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Royal Navy ships track Russian submarine in English Channel as tensions with Moscow rise

Defence Secretary John Healey said the activities demonstrated the services’ commitment to protecting national security

Evening Standard

Migrants Attempt Another Channel Crossing After Tragic Incident

Migrants attempt to cross English Channel in overcrowded boat, French patrol provides assistance. Follow AP's coverage for more updates on migration issues.

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Tragedy Strikes As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off French Coast

Tragic incident off Cap Gris-Nez, France: 12 dead, 65 rescued from capsized migrant boat. Escalating risks of English Channel crossings.

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Four Migrants Die Crossing English Channel In Tragic Incident

Tragic incident in English Channel as four migrants die in inflatable boat crossing. Rescue efforts underway.

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4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France

The Independent UK

Increase In Migrant Dinghies Crossing Channel To England

Increase in migrant dinghies crossing English Channel raises concerns about border control and humanitarian response.

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Over 1,000 Indians crossed into UK illegally, over 5,000 applied for asylum in 2023: Data

Surge in Indian migrants crossing English Channel to U.K. for jobs and asylum sparks political debate.

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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

Teenagers eyeing glory as they take on English Channel crossing relay

Six 13 to 15-year-olds from Watford Swimming Club are to take on the 21-mile crossing.

The Independent UK

Four charged with manslaughter after drowning of six migrants in English Channel

Some 60 people went overboard after their punctured dinghy overturned in the English Channel

Evening Standard

Six people dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

SIX people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel.

The National (Scotland)

Football legend Graeme Souness completes charity swim across English Channel

Graeme Souness has raised more than £1 million for Debra UK, a charity which supports those affected by epidermolysis bullosa

Evening Standard

Football legend Graeme Souness will swim the English Channel to raise £1.1m for charity

Souness takes on challenge to raise awareness and funds to help people with painful and incurable "butterfly skin" condition.

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak to push Emmanuel Macron to ‘go further’ on joint effort to stop small boat crossings

Rishi Sunak will use talks with President Emmanuel Macron to push for France to “go further” on joint efforts to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, No 10 said.

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Illegal Migration Bill introduced to UK parliament as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to stop the boats

Britain's conservative government says it will "push the boundaries of international law" in a harsh new bill legislating the detention of asylum seekers.

Bangkok Post

UK proposes radical plan to stop migrant boats

LONDON: The UK government Tuesday unveiled radical plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.

The Independent UK

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law

The U.K. government says it's ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 45% of crossings in July-September 2022 but only 9% in October-December.

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak small boats plan ‘unworkable’ and won’t clear parliament, says Labour

Keir Starmer suggests move is political tactic ahead of May’s local elections

Manchester Evening News

Lifeboats scrambled to ferry in English Channel with 183 people on board due to 'ongoing incident'

It's understood a fire broke out onboard the passenger ferry between Dover and Calais

Evening Standard

Lifeboats dispatched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in English Channel

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

Manchester Evening News

Danny Dyer reveals BBC EastEnders 'feud' as he speaks out on soap, his exit and if he'll return after Mick's 'death'

The actor left the BBC One soap on Christmas Day after his character, Mick Carter became seemingly lost in the English Channel

AFP

Ukraine war turns French port of Rouen into grain powerhouse

Rouen (France) (AFP) - Dozens of miles inland from the English Channel, the Seine River port of Rouen is bustling with shipments of wheat, barley and other grains, a boom fuelled by the Russian chokehold on Ukraine's agriculture exports.

ABC News

Asteroid explodes, lighting up UK night sky

An asteroid has illuminated the night sky over the English Channel as it burned upon entry to Earth's atmosphere.

Wales Online

Huge asteroid Sar2667 explosion captured in amazing CCTV video from farm in Gower

Farmer Em Oliver slept through the rare phenomenon and so did her animals - but she was shocked to see what was on her CCTV camera

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