All news on the topic: English Channel

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’Major’ Turkish supplier of small boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested as UK’s ’British FBI’ conducts airport operation
A suspected people smuggler has been arrested in Amsterdam, accused of supplying small boats for English Channel crossings.
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Vladimir Putin taunts the UK as Russian frigate conducts war games in the English Channel
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s northern fleet to hold exercises in the English Channel in the most public taunt to the UK in recent months as tensions continue to rise
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French coastguard reports rescuing over 50 people from the Channel
Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night
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’Merchants of death’ trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage.
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Baby dies after boat capsizes during attempted Channel crossing, rescue efforts underway
French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant
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Four migrants including child die while trying to cross English Channel
French minister Bruno Retailleau said the child was ‘trampled to death in a boat’
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A Royal Navy serviceman has died after a Merlin helicopter crashed into the English Channel
The Royal Navy has confirmed a crew member has died after a Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched in the sea during a night flying exercise from the HMS Queen Elizabeth
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At least 12 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants "ripped open" in the Channel, according to the mayor
Helicopters and boats are being used in the search for survivors after the vessel got into difficulties on Tuesday morning.
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Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy
Fifty-three people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have said
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A prominent Conservative figure has suggested ’building a wall’ in the English Channel to address the migrant issue
Uber-Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg takes page from Donald Trump’s playbook.
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This tranquil British island was once the site of Nazi atrocities. A new inquiry uncovers its truths
Alderney, a quiet British island in the English Channel known for its outstanding natural beauty, was once the site of the only Nazi camps on British soil – and a hell on Earth for its thousands of inmates.
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Documents reveal that an asylum-granted refugee operated a people-trafficking ring while employed at a chicken shop
Sivagankan had been granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain after fleeing the war in Sri Lanka in 2003
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Legal challenge launched against Home Office over the risk of sending unaccompanied children to Rwanda
Charity says children could be deported as adults before age can be formally determined
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Protesters block and slash tires of coach transporting illegal migrants from London hotel to Bibby Stockholm barge
It comes as more than 700 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats yesterday
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Father of 7-year-old girl killed crossing Channel recounts screams and suffocation on overcrowded boat
Little Sara died in the channel crossing from France to the UK along with four adults - her heartbroken dad has now shed new light on the horrifying tragedy as police arrest a young Sudanese man
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Three men have been arrested following the tragic deaths of five individuals, including a child, who were attempting to cross the Channel
The suspects have been accused of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally. A further 55 people believed to have also been on board have been identified.
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At least five individuals perish while attempting to cross the English Channel, with the coastguard reporting "lifeless bodies"
A police operation is under way after reports at least five people have died during an attempt to cross the Channel with coast guards reporting ’lifeless bodies’