The live-streamed call-to-arms that brought hundreds to migrant protest

Call everyone you know,” Daniel Thomas, a hard-Right activist, shouted to his YouTube followers as he ran towards a small ...

'It evolved very quickly': Eastney Point locals stranded overnight as anti-migrant protest blocks road

A dinghy that carried the migrants from France sparked a major emergency response as it headed towards the English coast, ...
The Cornish Times

Bodies of missing fishermen found in the English Channel after boat sinks

THE bodies of two missing French fishermen have been found after a fishing boat sank off the Cornish coast. The two men, who ...
Isle of Wight Radio

Island Politicians Respond After RNLI Helps Migrants Reach Portsmouth

Island politicians have given contrasting views after RNLI crews helped around 140 people reach Portsmouth following a small ...

Council leader says bringing migrants to Portsmouth was “completely unsuitable” and “put people at risk”

Portsmouth’s council leader said bringing migrants to Eastney beach was a “completely unsuitable location” that “put people at risk”. Councillor Steve Pitt said Border Force, the Maritime and ...
Isle of Wight County Press

South Coast ‘not prepared’ if Channel dinghy routes shift away from Dover

England’s south coast is not prepared for the arrival of migrants, and ministers will have a “significant issue” if people traffickers shift their routes further west, a police and crime commissioner ...

140 migrants rescued on way to UK following major response

A spokesperson for the French authorities said a boat carrying around 140 migrants was reported to be making its way towards the UK. They added: "The Maritime Prefect for the English Channel and the ...

Portsmouth ‘not set up’ for migrant boat arrivals if routes shift from Dover

A police and crime commissioner has warned that the government will need to adapt if Dover is no longer the destination of ...