36 h. ago Four dead, including two children, attempting to cross Channel to UK in last 24 hours

Number of attempts to cross Channel has been particularly high for several days, say French authoritiesFour people including two children have died in two separate incidents while trying to cross the Channel to the UK in the last 24 hours, while three others are missing in a third incident.On Tuesday night off the coast of Sangatte, France, three people lost their lives while travelling on a dinghy with 38 people onboard. Three others are missing after an incident in Neufchâtel-Hardelot, France, on a boat with 115 people onboard. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Two children among three migrants dead in Channel crossing off French coast

Another three people are believed to be missing after the incident off the coast of Pas-de-Calais

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37 h. ago ‘Two children among dead’ after English Channel crossing attempt

Officials say the three people were likely killed after being crushed at the bottom of a packed boat

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37 h. ago Two children among three dead in small boat disaster: Tragedy after 38 migrants attempted to cross English Channel to the UK in one dinghy

Two children are among three people to have died in the English Channel overnight in a small boat tragedy, French authorities report.

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The Trump administration has tried to deport Guatemalan children living in U.S. shelters or foster care

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The Met Police have made several arrests after imposing restrictions on people wearing masks as anti-asylum protest made its way through the Isle of Dogs.

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1 week ago I spent a long, confusing week watching every single Elizabeth Hurley movie

To unravel the mystery of the British actor, model and entrepreneur’s surreal, winding career – which this week finds her playing a dead millionaire in a Channel 4 reality show – Adam White spent seven days watching all 28 of her films, from the one where she murders Patsy Kensit to the erotic thriller her son directed

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1 week ago Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

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4 w. ago Robert Jenrick is pelted with bottles at Calais migrant camp before he's 'ignored' by French police as he reports how dozens are preparing to cross the Channel

The shadow justice secretary was speaking to people at the Loon-Plage camp when he said a man 'started throwing glass bottles' in his direction.

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4 w. ago Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumblesAt the end of the 17th century a French travel writer who crossed the Channel was clearly impressed by the sweet, comforting treats offered to him, declaring with relish: “Ah! What an excellent thing is an English pudding!”More than three centuries on, English Heritage has sounded the alarm that the good old British pudding is facing extinction. Continue reading...

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