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Fresh pressure on Rishi Sunak as figures show more small boat crossings this June up on last year

The number of Channel crossings by people in small boats so far this month is now higher than the number for the whole of June last year, figures show

Evening Standard

Brave girl, 14, who reduced Graeme Souness to tears has adorable nickname for 'soft' star

Souness was so moved by Isla Grist's determination he decided to swim the Channel to raise money for charity supporting sufferers of rare skin condition

Daily Mirror

Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?

The Guardian - UK

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English Channel swimmer reported missing off the coast of France

French search and rescue teams have searched the sea but have been unable to find the swimmer who was reported missing yesterday. Several helicopters and boats were dispatched to search for them

Wales Online

Sunak: Greek shipwreck shows need for deterring migrants from illegal routes

The Prime Minister has made stopping Channel crossings by small boats one of his priorities.

The Independent UK

Drop in Channel crossings hailed by Sunak as proof policies were ‘working’ halves in a fortnight

‘Our approach is working,’ prime minister said on 5 June. More than 2,800 people have arrived since his speech

The Independent UK

Ex-Liverpool star Graeme Souness swims 21 miles across Channel in bid to raise £1.1m

Graeme Souness was part of a six-strong relay team who took turns to tackle the 21-mile crossing in 12 hours and seven minutes - and they celebrated in the surf after reaching the French coast

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Scotland and Rangers legend Graeme Souness completes charity swim of English Channel

The 70-year-old has helped to raise more than £1.16million for charity Debra.

Daily Record

Football legend Graeme Souness hits £1m mark ahead of 21-mile Channel swim for charity

The ex-Scotland star, who turned 70 last month, is due to tackle the 21-mile stretch of water tomorrow with a group of ex-marines to raise money for 14-year-old schoolgirl Isla Grist.

Daily Record

Thursday briefing: Inside the lifesaving work on an RNLI lifeboat

In today’s newsletter: Ahead of a new report on the government response to Channel crossings, today’s newsletter looks at the growing challenges the Royal National Lifeboat Institution faces

The Guardian - UK

Up to 90 more hotels could be needed to house Channel migrants, MPs told

Home Secretary Suella Braverman was grilled about plans to accommodate new arrivals crossing the Strait of Dover as plans for more barges flop

Daily Mirror

RNLI reveals Channel rescue stats and new kit to save more people in seconds

Volunteers in the area saved 108 people in 2022 as charity unveils new equipment to get 20 people from water in 90 seconds

The Guardian - UK

'We have saved 108 migrants from boats in distress - we are proud to do our duty'

Mirror joins three RNLI lifeboats on a training exercise nearly two miles off the coast of Poole in Dorset, where volunteer teams staged rescues with new equipment

Daily Mirror

RNLI saved 108 lives rescuing migrants crossing ‘perilous’ Channel in 2022

The lifesaving charity has released figures for the first time as it brings in new ‘game-changing’ equipment to aid rescues.

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Daily Mirror

People making dangerous Channel crossing reaches highest daily total in 2023 so far

Rishi Sunak first vowed to 'stop the boats' six months ago and has made tackling the Channel crossings a priority for the Government

The Independent UK

Channel crossings reach highest daily total in 2023 so far

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made tackling small boat crossings a priority for his Government this year.

Evening Standard

Channel crossings reach single highest daily total of 2023 with 616 making journey

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made tackling small boat crossings a priority for his Government this year.

The Independent UK

More than 600 migrants cross Channel in 2023 record – days after Sunak claimed plan was ‘working’

Numbers crossing rise as seas calm during heatwave

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The Independent UK

More than 600 migrants cross Channel in 2023 record - days after Sunak claimed plan was ‘working’

Numbers rocket after as seas calm amid UK heatwave

The Independent UK

Lawmakers say UK's planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations

A committee of lawmakers say Britain will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through with government plans to detain and deport people who reach the U.K. in small boats

The Independent UK

Illegal Migration Bill breaches UK human rights obligations, MPs and peers warn

The so-called Stop The Boats Bill is seen as central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to prevent small boats of migrants crossing the Channel.

The Independent UK

Sunak’s small boats drive won’t bring back Tory voters, says John Curtice

Focus on Channel migrants reminds voters of ‘dramatic failure’ of Brexit, says polling guru

The Independent UK

Sunak says ‘stop the boats’ plan is ‘starting to work’ as he announces two new barges

PM accused of ‘self-congratulatory’ hubris – but insists his policies are acting as a deterrent rather than poor weather in Channel

The Independent UK

Navy veteran happy to see ‘so many people’ ahead of 79th anniversary of D-Day

Ernie Davies, 98, was among the 11 British veterans who travelled across the Channel to mark the anniversary of the historic military invasion.

The Independent UK

Sunak challenged on timing of small boats speech as crossings drop during strong winds

Mr Sunak played down the possibility that poor weather may be part of the reason for a reduction in journeys

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