39 h. ago New crossing installed in attempt to prevent road deaths on busy Greater Manchester route

The council says there have been seven accidents on the road in as many years

Events

51 h. ago Los Angeles to pay $20m to family of boy tortured to death by his parents

The four-year-old had died in a hospital in 2019 in a case that brought scrutiny to the region’s child welfare system Los Angeles county will pay $20m to the family of a four-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region’s child welfare system.Noah Cuatro died in a hospital in 2019, days before his fifth birthday, after being found motionless at the family’s apartment in Palmdale, north of LA. His parents, Jose Maria Cuatro Jr and Ursula Elaine Juarez, later pleaded no contest to murder and torture charges. Continue reading...

Society

51 h. ago Oil tanker off French coast linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

French President Emmanuel Macron believes an oil tanker off the French coast has committed ‘very serious wrongdoings’

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53 h. ago Macron says a tanker off France is linked to Russia's shadow oil fleet

French President Emmanuel Macron says an oil tanker off the French coast has committed "very serious wrongdoings."

Politics

4 d. ago Migrants attempt longer Channel crossing after recent deaths

After a quiet morning in northern France, a large black dinghy carrying migrants was pictured having set off from a beach in north-west France.

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5 d. ago New record set for most migrants crossing the Channel to the UK on a single boat

The passage to the UK on Saturday saw 125 people on one vessel come over from France, it is understood. Pictured: Border Force escorts migrants into Dover on Saturday

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5 d. ago Boat carrying record 125 migrants crossed Channel to UK on Saturday

The number of people on board breaks a previous record from August, when 106 migrants crossed to the UK on what was dubbed a ‘mega dinghy’ by media.

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5 d. ago Child dies while reportedly trying to reach UK in small boat

Body of teenager found on beach in northern France after three other people die in Channel crossings on SaturdayA child is believed to have died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, according to French reports. The body of the teenager, who was believed to have fallen from a dinghy, was discovered on a beach in northern France on Sunday.The death follows those of three other people on Saturday who were trying to reach the UK – two Somali women who were reportedly crushed in a boat, and a man whose body was recovered from a canal in the town of Gravelines, near Dunkirk. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Child dies in the channel during small boat crossing, French media reports

An investigation has reportedly been launched

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5 d. ago Child dies off French coast in small boat Channel crossing attempt – reports

An investigation has been launched into the incident at Ecault beach, in Saint-Etienne-au-Mont.

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5 d. ago Child dies after falling off ‘overcrowded’ small boat while crossing Channel

The tragedy is the 21st death this year during small boat crossings

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5 d. ago Child dies after falling off migrant boat carrying nearly 100 people in the English Channel

The horrific incident on Sunday morning followed two Somali women dying in similar circumstances the day before (pictured)

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5 d. ago Child migrant dies in English Channel after falling from small boat

A child migrant sadly died after falling off a small boat in the English Channel, with their body later washing up on a nearby beach. The boat continued its journey towards the UK

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5 d. ago Child dies after falling off ‘overcrowded’ small boat while crossing Channel – hours after two women also killed

A CHILD has tragically died today after falling off an "overcrowded" small boat crossing the English Channel. The horrific incident on Sunday morning followed two women dying in similar circumstances yesterday. Cécile Gressier, prosecutor in the French port town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, said the child’s body washed up on nearby Écault beach. Ms Gressier said: "An...

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6 d. ago Channel tragedy: Two women dead after boat carrying 100 people capsizes

Around 60 people were rescued from the overnight incident

Events

1 week ago Our child died and we feel totally let down by investigation

‘The current system risks allowing a cover up culture and could result in negligent staff avoiding accountability.’

Events

1 week ago Horror as tot dies after being found unresponsive at nursery

The child tragically died in hospital following the incident.

Events

1 week ago Two out, 200 in: Farce of Starmer's small boats policy in action as hundreds of new illegal migrants arrive into Britain... in a single day 

On the second day of the Prime Minister's deal for reciprocal returns to France, just two asylum seekers were deported on a scheduled flight - a day after an Indian migrant was also returned.

Events

2 w. ago Three out, hundreds in: Labour farce in action as more asylum seekers arrive in Dover after crossing the Channel

Hundreds more migrants rolled onto British soil today as only three have been flown back to France in total under the farce of Labour's failing clampdown on Channel crossings.  

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2 w. ago Iranian man becomes third migrant to be removed to France under 'one in, one out' deal after he crossed channel in small boat

An Iranian man has become the third migrant to be removed to France under the new 'one in, one out deal' after he crossed the channel in a small boat, Home Office sources said. 

Economics