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French police hold 10 suspects over migrant deaths during Channel crossing

French police were on Thursday holding 10 people suspected of involvement in the November 2021 drowning of 27 migrants in the English Channel.

Radio France Internationale

Channel crossings continue as traffickers face life sentence under new law

A total of 153 migrants on four boats were intercepted by the UK authorities on Monday.

The Independent UK

444 people brought ashore after attempting to cross English Channel

This total in Kent marks the highest number of people since 562 were recorded on April 14 earlier this year.

The Independent UK

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UK rescued 444 migrants from the English Channel crossing as Rwanda deportation flight cancelled

This was highest number since mid-April

The Independent UK

444 migrants attempt to cross English Channel in single day as Rwanda deportation flight cancelled

A total of 444 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats on Tuesday, the Government has revealed.

Evening Standard

Over 260 migrants rescued from Channel as Boris Johnson defends Rwanda policy

More than 260 migrants were rescued from the English Channel on Tuesday, authorities said, as ministers faced growing criticism over the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Evening Standard

Ocean swimmer Craig Clarke sets sights on English Channel, after training in waters off Newcastle

Hunter Valley mineworker Craig Clarke knows many people think he's "crazy", as he dives into the ocean at dawn in the middle of winter. But it's all in preparation for realising his dream of swimming the English Channel.

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Living the dream: swimmer Craig Clarke faces English Channel attempt

Clarke, 57, guesses he might take between 11 and 15 hours to complete the holy grail of ocean swims

Newcastle Herald

Liverpool fans cross English Channel in speedboat to reach Champions League Final

Desperate times call for despite measures and a group of Liverpool fans jumped in a speedboat to cross the English Channel after Easyjet cancelled a flight to the Champions League Final.

Evening Standard

The Island Where Abramovich Kept His $7 Billion Now Scrutinizing the Oligarch

For years authorities on this small island in the English Channel have tried to clean up its image as a tax haven for the super rich, marketing it as a well-governed offshore financial center enshrined in the rule of law.

Bangkok Post

Newcastle charity chief to swim from Dover to Calais to raise money and awareness for refugees

Action Foundation chief executive, Duncan McAuley, will lead a relay team in swimming the English Channel to raise awareness 'of the difficulties refugees face'

Chronicle Live

Two friends who crashed in the English Channel 'not qualified to fly in cloud'

Friends Lee Rogers and Brian Statham took off from an airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon bound for Le Touquet in France, but tragically crashed into the English Channel amid "freak weather conditions" and died

Daily Mirror

Freak weather conditions saw pilots lose control and crash into English Channel

Investigators said neither men were qualified to fly in cloud

Manchester Evening News

Pilots presumed dead in plane crash lost control in freak weather

The bodies of Lee Rogers and Brian Statham have never been found after their plane crashed in the English Channel

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Daily Mirror

Freak weather conditions causes two pilots to crash in English Channel and die

Lee Rogers and Brian Statham had taken off from an airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon when their Piper Cherokee Arrow II lost radar contact before crashing into the sea

Radio France Internationale

Nice boss Galtier condemns fans mocking death of Nantes player Emiliano Sala

Nice boss Christophe Galtier has hit out at fans who shouted insults at Emiliano Sala, the Nantes player who was killed in January 2019 when the plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel.

Benzinga

This Day In Market History: English Channel Tunnel Connects France To England

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On May 6, 1994, the English Channel tunnel opened to streamline rail transfers between England and the Continent.

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Attempt to cross English Channel beckons for Outback grazier and Lifeline ambassador Brendan Cullen

Brendan Cullen initially swam to improve his mental health during a severe drought in far west NSW. Now he is ready for one of the world's most demanding distance swims — for a good cause.

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The Independent UK

English Channel: More than 7,000 people have made deadly crossing this year, figures show

Number of migrants that have arrived in the UK this year is over seven times more the amount in 2020, according to government data

Evening Standard

At least ‘350 migrants cross Channel in two days’

At least 350 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel in the past two days.

Evening Standard

Up to 230 migrants cross the Channel following 11 day hiatus

Almost 230 migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday morning.

The Independent UK

Government vows to jail asylum seekers for steering dinghies across English Channel despite UN warning

UN Refugee Agency says asylum seekers who steer dinghies for no financial gain ‘are not smugglers and should not be prosecuted as such’

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Wales Online

Minister defends move to deploy Royal Navy for English Channel migrant boat patrols

Migration minister Tom Pursglove said the service had been brought in to prevent small boats containing migrants from landing on Britain’s beaches

Daily Record

Refugee policy a new low for Tories

A pressing issue is addressing the situation of people crossing the English Channel in boats, often in perilous conditions.

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