More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018
More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from BBC says: More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year.
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- Primary source: BBC
- Published: May 9, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC
- Coverage area: World
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- Topic signals: developing story metadata
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- Source published: May 9, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC
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