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English Channel: More than 7,000 people have made deadly crossing this year, figures show

Number of migrants that have arrived in the UK this year is over seven times more the amount in 2020, according to government data

The Independent UK

Rwanda plan failing to deter migrants from crossing Channel

Refugee charities claim 254 people were detected in small boats from France on Sunday

Wales Online

Asylum seekers in Calais not deterred from Channel crossings by UK’s Rwanda plans, poll finds

‘Answer to many problems in Calais is to let refugees apply for visas to cross the Channel safely,’ charity says

The Independent UK

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Refugee charities say 'draconian' Rwanda plan not deterring Channel crossings

REFUGEE charities said the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda has done little to deter people from making the perilous journey to the…

The National (Scotland)

Charities say Rwanda plan not deterring ‘desperate’ migrants crossing Channel

Small boat journeys from France to the UK began again on Sunday after a break of more than a week.

The Independent UK

Small boat asylum seekers undeterred by Rwanda plan, survey finds

Survey of asylum seekers in northern France finds three-quarters will try to reach UK despite government’s offshoring plans

The Guardian - UK

More than 250 people detected in small boats after break in Channel crossings

Updating its figures for Sunday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed 254 migrants were detected in small boats.

The Independent UK

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More than 200 people cross Channel to Dover in small boats after 11 day hiatus, reports claim

Government spokesperson calls crossings ‘overt abuse of our immigration law’

The Independent UK

‘More than 200 people arrive in Dover after 11-day pause in Channel crossings’

Witnesses reportedly saw large groups being brought ashore by UK Border Force officials on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Up to 230 migrants cross the Channel following 11 day hiatus

Almost 230 migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

Nephew of hero journalist who died in WW2 'emotional' as he visits new memorial

Ian Fyfe was a Daily Mirror reporter who volunteered to travel across the English Channel in a glider to cover the first exchanges of the D-Day landings. He died on June 6, 1944

Daily Mirror

Warning over killer Asian hornets set to arrive in UK

The insects were spotted on the Channel Islands

Nottingham Post

‘Too soon to tell’ if Rwanda deal is deterring Channel crossings

Former Border Force boss Tony Smith says only time will tell but he believes the ‘early signs are encouraging’.

The Independent UK

Le Shuttle and Eurostar differences explained ahead of cross-Channel getaway

Even though the Channel Tunnel linking the British Isles to mainland Europe has been open for 27 years, there still seems to be some confusion

Wales Online

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The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘White British people have been conditioned into thinking we are superior’

They agreed about the NHS but butted heads about Channel crossings. Can they find common ground over the right to peaceful protest?• Fancy dining across the divide? Find out how to take part

Daily Mirror

Tories abandon plan to turn refugee boats around mid-Channel after furious outcry

Home Secretary Patel had tried to incorporate the policy into the Nationality and Borders Bill back in December, claiming it will curb dangerous crossings and allow Brits to gain control of their borders.

The Independent UK

Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel abandons ‘pushbacks’ in Channel days before legal challenge

Government lawyers confirm controversial tactic has been withdrawn, week before hearing was due to begin

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The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s refugee pushback policy withdrawn days before legal review

Government lawyers confirm Home Office plan to force small boats back to France has been abandoned

The Independent UK

Tory MPs reject bid to give parliament say over asylum offshoring amid backlash to Rwanda deal

Labour calls plan ‘extortionate, unworkable and profoundly un-British’

The Independent UK

Tory MPs raise concerns over Rwanda asylum seeker plan as flagship Bill debated

The Nationality and Borders Bill would allow the Government to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

The Guardian - UK

Grime, chips, tea and fresh air. There’s nowt fancy about ferries, and that’s why I love them

On a trip to the Isle of Man, I marvelled once again at the joy of being aboard a boat, which I’d take over flying or the Channel tunnel any time, writes Adrian Chiles

The Independent UK

Government vows to jail asylum seekers for steering dinghies across English Channel despite UN warning

UN Refugee Agency says asylum seekers who steer dinghies for no financial gain ‘are not smugglers and should not be prosecuted as such’

The Independent UK

English Channel crossings: The proposed solutions Priti Patel was offered before striking Rwanda deal

Priti Patel accused critics of failing to ‘offer solutions’ but ministers have rebuffed numerous official recommendations since 2019

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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