning some asylum seekers arriving via small boats to France within days under a new agreement with France, aiming to deter illegal crossings and disrupt criminal networks; the scheme will initially return about 50 people weekly.
UK to Return Asylum Seekers to France Under New Agreement
The UK will start returning some asylum seekers arriving via small boats to France within days under a new agreement with France, aiming to deter illegal crossings and disrupt criminal networks; the scheme will initially return about 50 people weekly.
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64% Bias Score
UK-France Small Boat Migrant Deal to Expire in 11 Months
The UK and France have agreed to a deal to return illegal migrants arriving via small boats to France, but the agreement is only set to last until June 2026 and faces potential legal challenges.
UK-France Small Boat Migrant Deal to Expire in 11 Months
The UK and France have agreed to a deal to return illegal migrants arriving via small boats to France, but the agreement is only set to last until June 2026 and faces potential legal challenges.
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52% Bias Score
Britain Toughens Stance on People-Smuggling Ads with Five-Year Prison Sentences
The U.K. government announced that advertising fake passports or people-smuggling services online will be punishable by up to five years in prison, aiming to curb the rising number of illegal crossings via small boats across the English Channel, which increased by 50% this year to over 25,000.
Britain Toughens Stance on People-Smuggling Ads with Five-Year Prison Sentences
The U.K. government announced that advertising fake passports or people-smuggling services online will be punishable by up to five years in prison, aiming to curb the rising number of illegal crossings via small boats across the English Channel, which increased by 50% this year to over 25,000.
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52% Bias Score
94 Migrants Rescued in English Channel; One Death Highlights Crisis
French authorities rescued 94 migrants attempting a dangerous English Channel crossing between Tuesday and Wednesday, while one migrant died from injuries sustained on a similar crossing, highlighting the ongoing crisis and the recent Franco-British agreement on migrant returns.
94 Migrants Rescued in English Channel; One Death Highlights Crisis
French authorities rescued 94 migrants attempting a dangerous English Channel crossing between Tuesday and Wednesday, while one migrant died from injuries sustained on a similar crossing, highlighting the ongoing crisis and the recent Franco-British agreement on migrant returns.
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36% Bias Score
Tice's Migrant Processing Center Plan Sparks Criticism
Reform MP Richard Tice's proposal for a joint UK-France asylum processing center in Normandy to expedite applications has sparked criticism for potentially increasing migrant arrivals; however, Mr. Tice argues this would alleviate the existing crisis.
Tice's Migrant Processing Center Plan Sparks Criticism
Reform MP Richard Tice's proposal for a joint UK-France asylum processing center in Normandy to expedite applications has sparked criticism for potentially increasing migrant arrivals; however, Mr. Tice argues this would alleviate the existing crisis.
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60% Bias Score
UK Sanctions Target Channel People-Smuggling Networks
The UK government announced sanctions targeting approximately two dozen individuals and companies involved in people-smuggling across the English Channel, a move met with skepticism from experts due to the challenges in evaluating effectiveness and the use of informal financial systems by smugglers.
UK Sanctions Target Channel People-Smuggling Networks
The UK government announced sanctions targeting approximately two dozen individuals and companies involved in people-smuggling across the English Channel, a move met with skepticism from experts due to the challenges in evaluating effectiveness and the use of informal financial systems by smugglers.
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52% Bias Score
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