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Patel backs Rwanda plan as more than 900 migrants cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary said work was taking place ‘right now’ on plans to deport people to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Refugees minister ‘distances’ himself from Government’s Rwanda plan

Britain’s minister for refugees appeared to distance himself on Tuesday from the Government’s plan to send migrants crossing the Channel on small boats to Rwanda.

Evening Standard

More than 600 migrants arrive in UK in four days after Channel crossings

More arrivals are expected later

Wales Online

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Channel crossings continue for a fourth consecutive day

More than 600 migrants have arrived in the UK since Saturday.

The Independent UK

‘Priti Patel’s Rwanda plan won’t stop us crossing’ — inside the migrant crisis escalating in the Channel

Critics deem it expensive and counter-productive — but is the Government’s new scheme even workable? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

Two friends who crashed in the English Channel 'not qualified to fly in cloud'

Friends Lee Rogers and Brian Statham took off from an airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon bound for Le Touquet in France, but tragically crashed into the English Channel amid "freak weather conditions" and died

Daily Mirror

Self-declared ‘war tourist’ aims to sail £15 dinghy along Channel refugee route

Provocative Twitter personality says £15 Amazon dinghy has ‘more leg room than Ryanair’

The Independent UK

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Home Office minister admits he can't show if Rwanda scheme will curb Channel crossings

It comes after the British Red Cross and the Refugee Council warned of some asylum seekers in Britain going into hiding in fear of being sent to Rwanda.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine refugees who enter UK via Ireland may be sent to Rwanda, MPs told

Minister also refuses to say whether Ukrainians who cross Channel in small boats could be sent to Africa

The Guardian - UK

Tory minister fails to show evidence Rwanda scheme will cut Channel crossings

A HOME Office minister has failed to provide any evidence that the Government’s controversial Rwanda scheme would reduce the number of people…

The National (Scotland)

Home Office unable to show evidence Rwanda policy will cut Channel crossings

The minister for tackling illegal immigration described it as an ‘untested policy’.

The Independent UK

A wing and a prayer: is there hope for Britain’s loneliest bat?

Our rarest mammal lives on its own, with no known relatives this side of the Channel. Did the greater mouse-eared bat stray here from France? And is it time we invited over some company?

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel insists Rwanda deal will send ‘clear signal’ as Channel crossings hit new record

Home secretary launches fresh attack on lawyers over ‘hurdles’ to removals despite safety warnings

The Independent UK

First migrants to be told they could be sent to Rwanda

Migrants who crossed the Channel are among those who will be informed this week, the Home Office has confirmed.

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UK Government informing first group of migrants of deportation to Rwanda this week

Those who crossed the Channel will be told they face a one-way ticket to the East African nation

The Guardian - UK

First refugees to be told this week of their relocation to Rwanda

Arrivals who crossed Channel will be notified of Home Office plan to send them to nation to make asylum claims

Daily Record

Rangers fans 'try to book hot air balloon' to Seville amid soaring cost of flying

The Rainbow Hot Air Balloon Team confirmed that they had received requests from three potential customers, asking if it was possible to charter a crossing over the English channel to Spain.

The Independent UK

Babies wrapped in blankets brought to safety after Channel crossings

Since Sunday, 761 migrants have made the journey to the UK, navigating busy shipping lanes from France in dinghies and other small boats.

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The Independent UK

Suspected Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ in court for extradition hearing

Hewa Rahimpur, 29, is wanted by authorities in Belgium.

The Independent UK

Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ facing extradition to Belgium

Hewa Rahimpur was arrested in east London on Wednesday.

ABC News

Attempt to cross English Channel beckons for Outback grazier and Lifeline ambassador Brendan Cullen

Brendan Cullen initially swam to improve his mental health during a severe drought in far west NSW. Now he is ready for one of the world's most demanding distance swims — for a good cause.

The Independent UK

‘Months’ before Rwanda flights begin as Channel crossings hit 7,000 for 2022

Downing Street was unable to confirm when the first flights sending migrants to the east African nation would begin.

The Guardian - UK

Legal cases may explain why Rwanda plan is not working, suggests No 10

As Channel crossings pick up, asylum seekers seem undeterred by plan to deport people to east Africa

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson abandons hopes of sending first asylum-seekers to Rwanda within ‘weeks’

No 10 admits it will now be ‘months’ before any refugees crossing Channel are deported – potentially after peak summer season

Reuters

UK's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda may be delayed because of legal challenges

Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may take longer to introduce as the government faces legal challenges to a policy aimed at dealing with migrants crossing the Channel, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Tuesday.

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