The last year has seen smugglers packing more and more people aboard larger and larger dinghies, sometimes with deadly consequences.

More than 28,300 people make Channel crossing to the UK in record year

The sheer weight of the lorry, combined with speed and a nearby curve, may have been enough to throw the truck off balance, authorities said

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The pope has previously visited Lesbos in 2016- when it was a major entry point for those trying to reach Europe.

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At least 27 people died in a recent Channel crossing attempt but migrants in makeshift camps in Calais say the alternative is not better.

The desperation pushing people to make the dangerous Channel crossing

European ministers made the call at a meeting on Sunday, without any UK representatives present after Priti Patel was uninvited.

EU border agency plane to monitor Channel to stop small boat crossings

EDITORS NOTE Children's faces have been pixelated as the PA Picture Desk has been unable to gain the necessary permission to photograph a child under 16 on issues involving their welfare. People thought to be migrants are helped ashore by lifeboat crew members, after arriving on a dinghy at a beach in Dungeness, Kent. Picture date: Saturday November 20, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA  20-Nov-2021

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has been uninvited from a meeting with her French counterpart after at least 27 people died while trying to cross the Channel.

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The radio operator alerted all ships in the area of 'approximately' 15 men overboard to report information to Gris-Nez emergency officials.

Moment French coastguard makes mayday call after death of 27 people

Priti Patel will meet her French counterpart and UK officials will head to France in a bid to find a way to stop Channel crossings, following the deaths of 27.

UK officials head to France for Channel crossing talks following deaths of 27

MPs are calling for “humanitarian visas” to allow people to cross the Channel safely if they have a good chance of being granted refugee status.

Patel urged to introduce 'humanitarian visas' to allow safe Channel crossings

Many charities highlight the need to provide safer, alternative routes to prevent desperate people from resorting to crossing the English Channel.

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On Saturday, hundreds of people, including very young children, made the trip to the UK aboard small boats.

Number of English Channel crossings now three times 2020’s total

Reports suggest asylum seekers could have to obey strict rules in new centres or face their claims being rejected under new plans.

Children pictured among dozens crossing Channel

France claims it deploys 950 officers in the region every day to prevent illegal crossings.

French police crowd Calais beaches after migrants get across unhindered

Migrants wave as they launch the dinghy that will take them to the UK.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers is in Calais where he witnessed as many as 50 migrants launch a dingy from the beach that will take them to the UK.

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