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Vindication Swim review – pioneering endurance-swim tale in shadow of Nyad

Uncertain line readings and torpid direction hamper the story of the first British woman to swim the Channel

The Guardian - UK

Seven-year-old girl dies in France in migrant crossing attempt

Unnamed girl was on ‘flimsy’ boat that capsized in northern France on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

RNLI-Border Force row reveals ‘chaos’ in maritime rescue before Channel tragedy

Questions about UK Coastguard’s reliance on charity after lifeboat volunteers asked to cover for Border Force to aid stricken vessel

The Guardian - UK

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‘No stunt doubles for me,’ says actor who braved Channel to recreate epic swim

Kirsten Callaghan tells how she had to deal with rain, rough seas and mackerel for a film about Mercedes Gleitze’s pioneering 1927 feat

The Guardian - UK

‘They can’t grieve’: families in limbo as Channel boat victims left unidentified

French authorities accused of failing to investigate the fates of refugees who have gone missing at sea while trying to cross by boat to the UK, with families still waiting for news of loved ones

The Guardian - UK

Three people feared dead after small boats 'incident' in English Channel

One person has died and two people are missing after a small boat incident in the English Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed

Evening Standard

Hundreds jailed for coming to UK in small boats to claim asylum, says report

Study says prosecutions include children and victims of trafficking and torture

The Guardian - UK

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Man who steered small Channel boat sentenced to detention after four died

Ibrahima Bah, who was also being smuggled to UK, convicted of gross negligence manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry

The Guardian - UK

Channel boat pilot found guilty of manslaughter as UN rights chief slams UK's Rwanda plan

Four men drowned in December 2022 when their unseaworthy dinghy sank soon after leaving France

Evening Standard

Man who steered boat across Channel found guilty over drownings

Ibrahima Bah, who told jury he had been forced by people smugglers to pilot boat, convicted of manslaughter

The Guardian - UK

Migrant Channel crossings in January jump 13 per cent compared with 2023

A total of 1,335 people made the perilous crossing last month compared with 1,180 in January 2023

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on customs borders: Northern Ireland deal highlights broken Brexit promises

Editorial: Whether in the Irish Sea or the Channel, the legacy of separation from the single market is pointless friction and economic pain

The Guardian - UK

UK and France’s small boats pact and doubling in drownings ‘directly linked’

Report says greater police presence on French beaches and more attempts to stop dinghies increases risks to refugees

The Guardian - UK

Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion

Cross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on

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The Guardian - UK

Eurostar passenger numbers back to pre-Covid levels

Cross-Channel train service expects a busy 2024 and will run a limited London to Amsterdam service

The Guardian - UK

Border Force hires private vessels for Channel patrols after new fleet delayed

Contracts, which will cost £36m a year, tendered following news that existing boats will be replaced four years later than planned

The Guardian - UK

Border Force mental health absences rose 45% as Channel deaths increased

Exclusive: FoI request reveals Home Office paid £133,000 to charity for support for frontline staff amid surge in agency’s absences

The Guardian - UK

French mayor blames UK for Channel-crossing deaths at weekend

Lax employment law cited as motivation for ice-cold crossing in which five people died off Wimereux

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International Business Times

Four Die Trying To Cross Channel To UK In Freezing Cold

Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was in critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said.

France 24

Five migrants die after trying to cross Channel to UK

Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was found dead on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France despite freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said.

The Guardian - UK

If Farrell hops across Channel RFU must realise the world has moved on

The inflexible rules on eligibility for England need to be relaxed with more empathy needed towards best players and loyal servants

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick faces challenge to steer England with team feeling the pinch

Commercially powerful clubs across the Channel have lured influential England players away from international game to hint at an uncertain future

Radio France Internationale

UK accused of not doing enough to stop Channel migrant crossings

The United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with French efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, a French report alleges. Britain has disputed the claims.

The Guardian - UK

UK does not cooperate sufficiently over small boat crossings, says French body

Independent French auditors say UK information on people crossing Channel is ‘very patchy’

The Independent UK

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says

A French report says the United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with France in efforts to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats

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