35 h. ago Police order Channel ferry to return to port before boarding ship to make 'murder arrest'

The huge operation saw officers force the DFDS ship to return to shore yesterday morning shortly after departing for Calais.

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36 h. ago Passengers clap and cheer as young woman is hauled off Jetstar flight from Vanuatu after alleged vile act in mid

The Sydney-bound flight had just landed from Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Saturday night when Australian Federal Police officers boarded the aircraft and escorted the woman off in front of a full cabin.

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38 h. ago What happened to 24 Hours in Police Custody's nightclub predator who filmed himself abusing unconscious women

The Channel 4 show 24 Hours in Police Custody followed Craig France, 34, who would pursue women late at night, lure them to his 'after-parties' back at home where he'd commit sexual offences

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39 h. ago London hopes for a shift in French immigration policy in the Channel

London hopes for a shift in French immigration policy in the Channel  Le Monde.fr

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58 h. ago UK government backs French police immobilising small boats, minister says

Heidi Alexander says new tactics are ‘welcome’ and would prevent people leaving French shores to cross ChannelUK politics live – latest updatesFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers was not “pleasant” but the right tactics, a UK cabinet minister has said, saying the government welcomed the new tactics from the authorities.It comes as Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce new plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel when the French president arrives for his state visit in London this week. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 24 Hours in Police Custody predator Craig France sentence and where he is now

Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody has a new two-part special called Nightclub Predator.

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3 d. ago France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings

Starmer and Macron could set out plans for a ‘one in, one out’ returns scheme for asylum seekersUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel at a summit in London this week, but a wider deal on returning asylum seekers is still up in the air.While details remain limited, with French officials still believed to be finalising what action the country can take with boats that are already in shallow waters, an announcement on new plans is expected on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago French police are slashing migrant boats but they're still determined to reach the UK

French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel

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6 d. ago French police slash migrant boat and drag passengers back to shore just as they attempt to cross the Channel for Britain

Dramatic footage shows dozens of migrants and asylum seekers boarding an inflatable dingy as it approaches the shallow waters.

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6 d. ago French police slash migrant boat and drag passengers back to shore just as they attempt to set across the Channel for Britain

Dramatic footage shows dozens of migrants and asylum seekers boarding an inflatable dingy as it approaches the shallow waters.

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6 d. ago French police ‘slash small boats with knives’ to prevent Channel crossings

Downing Street said the new tactics will have a ‘major impact’ on smuggling gangs

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7 d. ago Diogo Jota was driving with brother to ferry after doc advised 'not to fly'

The Liverpool forward died on Thursday alongside his brother as they travelled to catch a ferry to return to England.

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7 d. ago British tourist, 67, dies on cruise ship in Corfu: Urgent probe launched

The 67-year-old man passed away while on board the vessel which was 'flying the Maltese flag' in the port of Corfu.

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2 w. ago French plans to stop small boats will lead to more deaths, says charity

French charity to challenge new Channel migrant interception plans in European courtsPlans by French police to enter the sea to stop small boats carrying UK-bound asylum seekers willcause more deaths and will be challenged in the European courts, a French charity has said.Arthur Dos Santos, the coordinator of the refugee charity Utopia 56, said there would be an increase in the number of people who would take “desperate” measures to reach the UK. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Veteran CalMac Arran ferry Caledonian Isles' return delayed 4 more days as engineers battle to fix fault

Gearbox glitch the latest of a series of problems stretching back nearly 18 months

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4 w. ago The dangerous new strategy used by people traffickers to outwit French police and smuggle boat loads of Channel migrants into the UK

EU border agency Frontex said in an official updated that traffickers were adapting their methods in an attempt to boost the number of successful crossings.

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Climate activist claims group onboard flotilla ‘kidnapped’ while trying to delivery aid to besieged territory

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