33 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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46 h. ago 1 person was rescued and a search is underway for 3 others after a boat sinks north of Seattle

A good Samaritan rescued one person and authorities are looking for three others after a boat took on water and sank in waters north of Seattle

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58 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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58 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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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 Migrant dies after small boat sinks while trying to cross the Channel

The disaster unfolded at around 3am on Monday following a Mayday call to the Gris-Nez rescue centre on France 's northern coast.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer confirms talks to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' in third countries

During trip to Albania, PM announces the Government will begin exploring the possibility of processing some migrants in third countries prior to deportation

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer in talks to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' in third countries

During trip to Albania, PM announces the Government will begin exploring the possibility of processing some migrants in third countries prior to deportation

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9 d. ago Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom

Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gulf kingdom’s claims that work-related deaths have fallenThousands of migrant workers are likely to die in Saudi Arabia as a result of a building boom fuelled by the 2034 World Cup and other major construction projects, human rights groups have warned.The Gulf kingdom has seen a surge in demand for cheap migrant labour, with a significant increase in foreign workers since 2021, as it starts preparations for hosting the World Cup and drives forward projects including the futurist megacity Neom. Continue reading...

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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 Groans as Lee Anderson suggests Jeremy Corbyn should be deported with Channel migrants

Lee Anderson's call for Jeremy Corbyn to be deported alongside migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK prompted groans in the House of Commons on Monday (12 May).

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1 week ago Groans as Lee Anderson suggest Jeremy Corbyn should be deported with Channel migrants

Lee Anderson's call for Jeremy Corbyn to be deported alongside migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK prompted groans in the House of Commons on Monday (12 May).

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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 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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1 week ago Migrant dies in English Channel as seven others suffer severe burns in latest 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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2 w. ago Eight migrants thought to be lost at sea after boat capsized are found alive in San Diego – but 10

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’d be seeking the death penalty against the alleged smugglers

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2 w. ago Miami boat party ends with $4.5m yacht sinking and 32 rescued

Footage shows the passengers being passed life jackets as the luxury yacht sunk into the water

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3 w. ago Migrants cross English Channel in warm spell as arrivals pass 11,000 for year

Pictures show people wearing life jackets being brought ashore in Dover on the warmest day of the year so far.

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