Dozens of small boat migrants rescued from the Channel after engine failure - The rescue mission took place on Sunday night ...

Just two people survived, and one of them told the inquiry that more people were on board. The incident was the worst on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating France and Britain.

More than 30 people died trying to make the journey from France to the UK in the early hours of 24 November 2021.

A drop in small boat arrivals for a January may have been caused by the stormy weather conditions.

The report blamed people smugglers and “systemic failure” on the part of the authorities after about 30 people drowned as they tried to reach Britain from France in 2021.

Cranston report highly critical of systemic failings and missed opportunities around deaths of at least 33 people ...

Lives could have been saved if the French navy responded to a Mayday call and the UK coastguard continued its search, report ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Migrants seen landing at the Border Force compound in Dover on Tuesday. A woman died after a dinghy overturned off the UK coast - ...

Believing he would die in what went on to become the deadliest Channel boat disaster, Issa Mohamed Omar, took a leap of faith, let go of the stricken vessel he had been clinging to and swam for six ...

Blocking supplies of powerful Chinese-made engines is seen as crucial to making the people-smuggling business model less ...