11 h. ago Women and children among migrants to have crossed the Channel

The arrivals are the first to have made the crossing to the UK in more than a week.

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24 h. ago 'We'll be watching you!' Moment Royal Navy swoops in on Russian craft in English Channel and shadows it back to open water

Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a Nato operation to keep a watch on the kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made its surfaced journey back to Russia.

Politics

27 h. ago Royal Navy scrambled to 'escort' Russian submarine through the English Channel

Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a Nato operation to keep a watch on the kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made its surfaced journey back to Russia.

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27 h. ago Royal Navy warship shadows Russian submarine through English Channel

The HMS Tyne kept a check on the kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it travelled back to Russia.

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27 h. ago Royal Navy warship scrambled to track Russian submarine in English Channel

HMS Tyne tracks kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in Nato operation

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32 h. ago Royal Navy warship tracks Vladimir Putin's submarine in the English Channel

HMS Tyne shadowed Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made a surfaced journey back to Russia from the eastern Med, the Royal Navy says, amid ongoing tensions with Vladimir Putin's nation

Politics

33 h. ago Royal Navy warship tracks Russian submarine and ships passing through English Channel as armed forces minister warns of Kremlin 'threat' to UK

HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a NATO operation to shadow Russia 's submarine Krasnodar as it surfaced back to the country from the Mediterranean.

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35 h. ago Amanda Owen opens up about how she wanted 'non scripted, no scene set up and accurate portrayal' of her family on new series of Our Farm Next Door

On Thursday English shepherdess Amanda took to social media to praise Channel 4 for helping create the show and how her family has been portrayed on Our Farm Next Door.

Culture

3 d. ago Estimated cost of asylum seeker accommodation treble what expected, says watchdog

The original estimate for asylum seeker housing was £4.5billion for 2019-2029, but that is expected to rise to £15.3billion, according to the National Audit Office

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3 d. ago Estimated cost of asylum accommodation treble what was expected, says watchdog

The National Audit Office said the original estimate of £4.5 billion for 2019-2029 was expected to rise to £15.3 billion.

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6 d. ago The quiet beach 2 hours from London with its own railway station and amazing English Channel views

The quiet beach 2 hours from London with its own railway station and amazing English Channel views  Yahoo News UK

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8 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer hits out at Reform voting against bill stopping boats crossing English Channel

The Prime Minister was speaking after the local elections

Economics

9 d. 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.

Events

1 week ago Number of migrants crossing Channel passes 10,000 in record time

Last year the figure of 10,000 was not reached until May 24, while in 2023 it was June 17.

Events

1 week ago Britain tried to control migration – and created the worst of all worlds

Editorial: As The Independent reveals, up to £2bn of private contracts have been awarded since 2017 aimed at curbing illegal migration across the English Channel and the costs of asylum application processing. It is hard to point to any positive results of this gross expense

Politics

1 week ago Royal Navy scrambles warship as Russian frigate spotted in English Channel

The Admiral Golovko was seen heading east, prompting the launch of HMS St Albans to escort the vessel out of UK waters

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2 w. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship to see off Russian frigate that had entered British waters

The Russian vehicle, RFN Admiral Golovoko, was spotted sailing east through British waters.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship as Russian ship spotted in English Channel

The deployment of the Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, the HMS St Albans, comes amid a spate of Russian naval incursions into British waters

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3 w. ago Harborough FC ‘surprised’ as 100 Spanish fans turn up to watch game

Fans are subscribers to YouTube channel focused on English football whose founder wants to strengthen links with clubFootball tourism is usually seen at Premier League stadiums such as Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates, so fans of Harborough Town, who compete in the seventh tier of the football pyramid, were stunned when 100 Spaniards arrived at Bowden Park to watch them take on St Ives Town.The Spanish fans, who turned up last Saturday, were subscribers to a Spanish YouTube channel, La Media Inglesa (LMI), focused on English football, which has now started arranging overseas trips for its followers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Part of Dover Port taped off amid police investigation after small boat migrant dies in Good Friday tragedy on the English Channel

Officials brought a body ashore at the Port of Dover after Border Force responded to an incident aboard a migrant dinghy mid-crossing.

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