1 hour ago Man dies after falling overboard from luxury yacht in the English Channel

Emergency services had to rush into the English Channel to try and find the man after he fell off the luxury yacht on Sunday morning, as the ship was brought back to the shore

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3 h. ago Man dies after falling from luxury yacht in English Channel tragedy

The man was recovered from the sea after a search by RNLI and Coastguard near the Rampion wind farm off Brighton. Sussex Police confirmed his family have been informed.

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4 h. ago Man dies after falling overboard in English Channel from luxury yacht

A man's body was recovered by HM Coastguard close to midday on Sunday after he fell overboard from a luxury yacht in the English Channel

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9 h. ago English Channel emergency as passenger plunges from luxury yacht off Brighton

A man is believed to have fallen from a catamaran near the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.

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55 h. ago Tell us something we don't know: Starmer admits 'we have no effective deterrent in the Channel' as French police agree to intercept boats in the water

France is finally taking limited action against migrant dinghies at sea - after Prime Minister Keir Starmer begged for a move saying there was 'no effective deterrent', having scrapped Rwanda. plan

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57 h. ago France to start intercepting small boats carrying migrants in English Channel after pressure from UK

Policy change follows a letter sent by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to French president Emmanuel Macron reportedly saying ‘we have no effective deterrent in the Channel’

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59 h. ago France to start intercepting small boats as Keir Starmer plea to Macron leaked

French police are set to start intervening to stop small boats before passengers board them, it is believed, after Keir Starmer pleaded with Emmanuel Macron to act

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59 h. ago France agrees to stop migrant boats at sea after pressure from Starmer

French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to reports

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3 d. ago UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done

The British government has welcomed the news that net migration in the U.K., the difference between people moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June, but insisted that the figure must fall further to ease community tensions

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6 d. ago Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship in the English Channel as MoD confirms 'round

According to officials, UK patrol vessel HMS Severn shadowed the Russian corvette RFN Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya over the past two weeks as they made their way through the busy shipping lane.

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7 d. ago UK Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker brazenly sailing through English Channel

Two Russian ships, including one warship and a tanker, were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy - this is a breaking story

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7 d. ago Royal Navy intercepts two Russian ships brazenly sailing through English Channel

Two Russian ships - a warship and a tanker - were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy over the past two weeks

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7 d. ago Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker in English Channel

Defence Secretary John Healey warned Moscow: ‘We see you. We know what you’re doing. We are ready’

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7 d. ago Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker off UK coast

The Royal Navy intercepted a Russian warship and tanker in the Dover Strait and English Channel

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2 w. ago UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel

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2 w. ago Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.

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2 w. ago Liverpool could bank millions from clever transfer clause as Xabi Alonso call shared

Tyler Morton left Liverpool for Lyon in the summer transfer window and could be on the move again despite making a fine start to life in France

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2 w. ago Second small boat migrant sent back to France under 'one in, one out' deal returns to UK

Between November 6 and 8, more than 1,700 people made the dangerous journey across English Channel in small boats

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3 w. ago Drama for Starmer as 503 migrants cross the English Channel on Saturday, ridculing his deterrent efforts and French deal

The new arrivals came over in seven small boats, bringing the total number over the past three days to 1,772 and the grand total for this year so far up to 38,726.

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3 w. ago Another 503 migrants cross Channel in small boats in single day

The latest arrivals come as the Government considers a major shake-up of immigration policy.

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