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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Nearly 300 migrants crossed English Channel as three died in boat rescue

The RNLI Dover Lifeboat returns following a small boat incident in the Channel (PA) - (PA Wire)

Nearly 300 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on the same day as three people died and dozens of others were rescued after their boat sank.

Some 292 people made the journey – arriving in the UK in five boats on Wednesday, according to the latest Home Office data.

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