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Rishi Sunak's 'half-baked' immigration plan 'will punish desperate refugees'

Critics have warned proposed legislation banning people who come here on small boats from making asylum claims will bring chaos while failing to end the dangerous Channel crossings

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Rishi Sunak vow to ‘stop small boats’ doomed to fail, claim senior Conservatives

Exclusive: PM is ‘over-promising’, top Tories tells The Independent ahead of controversial new legislation

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

New powers to 'stop the boats' will mean arrivals can't claim asylum

The move could come as soon as Tuesday

Wales Online · Mar 5, 2023

Fire breaks out on ferry carrying 183 people across the Channel

Rescuers scrambled lifeboats to the scene between Dover and Calais

Wales Online · Mar 3, 2023

Lifeboats scrambled after fire breaks out on ferry carrying 183 people in Channel

Coastguard alerted after blaze erupts

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Ferry catches fire in English Channel with 183 people on board as lifeboats scramble

The ship, carrying 94 passengers and 89 crew, is now at anchor in the Channel after the fire was contained and extinguished following a 'technical fault' as it sailed between Dover and Calais

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under ‘pathway’ to help vulnerable refugees

Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats last year shows lack of functioning route

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023

TV series pick of the month: French special forces show 'Cœurs Noirs'

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent takes us through all the TV shows you should be watching this month, from a French series on a special forces operation in Iraq called "Cœurs Noirs", or "Dark Hearts", to a new adaptation of Spanish teen murder mystery "Elité". We also discover the French-British show…

France 24 · Feb 21, 2023

The rise of renewables is not without risk for investors

Given the urgent need to combat climate change and put an end to the exploitation of fossil fuels, it would appear renewable energies have a bright future. Having grown steadily for several years, they accounted for 19.1% of gross final energy consumption in France in 2020. Across the Channel, 43%…

The Conversation · Feb 19, 2023