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UK minister under fire for calling migrants an 'invasion'

Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.”

The Independent UK

Brit rescued after clinging to buoy in just his trunks was 'trying to kayak to Spain'

The unnamed Brit set out to kayak across the English Channel from Dover to Spain but he capsized and was left clinging onto a buoy for dear life before being rescued days later

Daily Mirror

British PM Sunak discussed Channel migration with France's Macron, Downing Street says

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the issue of clandestine migration across the English Channel in their first telephone conversation since Sunak took office, the British government said.

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British kayaker saved after surviving 12 days in the English Channel

A British kayaker has been saved 12 days after his vessel capsized in the English Channel.

Evening Standard

Brit rescued in English Channel in just his trunks after clinging to buoy 'for DAYS'

One reckless Brit seemingly set out to kayak across the English Channel before his boat capsized and he was left fighting for his life at sea for nearly two weeks before fishermen found him

Daily Mirror

Suspected Albanian human trafficker arrested by National Crime Agency

A suspected people smuggler accused of organising the crossing of the English Channel for migrants on small boats has been arrested in south-west London.

Evening Standard

When the warship HMS Northumbria collided with the Swing Bridge on the River Tyne

As well as the mishap on the Tyne 50 years ago, HMS Northumbria had been involved in accidents in 1962 at Gateshead, and in 1968 during a NATO exercise in the English Channel

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UK to propose asylum ban on English Channel migrants

British interior minister Suella Braverman set out plans on Tuesday for new powers which would ban migrants who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum and said it was her "dream" to see a government flight deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Reuters

Pilot told friend that plane was 'dodgy' ahead of Emiliano Sala's fatal flight

The 28-year-old player was flying from Nantes in France to Wales to join then Premier League club Cardiff City when the plane crashed in the English Channel

Manchester Evening News

Plane carrying Emiliano Sala was 'dodgy', pilot said before fatal flight

The 28-year-old Argentina-born striker was flying from Nantes in France to Wales to join then Premier League club Cardiff City when the plane crashed in the English Channel close to Guernsey

Wales Online

More migrants cross English Channel to UK so far this year than in whole of 2021

The provisional total number of people who have made the perilous journey so far in 2022 is 28,561

Wales Online

People crossing the English Channel in small boats: Key numbers

The average number of people per boat is now above 40.

The Independent UK

Tribute to the Perth and Kinross few who took to the skies during the Battle of Britain in 1940

The region's RAF men helped halt the Nazi invasion across the English Channel during WWII

Daily Record

British sewage overflows stink up relations across Channel

EU lawmakers have a new reason to be annoyed with Britain: British sewage overflows seeping into the English Channel and North Sea

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Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Afghans crossing the English Channel in small boats made up just under a fifth of arrivals in the first half of 2022, Home Office figures show.

The Independent UK

UK to fast-track failed Albanian asylum-seeker deportations

The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers as authorities combat a surge in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats

Reuters

Britain to work with Albania to deport migrants who cross Channel

Britain said on Thursday it would work with Albania to quickly process and repatriate the large number of Albanians who cross the English Channel in small boats, after a surge in the number of such migrants despite a plan to deport arrivals to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Eurotunnel services ‘back to normal’ after passengers stuck for five hours

A service from Calais to Folkestone was stopped in the tunnel under the English Channel.

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Wales Online

Eurotunnel passengers forced to leave train beneath English Channel

Travellers say it was like being in a 'disaster movie'

Zenger

Brain Tumor Patient Inspires Dozens Taking Daily Ocean Plunge

Hope Louise, co-founded 'The Pevensey Plungers' which brings people together every morning on the shore of the English Channel.

Reuters

Record number of migrants arrive in Britain by boat on a single day

The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Record 1,295 migrants cross English Channel on small boats in a day

The number of migrants reaching Britain on small boats has hit a new record of 1,295 in a single day.

Irish Mirror

Love Island star says they are homeless just weeks after stint on hit ITV show

Andrew's family lived in Guernsey in the English Channel, thousands of miles from his former home in the United Arab Emirates but he wanted to be closer to Tasha, who lives in London.

The Independent UK

Number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats this year exceeds 20,000

Ministry of Defence says 14 small boats detected in the 24-hour period between 12 and 13 August

Zenger

Woman Becomes The First Person With Complete Spinal Cord Injury To Swim The English Channel

A woman becomes the first person with complete spinal cord injury to swim the English Channel – without a wetsuit.

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