55 h. ago Tell us something we don't know: Starmer admits 'we have no effective deterrent in the Channel' as French police agree to intercept boats in the water

France is finally taking limited action against migrant dinghies at sea - after Prime Minister Keir Starmer begged for a move saying there was 'no effective deterrent', having scrapped Rwanda. plan

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60 h. ago France agrees to stop migrant boats at sea after pressure from Starmer

French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to reports

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3 d. ago You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!

As L’Atalante is re-released, we count down the best movies set largely on ships, boats, barges, yachts, steamers and trimarans. Submarines banned, as they’re under waterStephen Sommers’ sci-fi horror pulp follows a bunch of scene-stealing character actors playing mercenaries hired to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica for insurance purposes. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams, Kevin J O’Connor, and Famke Janssen as a jewel thief. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The bird people of Lake Manchar: surviving in a vanishing oasis

The Mohana of Pakistan’s Sindh province once thrived on the lake but pollution and drought have caused the fragile ecosystem to collapse, along with their way of lifeAt the mouth of Lake Manchar, gentle lapping disturbs the silence. A small boat cuts through the water, propelled by a bamboo pole scraping the muddy bottom of the canal.Bashir Ahmed manoeuvres his frail craft with agility. His slender boat is more than just a means of transport. It is the legacy of a people who live to the rhythm of water: the Mohana. They have lived for generations on the waters of Lake Manchar in Sindh province, a vast freshwater mirror covering nearly 250 sq km. The lake, once the largest in Pakistan, was long an oasis of life. Now, it is dying.Bashir Ahmed in his boat on the lake, next to simple huts built on top of the right bank outfall drain Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brothers who claimed they were fishing when they were attempting to smuggle £26.5million of cocaine into Britain are jailed

Craig Nuttall, 51, and his brother Raymond, 47, had arrived at Watchet Marina in July 2025 insisting they were planning a few quiet days on the water in their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat, the Guzzla.

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2 w. ago Sailing boat sinks 300 miles out to sea as five passengers beg for help

The Virginia Coast Guard said rescuers coordinated with one of the world's biggest warships in an operation to rescue five people stranded after their 'Magic Bus' boat took on water

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3 w. ago Drama for Starmer as 503 migrants cross the English Channel on Saturday, ridculing his deterrent efforts and French deal

The new arrivals came over in seven small boats, bringing the total number over the past three days to 1,772 and the grand total for this year so far up to 38,726.

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3 w. ago French coastguard rescues 94 people from water after small boat breaks apart

The incident occurred four nautical miles off Dunkirk on Thursday morning.

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