More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year. A provisional total of 25,052 was reached as Home Office data confirmed 717 migrants arrived on Sunday. The figure is higher than that for the same timeframe last year,

Greece’s coast guard says three people have died and another five have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble off the coast of the island of Samos

ATHENS (Reuters) -At least four migrants died when their boat sank on Monday off the Greek island of Samos, the Greek coastguard said. At least 30 migrants were believed to be initially on board the vessel that foundered off the rocky shores of Agios Isidoros in the northwestern part of the Aegean island,