18 h. ago French police use pepper spray on migrants trying to cross English Channel

French police have used pepper spray to stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.

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44 h. ago 26 migrants sent to France while nearly 10,000 have arrived since deal

Crossings are continuing as around 100 men and women seeking to make the journey across the Channel gathered on Gravelines beach on Friday morning.

Economics

8 d. ago Waterproof Rolex worn by first British woman to swim the Channel up for auction

Mercedes Gleitze’s Rolex Oyster survived more than 10 hours submerged in sea water when she undertook her ‘vindication swim’ of 1927.

Politics

1 week ago Friends take replica of Del Boy's Reliant Robin across the English Channel

The 47-strong paramotor flyover was organised to raise money for the Veterans Charity.

Politics

1 week ago Only Fools and Horses star Del Boy's Reliant Robin soars across the English Channel

Paramotor pilot David Messenger organised a 47-strong paramotor flyover across the English Channel to raise money for the Veterans Charity

Politics

1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Starmer blames Brexit for 'Farage boats' crossing the Channel. Is he right?

Sir Keir Starmer stepped up his war on Reform UK today by blaming Brexit for the English Channel migrant crisis and dubbing the small boats 'Farage boats'.

Politics

1 week 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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1 week ago Body of young migrant found on French beach as crossings to UK rise

French authorities have announced the discovery of a body on a beach used by migrants attempting to cross from northern France to the U.K. on flimsy boats

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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...

Events

2 w. ago Russian nuclear weapons submarine flags 'major alert' on board

It comes two months after the vessel was tracked sailing through the North Sea and English Channel.

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2 w. ago Channel tragedy: Two women dead after boat carrying 100 people capsizes

Around 60 people were rescued from the overnight incident

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2 w. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship after Russian frigate and cargo ship spotted in UK waters

Teams aboard HMS Iron Duke and a Wildcat helicopter tracked the heavily-armed warship RFN Neustrashimy as it escorted cargo ship Sparta IV through the North Sea and the English Channel .

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2 w. ago Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship and freighter through British seas

“Russian warships are increasingly transiting through the English Channel,” defence minister Luke Pollard warned.

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2 w. ago First migrants enter UK under 'one in, one out' deal with France

The family of three, including a small child, are the first to enter the country under the scheme

Economics

2 w. ago First migrants arrive in UK from France under the 'one in, one out' policy

A family of three, including a small child, have become the first people to arrive in the U.K. from France under a new “one in, one out” exchange policy in which Britain returns migrants who enter the country without authorization and France sends vetted asylum-seekers

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2 w. ago Warnings over collapsing fish stocks as experts advise ‘zero catch’ for cod

Conservationists call for action to follow scientific advice and end overfishing in the North Sea and west of Scotland.

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2 w. ago Home Secretary warns far right rhetoric ‘getting out of control’

Ms Mahmood also said politicians had a duty not to let patriotism cross the line into nationalism.

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2 w. ago Another 85 migrants make it into Britain as 1,100 arrive in 2 days and return flights grind to a halt

Some 1,072 migrants in 13 boats made the dangerous journey across the English Channel on Friday. Another 85 arrived on Saturday, after braving high winds and choppy seas.

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