8 h. ago Royal Navy warship and helicopter team up to track Putin destroyer sailing through English Channel

A Royal Navy destroyer and helicopter were deployed on a 48 hour NATO operation monitoring a Russian warship in UK waters, marking a historic first for the alliance.

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8 h. ago Russian warship in UK waters as Royal Navy deployed amid skyrocketing WW3 fears

The Royal Navy's HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer, intercepted the Russian vessel named Kulakov in the North Sea using advanced sensors and systems and will now shadow the ship

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9 h. ago Russia warship spotted in UK waters as Royal Navy destroyer rushes on NATO mission

HMS Duncan and a Wildcat helicopter were activated to shadow Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov through the English Channel during the operation

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10 h. ago Royal Navy destroyer shadows Russian warship in English Channel

HMS Duncan was deployed under Nato command in a ‘historic first’.

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58 h. ago Russian spies 'linked to smuggling gangs trafficking migrants across English Channel'

Bulgaria’s Home Secretary claims his government has evidence of direct links between Russia’s foreign intelligence agency and the organised crime gangs helping people to cross Europe illegally

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3 d. ago Migrant who piloted inflatable boat carrying 50 people across Channel while wearing Bat Man t

Illegal immigrant Nader Osman Adam has been jailed for piloted a small boat across the English Channel crammed with fellow migrants while wearing a Batman T-shirt.

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6 d. ago Chinese broadcaster failed to pay Ofcom £300,000 for rule breaches, court told

Star China Media Ltd previously ran an English-language news channel named China Global Television Network but was stripped of its licence in 2021.

Economics

8 d. ago London people smuggler caught after yacht of migrants ran aground

Mohammed Ali Nareman, 37, was deemed unfit to stand trial because he suffered from depression, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder

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8 d. ago Prolific people smuggler caught after yacht of migrants ran aground

Mohammed Ali Nareman was found to have committed multiple people-smuggling offences relating to small boats, HGVs and a yacht.

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8 d. ago Nato chief mocks ‘broken’ Russian submarine as it resurfaces off English Channel

Moscow denied that its submarine had suffered a serious malfunction

Politics

8 d. ago Putin's 'broken' Russian submarine mocked as it 'limps home' after Channel drama

The head of NATO has mocked the state of Vladimir Putin's navy, claiming a Russian submarine was "limping" home after it was spotted in the English Channel

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8 d. ago Damaged Russian submarine is forced to surface off France and 'limp' home through the Channel after springing a leak in the Mediterranean

A damaged Russian submarine was forced to surface near France and limp home through the English Channel after suffering a fuel leak in the Mediterranean.  

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1 week 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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1 week 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

2 w. 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

3 w. ago Chinese jets make ‘attack run’ on Royal Navy warship sailing past Taiwan in WW3 scare

A UK warship was the target of a "constructive kill" maneuver by Chinese fighter jets as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait, according to a report.

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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

3 w. 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'.

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3 w. 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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