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At Least 4 Dead after Migrant Boat Capsizes off English Coast

At least four people were killed when a small boat loaded with migrants heading for British shores from France capsized in the freezing waters of the English Channel early on Wednesday, the British government said. Lifeboats, helicopters and rescue teams working with the French and British navies respond to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least four people dead after boat capsizes in English Channel

At least 4 dead and dozens of others rescued after a boat capsizes in the English Channel, UK media reports.

Al Jazeera

At least three dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

At least three people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources confirmed 43 people were rescued, including more than 30 who were pulled from the freezing waters. It is feared the death toll will continue to rise. The inflatable…

Evening Standard

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Three dead as 43 people rescued from sinking small boat off English Channel

Major emergency operation to save small boat as rescue mission launched

Liverpool Echo

Several confirmed dead after small boat sinks in English Channel

Four people have died following an incident involving a small boat carrying around 40 migrants in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government said in a statement.

France 24

Fears migrants drowned as boat sinks off Kent coast sparking large scale rescue bid

The vessel was thought to be carrying at least 30 people when it sank in the English Channel

Wales Online

Three people dead after 'boat carrying migrants sinks' in English Channel

A further 43 people are understood to have been rescued

Manchester Evening News

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Channel deaths: Braverman urged to quit after migrants die in crossing tragedy

Home secretary ‘has vilified the very people she now feigns sympathy with’, says PCS

The Independent UK

Four people dead and over 40 rescued after small boat incident in English Channel

Four people have died after a small boat incident in the English Channel and 43 people have been rescued, a Government source has said.

The National (Scotland)

At least four dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

A distress call was made just before 3am with helicopters from Britain and France helping the rescue mission

Evening Standard

Four people dead and another 40 rescued in English Channel as migrant boat sinks

Britain has seen yet another migrant tragedy in its waters today as a boat carrying between 40 and 50 people got into trouble in icy cold waters - four have tragcially died while 43 have been rescued in the early hours off the coast of Kent

Daily Mirror

Key points in Sunak’s plan to tackle migrant crossings

Rishi Sunak has set out a series of measures aimed at curbing the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

The Independent UK

Three killed, several missing after explosion on island of Jersey

Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France.

Reuters

UK, European neighbours agree to curb illegal immigration

Ministers from Britain, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday agreed plans to step up co-operation to tackle irregular immigration across Europe and try to stop people smugglers working in the English Channel.

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France rescues at least 240 migrants in English Channel in 24 hours

French emergency services have reportedly rescued some 240 migrants heading in small boats across the Channel to the southern coast of England within a 24-hour period this week.

Reuters

French authorities rescue 61 migrants including children in Channel

French authorities rescued 61 migrants including small children in the English Channel on Tuesday in one of the largest emergency operations in recent months as calm seas drew a rush of migrants in small boats toward the coast of Britain.

The Independent UK

Channel migrant boat disaster: Man arrested in connection with death of 27 people

A man has been arrested in connection with a boat disaster where at least 27 migrants drowned in the English Channel.

Reuters

French police stop around 50 migrants on way to Britain

French police stopped close to 50 migrants on Tuesday from attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain after mild weather and calm waters led a growing number of people to undertake the dangerous journey in recent days.

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The Independent UK

British rescuers tried to find sinking small boat after migrants called for help, investigation finds

British rescuers responded to calls for help from migrants on a sinking dinghy in the English Channel but could not find them, an investigation has found.

The Independent UK

Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Albania’s prime minister says Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman signs new deal with France on migrants crossing English Channel

THE UK has negotiated a new deal with France to try and stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Reuters

UK and France sign $74 million agreement to tackle illegal migration

Britain and France have signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.50 million) in 2022/23 to tackle the problem of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the British government said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

France, UK sign new deal to end record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel

A new deal between the UK and France to fight the lucrative and dangerous business of people-smuggling was announced on Monday as a record 40,000 migrants were recorded as having crossed the English Channel to Britain so far this year.

Daily Mirror

WW2 veteran recalls waking up in the English Channel after his ship was torpedoed

WW2 sailor Stan Ford was just 19 when his ship the HMS Fratton was struck by a missile from a German midget sub which left him fighting to stay afloat in the English Channel

Reuters

UK, France seen striking migrant deal, Med states seek new rules

Britain and France are set to agree a deal possibly as soon as Monday to ramp up their joint efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous crossings of the English Channel, a British newspaper reported on Saturday.

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