1 hour ago We used to catch hundreds of cod a day. Last year it was just ONE: One fishing family reveal truth about EU monster trawlers that've decimated our waters as Starmer surrenders to foreign fleets

In Britain's fishing heyday, a sturdy red wooden boat called Royal Charlotte ploughed the English Channel to bring home enormous catches of cod for her owners, the Coker family.

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35 h. ago Moment migrant dinghy trying to cross English Channel diverts Dunkirk flotilla of 'Little Ships' as they commemorated legendary WWII evacuation

A fleet commemorating the 85th anniversary of the heroic effort to save Allied soldiers from incoming German troops had to make way for an unlikely guest.

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36 h. ago Busiest day for migrant crossings this year as over 800 make journey across Channel

It comes as new data showed Eritreans have become the most common nationality crossing the English Channel in small boats

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38 h. ago Eritreans now most common nationality of migrants crossing Channel

It is the first time Eritrea has accounted for the largest number of people making the journey per quarter.

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59 h. ago Migrant boat crossing English Channel forces Dunkirk flotilla of 'Little Ships' to divert as they commemorated legendary WWII evacuation

A fleet of 66 vessels set sail from Ramsgate, Kent, to commemorate Operation Dynamo, which saw the 'Little Ships' rescue 300,000 Allied soldiers over 10 days in 1940.

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60 h. ago Child among 2 migrants who died attempting to cross English Channel to Britain in small boat

A woman and a child have died on an attempted illicit overnight sea crossing from France to Britain

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60 h. ago Two people die attempting to cross English Channel as hundreds more migrants arrive in small boats

The pair reportedly lost consciousness on a boat carrying nearly 80 people

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64 h. ago Two migrants die after falling unconscious during crossing of English Channel

A French Navy boat set out to make contact with the boat to recover the two people and 10 others who needed help.

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4 d. ago 1 person dies when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel

One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel

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4 d. ago Migrant dies trying to cross Channel after 'overloaded' small boat sinks

More than 60 people pulled from the water after boat broke up

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4 d. ago One dead after small boat carrying migrants capsizes in Channel crossing attempt

Dozens rescued from freezing waters off northern France after vessel breaks apart near Boulogne-sur-Mer

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8 d. ago Lewis Pugh swims in great whites ‘hotspot’ for shark protection as Jaws turns 50

The British endurance swimmer says ‘I’m frightened of sharks but I’m really frightened of a world without sharks’ ahead of his latest swim.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer will pay for drone patrols in the Balkans as part of desperate bid to stop migrants reaching the English Channel

New drone patrols in the Western Balkans will be paid for by the UK in a desperate bid to slash the number of illegal migrants making it to the English Channel.

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9 d. ago Britain will pay for drone patrols in the Western Balkans in Keir Starmer's desperate bid to get a grip on stopping migrants reaching the English Channel

New drone patrols in the Western Balkans will be paid for by the UK in a desperate bid to slash the number of illegal migrants making it to the English Channel.

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1 week ago Migrants arrive in UK as 12,000 cross Channel so far this year

Pictures show a woman smiling on board a bus leaving from Dover, Kent after Channel crossings on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Royal Navy pilot killed when helicopter lost power and ditched in sea to be remembered

Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon, 31, from Wales, died during an exercise flight when he had to attempt an emergency landing in the English Channel

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1 week ago One person dead after several migrant boats attempt to cross English Channel

A total of 192 people were rescued by the French coastguard between Sunday night and Monday morning

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1 week ago Former Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit

Mitch Hutchcraft set off from Dover last September and reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday.

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1 week ago English Channel migrant boat blaze leaves one dead and seven injured when motor catches fire during crossing

Around 60 men, woman and children had to be rescued off the coast of northern France early this morning after a fire broke out on their boat.

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1 week ago Migrant dies and seven others injured in new English Channel small boats tragedy

Around 60 men, woman and children were rescued off the coast of northern France early on Monday morning

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