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Channel crossing tragedy: UK launches inquiry into 2021 mass drowning which left 27 dead

It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

‘Our mother believes Twana is alive somewhere – so I visit different countries looking, just in case’

Brother of Iraqi teenager lost in Channel crossing seeks UK investigation into drownings

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Failure to save 27 lives in Channel exacerbated by confusion and lack of resources

Report identifies lack of aerial surveillance and personnel as contributing to deaths when small boat sank in 2021

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

The Ilford kiosk man who hid a thriving people-smuggling business

Hewa Rahimpur came across as a friendly young man struggling to get by, but was responsible for transporting up to 10,000 people across the Channel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

London gang kingpin who smuggled up to 10,000 migrants across Channel jailed

Hewa Rahimpur sourced boats for a gang that charged £6,000 per crossing

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

Kiosk owner who sold sweets unmasked as kingpin who smuggled 10,000 migrants to Britain in small boats

Hewa Rahimpur’s modest life hid his dark secret as a “high ranking” member of a criminal network who sourced boats for life-threatening Channel crossings, writes crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Small boats people smuggler sentenced to 11 years

Hewa Rahimpur, 30, was ringleader of gang thought to have smuggled up to 10,000 people from France to Kent coast

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Wednesday briefing: Is Britain about to get invaded by bedbugs?

In today’s newsletter: With Paris under siege by these tiny, blood-sucking terrors, many on the other side of the Channel are wondering if they’re next – and what can be done

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis and Rwanda deportation plan

Taking action to ‘stop small boats’ is one of the Government’s key priorities.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Keir Starmer will scrap controversial Rwanda migrant policy even if Channel crossings decline

The Labour leader said the scheme would only ever impact a very small proportion of migrants

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2023