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    Total migrant Channel crossings down a third in 2023

    by Flora Thompson Jan 01, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The number of migrants crossing the Channel has fallen year-on-year for the first time since current records began, with the total arrivals in 2023 down more than a third on 2022, Government figures show.

    The last crossings of the year took place on December 16, when 55 people made the journey from France in one boat.

    The recorded no further crossings for the remaining 15 days of 2023 amid bad weather conditions. That is the longest consecutive period of the year without any

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