Afghans and a people smuggler tell the BBC about the treacherous route they take to try to get out.

Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" bringing people to the UK in small boats.

The conviction of members of the prolific smuggling gang is the culmination of a Europe-wide operation.

Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra £75m to police the UK's borders as he vows to "smash" criminal gangs.

Man claims to the BBC that he has helped 1,000 people cross the Channel in his years working in the smuggling industry.

A €15,000 package deal for a dinghy, engine and 60 life jackets was offered to our reporter in Essen.

A court case involving 33 alleged members of a Kurdish smuggling gang is under way in northern France.

A court in Rome rules that the first 12 migrants sent to Albania should be brought back to Italy.