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Search called off in Channel migrant boat tragedy

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

‘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

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Teenager among four dead in English Channel tragedy as more missing

Officials say another four people are still unaccounted for

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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

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Channel search continues after four die in migrant boat tragedy

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

The Independent 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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

'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"

Manchester Evening News

Harrowing moment desperate Channel victims cry for help before boat capsizes

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A 22-second WhatsApp call left by a man onboard to charity Utopia 56 captured him pleading for assistance as water entered their boat before tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

Eight asylum seekers feared dead after dinghy sinks in English Channel in night of hell

Four people are known to have died and a further four were tonight still missing in freezing temperatures. Four children, including an 11-year-old Afghan boy, were on board, but victims were adults

Daily Mirror

Rescuers ‘too late’ to save Channel migrants after French charity receives distress call

French charity says migrants called for help more than an hour before British authorities were alerted to boat in distress

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The Guardian - UK

Channel deaths: desperate call from boat raised alarm for rescue operation

Skipper of fishing vessel tells how his crew spent two hours pulling 31 people from the freezing water

The Guardian - UK

‘You could see the panic’: how the Channel small boat incident unfolded

Experts said lessons appeared to have been learned from previous incidents as teams scrambled into action after dinghy capsized

The Guardian - UK

Channel tragedy shows hardline policies will not deter those desperate to reach UK

Suella Braverman doubles down on government plans after four people die risking everything to cross Channel

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Channel migrant deaths: desperate people deserve better

Editorial: The circumstances of this tragedy should lead the government to rethink its small boats strategy

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The Independent UK

Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings

Government says it will only create new alternatives to Channel crossings after ‘dealing with smugglers’

The Guardian - UK

A timeline of migrant Channel crossing deaths since 2019

Charting the fatalities from migrant boat crossings across one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world

The National (Scotland)

Charities plead for 'urgent' change to asylum system in wake of small boat tragedy

REFUGEE charities and campaigners are pleading for the UK Government to open up more safe and legal routes to asylum in the wake of the deaths of…

The Independent UK

‘Please help us. There are children’: The desperate distress call from migrants on sinking boat

‘Water is going into the boat through the stern,’ charity told

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon says Tories 'lack basic humanity' after tragedy of deaths in Channel

THE Tories have been accused of lacking compassion, imagination, or even “basic humanity” after attempting to ignore international courts and…

The Independent UK

Coastguard union calls on Suella Braverman to ‘resign in disgrace’ after Channel deaths

Home secretary failed to adopt policy for safe and legal routes, says PCS

Evening Standard

A grim day in the Channel – and the Commons

The House of Commons was suspended from 2.30 this afternoon as King Charles attended the unveiling of a new plaque commemorating Queen Elizabeth II lying in state. He could have arrived at midday and saved us all the trouble of a fairly dire PMQs.

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