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People smugglers are still profiting from small boats. Can the UK fix the crisis?

As ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still want to cross the Channel despite French police aggression and hostile welcomes The smuggler works quickly.

By The News Engine Desk Based on reporting by The Guardian

11 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST Updated 1 hour ago 1 min read 0 views

Image accompanying the story: People smugglers are still profiting from small boats. Can the UK fix the crisis? — Image: Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters · via The Guardian

The Guardian reports: As ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still want to cross the Channel despite French police aggression and hostile welcomes The smuggler works quickly.

Using a small shovel, he digs up a dinghy buried in a sand dune on a beach not far from Boulogne-sur-Mer, assembles it and affixes a motor in record time. “The UK government wants to stop the smugglers, but they are smart.

This world story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include the UK, Channel and French.

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Key details

Location: United Kingdom · Europe
Reported by: The Guardian
First reported: 11 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST
Key names: the UK, Channel, French, Boulogne-sur-Mer
Section: World
Figure cited: “I never saw anyone work like this,” says Amad, from Iraq, one of a group of about 30 asylum seekers waiting to cross the Channel. (The Guardian)