{"id":320769,"date":"2026-02-25T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/britain-braces-for-biggest-surge-of-small-boats-so-far-this-year-as-hundreds-cross-the-channel\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:00:56","slug":"britain-braces-for-biggest-surge-of-small-boats-so-far-this-year-as-hundreds-cross-the-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/britain-braces-for-biggest-surge-of-small-boats-so-far-this-year-as-hundreds-cross-the-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain braces for biggest surge of small boats so far this year as hundreds cross the Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VryGUc6552Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Britain braces for biggest surge of small boats so far this year as hundreds cross the Channel\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VryGUc6552Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of illegal migrants are currently crossing the English Channel in the biggest surge of small boats so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>GB News can exclusively reveal that around 450 migrants are attempting to reach the UK today, with many having already crossed into UK waters.<\/p>\n<p>Such a large surge is unusual for this early in the year, and is normally only seen after the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>People smugglers have taken advantage of an improvement in the weather after conditions had prevented any illegal arrivals for more than a fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>GB News can confirm that early this morning, a total of 10 migrant boats were launched by criminal gangs from French beaches.<\/p>\n<p>Before today, the biggest number of arrivals on a single day this year was 322, who made the crossing in five boats on February 9.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s arrivals are likely to take the total so far in 2026 to well over 2,000 &#8211; higher than the totals at this point in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>#MigrantCrisis #SmallBoats #uknews #GBNews <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of illegal migrants are currently crossing the English Channel in the biggest surge of small boats so far this year. 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