Over 36,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in 2024

Provisional government figures show that a total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel in 2024, up 25% on 2023. It's the second highest number of people successfully making the crossing since records began in 2018. A Home Office spokesperson has said that they "will stop at nothing to dismantle" people smuggling gangs. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-36-000-migrants-crossed-english-channel-to-uk-in-2024-up-25-on-2023-13282264 #uknews #skynews #englishchannel SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales