36 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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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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61 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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6 d. ago Bomb squad called to primary school after boy brings grenade to assembly

The incident took place in Derbyshire, when the youngster unexpectedly produced the WWII era explosive, prompting a full evacuation of the school

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6 d. ago Primary school evacuated after boy brings WWII grenade for show and tell

The alarming incident unfolded at Osmaston CofE Primary School in Ashbourne

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1 week ago Last resident of WWII 'ghost village' that was cleared for D

Peter Wellman made a final visit last year to see the abandoned coastal village, where he was born and brought up. Tyneham in Dorset was evacuated just before Christmas in 1943.

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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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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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