3 d. ago Royal Navy warships shadow three Russian vessels through English Channel

Russian landing ship RFN Alexander Otrakovsky had recently left the Mediterranean.

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3 d. ago Royal Navy shadows three Russian ships through English Channel

Royal Navy escorts Russian spy ship, landing ship and merchant vessel through Channel

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3 d. ago Royal Navy deployed to track suspicious Russian 'spy ships' in English Channel

The Royal Navy was deployed to escort oceanographic survey ship Admiral Vladimirskiy, Russian landing ship RFN Alexander Otrakovsky, and merchant vessel MV Ascalon through the English Channel and North Sea

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4 d. ago Record number of migrants cross English Channel in first three months of year

Some 5,847 arrivals had been recorded as of March 23, compared with 5,435 arrivals across January, February and March in 2024.

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4 d. ago Nearly 70 migrants are crossing Channel in small boats to reach UK every day on average as numbers rise

Latest figures show 5,512 have made the crossing up to Saturday, March 22

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5 d. ago Four small boats holding 241 migrants have been rescued after crossing the Channel yesterday

More migrants have been brought ashore at Dover after crossing the English Channel in small boats.

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7 d. ago Number of migrants arriving in UK this year after crossing Channel passes 5,000

This is the earliest point in the year that crossings have reached the 5,000 mark since data on Channel crossings was first reported in 2018.

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8 d. ago 2 migrants have died in as many days in attempted sea crossings from France to the UK

French maritime authorities say they’ve recovered the bodies of two migrants who died over the past two days in attempts to cross the waters of the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom

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8 d. ago Second migrant in two days dies trying to cross English Channel

A total of four deaths have been recorded by the French coastguard in its rescue operations in the Channel this year.

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8 d. ago One person dead and 15 rescued crossing Channel in overloaded boat

One person has died and 15 people have been rescued while trying to cross the English Channel overnight in an overloaded small boat.

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9 d. ago Migrant dies in the English Channel in first attempted crossing in over a week

The tragedy marks the first recorded migrant crossing attempt in over a week

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9 d. ago Migrant drowns in the Channel while trying to reach Britain as return of warm weather sees first small boat crossings in eight days

A migrant has died this morning while trying to cross the English Channel. 

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1 week ago RAF and Royal Navy warships shadow Russian destroyer and landing ship through English Channel in response to 'maritime threats'

Two British warships were deployed to escort a pair of Russian military vessels from the English Channel, it has been revealed. 

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2 w. ago Royal Navy warship lands massive blow to drugs gangs by seizing £5.4million of class A narcotics from dhow in Arabian sea

A Royal Navy warship has delivered a massive blow to drug gangs after it seized £5.4million worth of class A drugs from two boats in the Arabian Sea.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy warship seizes £5.4m of class A drugs in Arabian Sea

The crew of HMS Lancaster – which works out of Bahrain – recovered 340kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine.

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2 w. ago Fears over Elon Musk Starlink internet tech being deployed on Royal Navy warships

The satellite service will be trialled on HMS Prince of Wales to allow sailors to contact family and watch TV shows during its upcoming voyage to the Indo-Pacific.

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2 w. ago Channel crossings continue with 4,000 migrants arriving in UK so far this year

Crossings have taken place each day this month so far, with 2,075 arrivals recorded from March 1 to 9.

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2 w. ago Hilarious moment Clare Balding is with barraged with cuddles from friendly English Cocker Spaniel

The TV presenter, 54, dissolved into giggles as she welcomed English Cocker Spaniel Rueben on the Channel 4 sofa.

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2 w. ago Migrant, 64, becomes oldest to die trying to reach Britain as two die starting perilous trip

Two migrants died in the English Channel today as they tried to reach Britain on a massively overcrowded small boat.

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3 w. ago Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

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