UK sees near-record migrant arrivals

China Daily | Updated: 2026-01-03 00:00

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Migrants attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France, on Sept 27. Sameer Al-Doumy/Afp

LONDON — The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started, government statistics confirmed on Thursday.

UK Home Office data showed that no small boats were detected on Dec 31, meaning a total of 41,472 migrants landed on England's southern coast in 2025 after making the perilous Channel crossing from northern France.

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