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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

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

International Business Times

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.

France 24

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed Channel to UK last year

Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel from mainland Europe to Britain in small boats in 2023, an annual drop of more than a third, according to government figures released on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Small boat arrivals in UK likely to rise in 2024, says Border Force officials’ union

Immigration Services Union says recent lull in Channel crossings was due to bad weather

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The Independent UK

Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected to rise in 2024’

Migrant numbers crossing the Channel fell by a third between 2022 and 2023

Evening Standard

Total migrant Channel crossings down a third in 2023

For the first time in five years, since current records began in 2018, no Channel crossings took place on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

The Guardian - AU

Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

Radio France Internationale

Eurostar trains resume after flooded tunnels force cancellations

All Eurostar trains to or from London were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for travellers trying to cross the Channel in the second major disruption in ten days. Services began resuming on Sunday.

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The Guardian - UK

Christmas getaway travel disruption likely to continue through weekend

Weather warnings issued for drivers and London’s King’s Cross and Paddington stations will be closed

The Guardian - UK

Christmas getaway disruption continues amid Dover, road and rail delays

Eurostar and Eurotunnel services resume on Friday but drivers face 60-minute queue for French border controls

Radio France Internationale

Cross-Channel Eurostar traffic resumes after unions end wildcat strike

Passenger and freight traffic using the underwater tunnel between France and England returned to normal on Friday following an agreement between tunnel operators and unions over end of year bonuses.

International Business Times

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

France 24

Train travel resumes between France and UK after surprise strike ends

A wildcat strike Thursday by staff at Eurotunnel, which links Britain and the European continent and paralyzed dozens of Eurostar trains, ended some six hours after it began, Eurotunnel announced. It promised a gradual return to service.

International Business Times

Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks Train Travel

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.

The Independent UK

New EU anti-migrant deal will help Rishi Sunak ‘stop the boats’, claims French politician

French MEP suggests new Brussels deal could stop asylum-seekers crossing Channel – even despite Brexit

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