Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years' detention in February over four deaths.

Belgian police are cracking down on smugglers before boats and migrants reach the French coast.

Campaigners are gathering outside Ibrahima Bah's appeal hearing on Wednesday.

The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has passed 20,000 since Labour came to power.

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

The number crossing the Channel in small boats in October 2024 was the highest since October 2022.

The Home Office said 647 people crossed on Friday, bringing the 2024 total so far to over 28,000.

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