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The Spanish migrant rescue NGO ship Open Arms is seen off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2019. AFP

At least 20 missing after migrant boat sinks off Italy

EuropeJanuary 01, 2025

Migrants are brought in to Dover, in Kent, south-east England, on Saturday. PA Wire

‘Ruthless criminals’ responsible for three migrant deaths in Channel

EuropeDecember 29, 2024

Migrants picked up in the English Channel arrive at Dover, in Kent, south-east England, on December 26. PA

Small boat crossings up 20% in 2024 despite UK pledge to smash gangs

UKDecember 27, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre, speaks to firefighters in Magdeburg after the deadly attack at a Christmas market. EPA

Saudi Arabia warned Germany over Magdeburg attack suspect

NewsDecember 21, 2024

Poland is stepping up security at its border with Belarus to stem the arrival of Middle East and African migrants. Getty Images

Middle East migrants under siege in Poland's forest sanctuaries

EuropeDecember 20, 2024

The average migrant in the UK on a skilled worker visa made a positive 'net fiscal impact' of £16,300 in 2022/23, according to the Migration Advisory Committee. Getty Images

UK's skilled migrants 'pay more into public finances than Britons'

UKDecember 17, 2024

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent. More than 21,000 illegal migrants have arrived in the UK in small boats since July. PA Photo.

UK minister refuses to set migration deadline as illegal boat crossings continue to rise

NewsDecember 15, 2024

A group of people thought to be migrants, including young children, are brought to Dover, Kent. PA

Chronic uncertainty for Syrians as UK suspends its asylum decisions

UKDecember 11, 2024

Britain believes small boats and equipment used to smuggle people across the English Channel from France may be stored and supplied further afield in mainland Europe, for example in Germany. AFP

Europe plans to fight migrant smugglers on social media

EuropeDecember 10, 2024

A migrant carries her children after being helped ashore from a lifeboat at a beach in Dungeness, England, on November 24, 2021. AFP

International operation breaks Iraqi people-smuggling gang

UKDecember 05, 2024

Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald celebrates at a Dublin election count centre. PA

Counting begins in Ireland's election after exit poll shows tight three-way race

UKNovember 30, 2024

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Iraq's Minister of Interior Abdulameer Al Shimmeri before a meeting in Baghdad. AFP

UK and Iraq strike deal to tackle people smuggling and organised crime networks

UKNovember 28, 2024

Coventry University. A visa ban on most relatives of students in the UK is reflected in the immigration numbers. AFP

Legal migration to UK drops by fifth after student family clampdown

UKNovember 28, 2024

Angela Merkel posing for a selfie with Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria, after visiting a shelter for migrants and refugees as German Chancellor in 2015. Getty Images

Merkel: Cutting illegal immigration best way to stop German far right

EuropeNovember 26, 2024

The port city of Vathy, on Samos island, and its refugee and migrant camp in the background. AP

Children among eight dead in Greece migrant shipwreck

NewsNovember 25, 2024

Dilshad Shamo, left, and Ali Khdir have admitted running a 'three tier' migration service for Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian migrants. Photo: NCA / PA

People smugglers ran 'three-tier' travel service for Middle East migrants

UKNovember 22, 2024