24 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...

Events

25 h. ago 3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel from France

Local authorities in France have reported that three migrants died while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

Events

25 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.

Events

38 h. ago Woman dies trying to cross Channel on small boat after 'catastrophic deflation'

The dinghy suffered what authorities have described as a 'catastrophic deflation' 10 miles off the coast of Dover at around 12.30pm on Tuesday.

Events

2 d. ago Woman seeks legal action after getting salmonella at hotel where tourist died

Michaela says raw chicken and pork was the reason for her illness

Society

3 d. ago 'One of a kind' woman dies after being attacked by 'pack of dogs'

Police have launched an investigation after a woman with a 'heart of gold' was found 'suffering life-threatening injuries' from a pack of dogs roaming the area in Flat Lick, Kentucky

Events

4 d. ago Baby and woman killed during Putin's record 800 drone attack on Ukraine as NATO scramble warplanes

The 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old son died in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital, with dozens of people injured in the Russian terror.

Events

4 d. ago 1,000 migrants cross the English Channel in ONE DAY in fresh humiliation for Keir Starmer

The figure is the biggest daily total since May, in which more than 1,195 migrants arrived in the UK in a single day.

Events

6 d. ago People smugglers are drugging children before they are put on small boats to cross Channel, Solicitor General reveals

Lucy Rigby said she had been warned by the Crown Prosecution Service that the gangs were attempting to make the children more co-operative as they undertake the dangerous journey from France.

Events

6 d. ago Valerie Kneale: Sexually assaulted woman didn't die of stroke as bombshell ruling issued

Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire

Events

7 d. ago Family say woman who died after being hit by bin lorry was 'bright shining light of love'

Daphne Stallard, 89, was killed in a collision in Llandudno on Monday, September 1. Her family have now paid tribute to her

Events

8 d. ago 'Suicide pod' doctor screamed 'she's still alive, Philip' before woman eventually died

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The first woman to die in a 'pod' in a Swiss forest was found with unexplained strangulation marks on her neck, with the device's creator later taking his own life

Events

8 d. ago Mystery surrounds death of first woman to die in 'suicide pod' in Switzerland

The Sacro pod is designed to give the user a tranquil death, but the first woman to use it was found with unexplained strangulation marks on her neck

Events

8 d. ago Mysterious marks on neck of first woman to die in ‘suicide pod’

The 64-year-old American woman died in a secluded forest area near a cabin in Merishausen, a sparsely populated region of Switzerland close to the German border.

Events

8 d. ago Four horrifying words as first woman to die in 'suicide pod' ended her life

The first woman to die in a 'suicide pod' in the middle of a Swiss forest was found with mysterious strangulation marks on her neck, raising questions about her death

Events

8 d. ago Tributes paid to 'remarkable woman' who died after being hit by bin lorry

A respected member of her community and mother to the Bishop of Llandaff, she was a volunteer at the local church

Events

8 d. ago Woman who died after horror fall from block of flats named by police

Tia Langdon was found with serious injuries after the incident last Thursday.

Events

8 d. ago Southampton 'murder': Woman who died after falling from block of flats pictured

Tia Langdon, 25, suffered significant injuries after falling from a block of flats in Southampton last week - an 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

Events

9 d. ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

Events

9 d. ago Woman killed in her own home died from 'multiple sharp force injuries including a cut throat'

A man admitted to police that he had killed Lisa Fraser in Pembroke Dock, but was found hanged in a prison cell two weeks later. An inquest into the death of Mrs Fraser has now been opened

Events