The number of migrants crossing the English Channel so far this year has reached 11,000 just days after arrivals passed 10,000 in record time.Some 294 people made the journey in five boats on Wednesday, bringing the provisional total for the year to date to 11,074, according to the latest Home Office data.This comes after 473 migrants arrived on Monday, which brought the cumulative total for 2025 to 10,358. Crossings continued on Tuesday.

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel so far this year has reached 11,000 just days after arrivals passed 10,000 in record time.Some 294 people made the journey in five boats on Wednesday, bringing the provisional total for the year to date to 11,074, according to the latest Home Office data.This comes after 473 migrants arrived on Monday, which brought the cumulative total for 2025 to 10,358. Crossings continued on Tuesday.