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Teenager charged over migrant boat deaths after four people died in English Channel

Ibrahima Bah, 19, is due to appear in court on Monday

The Independent UK

Teenager charged in connection with migrant boat deaths in Channel

A TEENAGER has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry to the UK after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel…

The National (Scotland)

19-year-old charged after four die while crossing the Channel

Four people died and 39 were rescued after a migrant boat capsized in the Channel in the early hours of Wednesday

Evening Standard

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19-year-old charged in connection with migrant boat deaths in the Channel - OLD

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge against Ibrahima Bah.

The Independent UK

Smugglers offer migrants £435 'Christmas deal' to cross Channel in overcrowded boats

People smugglers are piling desperate migrants in Calais into dangerously overloaded boats to make the perilous Channel crossing to the UK, days after four die in tragic sinking horror at sea

Daily Mirror

Workable proposals? No, western immigration policy is a theatre of cruelty

Another week and more drownings in the Channel. Politicians’ words of regret are hypocritical: they chose not to prevent them

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t think lessons have been learned’: asylum policies fall short after more Channel deaths

Following another tragedy at sea and a ruling due on the Rwanda deal, is Britain complacent at home and complicit in refugee abuse abroad?

The Guardian - UK

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People rescued from second sinking boat in Channel on night four died

PEOPLE were rescued from a second sinking boat on the same night four others died in the Channel.

The National (Scotland)

Army officer takes charge of command launched in bid to tackle Channel crossings

Major General Duncan Capps will take on the role of clandestine Channel threat commander

The Independent UK

Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it's costing lives

After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system.

The Conversation

Migrants rescued from second sinking boat on same night four died in Channel

Border Force officers rescued 50 people, five of whom had ended up in the freezing water, after their boat started to sink

The Independent UK

Police and NCA investigating four Channel boat deaths

Officers working with French partners ‘to find those responsible and bring them to justice’

The Guardian - UK

Channel deaths: Police investigating after four people died when migrant boat capsized

Kent Police said it was looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Wednesday with the National Crime Agency.

Evening Standard

Police investigate deaths of four people in Channel

Kent Police said it was looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident on Wednesday with the National Crime Agency.

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The Independent UK

Search called off in Channel migrant boat tragedy

The search came to an end at 5pm on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Drone teams join search for victims of migrant boat which capsized in English Channel

In the wake of the tragedy in the Channel, when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel and killed at least four people, drones have joined the hunt for more people in the water

The Independent UK

‘We can’t stay here’: Migrants in France undeterred from Channel crossing despite deadly tragedy

‘A lot of people told us they are going to try this weekend,’ French charity worker says

The Independent UK

Teenager among four dead in English Channel tragedy as more missing

Officials say another four people are still unaccounted for

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Teenager believed to be among four dead in Channel migrant boat tragedy

Kent County Council leader Roger Gough said 12 of the 39 people rescued from the freezing water on Wednesday were lone migrant children.

Reuters

With ropes and hands, trawler crew save dozens of migrants from freezing waters after dinghy sinks

The crew of a British fishing boat helped prevent what could have been a much larger tragedy when they rescued more than 30 migrants from the waters of the Channel, with some people clinging to a rope before being hauled on to the vessel.

The Guardian - UK

Family of man who died after crossing Channel did not hear of death for 11 days

Family of Hussein Haseeb Ahmed, 31, from northern Iraq, call for answers about what happened to him

The Independent UK

Channel search continues after four die in migrant boat tragedy

Ships were also asked to post lookouts as the search continued on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Channel boat disaster: teenager among four people confirmed dead

Eight unaccompanied children among 39 people rescued after small vessel capsized in icy waters

The Independent UK

Channel search continues overnight after four die in migrant boat tragedy

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said ships in the area have been asked to post lookouts and report updates.

Manchester Evening News

'We're in a boat...water is coming in. We have children. Please help': English Channel tragedy's desperate phone call as four dead

"In the background of the message we can hear babies screaming"

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