7 h. ago British woman missing after hiring a boat on the paradise island of Formentera on Tuesday found ALIVE four days later adrift at sea

It has emerged the woman, named locally as Mary Gavin, has been rescued adrift by a ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route.

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10 h. ago More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in small boats over two days

This brings the total for the year so far to 18,400.

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30 h. ago More than 1,000 migrants arrive in the UK crossing the Channel in small boats

This brings the total so far this week to 2,083

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33 h. ago Moment the French FINALLY try to stop the boats: Police slash rubber dinghy with knife but migrants say 'we're not afraid to die' in bid to reach UK as another 1,634 arrive in last week

A French police officer was seen single-handedly foiling an attempt by a group of people to cross the English Channel this morning in a dinghy by stabbing the inflated boat with a knife.

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68 h. ago The 'Farminator' who rounds up illegal migrants: Farmer reveals he dealt with 5,000 stowaways on his land and says Keir Starmer 'treats them like royalty'

Chris Gadsden, 70, hit the headlines ten years ago as he collared hundreds of suspected stowaways sneaking into his fields in Bedfordshire.

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4 d. ago 'Bizarre' rule banning French police wading into Channel waters to stop migrant 'small boats' to be axed

The change is set to come as some 17,000 economic migrants and asylum seekers have already reached UK shores so far this year

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer forced to beg Emmanuel Macron to do more to stop the boats as 1,500 migrants cross the Channel in just four days 

The Prime Minister will discuss the growing small boats crisis (pictured) with Emmanuel Macron at the G7 gathering of world leaders in Canada this week.

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1 week ago White House slams 'fake news' report Trump has big plans to send 9,000 migrants to notorious terrorist detention center

In February, Trump deployed members of the Armed Forces to expand the capacity of a detention facility at the Cuba base.

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1 week ago Trump to send 9,000 migrants to notorious terrorist detention center as mass deportation plan ramps up

In February, Trump deployed members of the Armed Forces to expand the capacity of a detention facility at the Cuba base.

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1 week ago Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Brits among 9,000 migrants Donald Trump orders to be held at infamous Guantanamo Bay

A number of Brits could be among thousands of illegal migrants set to be held at Guantanamo Bay as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the US

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1 week ago Guantanamo Bay: Brits among 9,000 undocumented migrants 'to be sent to notorious camp'

At least 9,000 undocumented migrants, including British citizens, are set to be transferred to Guantanamo Bay in the coming days, according to reports in the United States

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1 week ago Brits among 9,000 undocumented migrants Trump orders to be housed in Guantanamo Bay

The US Government plans to transfer at least 9,000 migrants to the detention camp, some of whom are believed to be from the UK, as part of Donald Trump's renewed immigration clampdown

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1 week ago Eurostar vows to run direct trains from UK to Germany and Switzerland

Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasibleEurostar has vowed to run direct trains from the UK to Germany and Switzerland, as it attempts to fend off potential competitors eyeing its London depot space.The cross-Channel rail operator’s chief executive, Gwendoline Cazenave, said she had no doubt the direct services would run in the early 2030s despite the failure of previous ventures to connect London and Frankfurt. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cash for visas scandal: Corrupt immigration advisers ‘charge migrants up to £22,000 for skilled worker visas’

The scam allegedly involves immigration advisers coaching foreign workers to overstate their levels of education and experience to secure visas to come to the UK

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2 w. ago French demand more money from Britain before they let their police try to stop migrants boarding small boats to cross the English Channel

Britain already has a deal with France to try and prevent refugees and and migrants from crossing the Channel, but until now, authorities have resisted entering the water themselves.

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2 w. ago Illegal migrant criminals are now paying $2,000 to be smuggled OUT of the US by Mexican gangs

Romanian gang members now face losing everything if they are caught by enforcement agents, with increasing numbers of migrants being picked off the street and deported.

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2 w. ago Members delighted with Ayr Model Boat Club's open day success

The five-hour event was a showcase and allowed the public to talk to members and find out more about the club and its activities.

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2 w. ago Lawyer for South Carolina party boat shooting victim says no one checked IDs or for weapons

A lawyer for one of the victims of a party boat shooting over Memorial Day weekend in South Carolina says no one was checking IDs or for weapons

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2 w. ago Yvette Cooper blames the French after 1,200 people cross the Channel in a single day

The Home Secretary came under fire in the Commons after almost 1,200 people reached the UK in small boats on Saturday - the first four-figure daily tally this year.

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