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Five migrants die after trying to cross Channel to UK

Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was found dead on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France despite freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said.

France 24

If Farrell hops across Channel RFU must realise the world has moved on

The inflexible rules on eligibility for England need to be relaxed with more empathy needed towards best players and loyal servants

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick faces challenge to steer England with team feeling the pinch

Commercially powerful clubs across the Channel have lured influential England players away from international game to hint at an uncertain future

The Guardian - UK

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UK accused of not doing enough to stop Channel migrant crossings

The United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with French efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, a French report alleges. Britain has disputed the claims.

Radio France Internationale

UK does not cooperate sufficiently over small boat crossings, says French body

Independent French auditors say UK information on people crossing Channel is ‘very patchy’

The Guardian - UK

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says

A French report says the United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with France in efforts to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats

The Independent UK

Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed Channel to UK last year

Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel from mainland Europe to Britain in small boats in 2023, an annual drop of more than a third, according to government figures released on Monday.

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Small boat arrivals in UK likely to rise in 2024, says Border Force officials’ union

Immigration Services Union says recent lull in Channel crossings was due to bad weather

The Guardian - UK

Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected to rise in 2024’

Migrant numbers crossing the Channel fell by a third between 2022 and 2023

The Independent UK

Total migrant Channel crossings down a third in 2023

For the first time in five years, since current records began in 2018, no Channel crossings took place on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Evening Standard

Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

The Guardian - AU

Eurostar trains resume after flooded tunnels force cancellations

All Eurostar trains to or from London were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for travellers trying to cross the Channel in the second major disruption in ten days. Services began resuming on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Christmas getaway travel disruption likely to continue through weekend

Weather warnings issued for drivers and London’s King’s Cross and Paddington stations will be closed

The Guardian - UK

Christmas getaway disruption continues amid Dover, road and rail delays

Eurostar and Eurotunnel services resume on Friday but drivers face 60-minute queue for French border controls

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Cross-Channel Eurostar traffic resumes after unions end wildcat strike

Passenger and freight traffic using the underwater tunnel between France and England returned to normal on Friday following an agreement between tunnel operators and unions over end of year bonuses.

International Business Times

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

France 24

Train travel resumes between France and UK after surprise strike ends

A wildcat strike Thursday by staff at Eurotunnel, which links Britain and the European continent and paralyzed dozens of Eurostar trains, ended some six hours after it began, Eurotunnel announced. It promised a gradual return to service.

International Business Times

Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks Train Travel

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.

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The Independent UK

New EU anti-migrant deal will help Rishi Sunak ‘stop the boats’, claims French politician

French MEP suggests new Brussels deal could stop asylum-seekers crossing Channel – even despite Brexit

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to talk illegal migration with premiers of Italy and Albania after latest Channel tragedy

The Rome trip comes after a woman died in the Channel as a boat sank on Friday morning

The Independent UK

Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel

One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants got into difficulty as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France

Radio France Internationale

One dead, others missing as boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel

One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

International Business Times

One Drowned In New Channel Migrant Disaster: French Officials

The Guardian - UK

More needs to be done to disrupt people smugglers, says Labour after one person dies in Channel crossing – as it happened

Anneliese Dodds calls for more action to break up human trafficking gangs that are facilitating boat crossings

Evening Standard

One dead and another critical after boat carrying migrants sinks

The French coastguard has said someone has died after a boat carrying migrants got into difficulty while crossing the Channel

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