https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/smuggling/ The latest Flip News stories on smuggling. en-GB Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:48:01 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-migrants-longer-routes-south-france/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/channel-migrants-longer-routes-south-france/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Small-boat smugglers are launching from beaches nearly 80 miles south of the usual Calais departure points, forcing migrants into crossings of 50 miles or more, a BBC investigation has found. Sarah Whitfield migration channel-crossings smuggling Home Office France Border Force BBC News