Number of migrants crossing the Channel to UK since 2018 hits 150,000

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2024-12-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the last seven years. Since current records began on January 1, 2018, 150,243 people have made the journey, according to PA news agency analysis of government figures. The milestone was reached when 407 people crossed the Channel in 10 boats on Boxing Day. On Christmas Day more than 450 people crossed the Channel in 11 boats. It comes after Hom......

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