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‘We are shocked and saddened by this tragic incident,’ a government spokesperson said

A force spokeswoman said the woman was airlifted back to shore where she was pronounced dead

The charity defended its mission to ‘rescue anyone in trouble at sea’ following a string of anti-immigration protests across the UK

On a cold, wet November evening, Issa Mohamed Omar and more than 30 other men, women and children set off from their informal camp near the northern French port city of Dunkirk. They walked through the darkness in near-silence for around two hours, until they reached the beach from where…

Border Force vessels have been sent as part of the response to multiple boats on Thursday morning, according to HM coastguard.

More than 21,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year

Nishcay Patel, 14, drowned while swimming with his brother in the River Waveney

The new building replaces one opened by Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, in 1955.

The search for a 64-year-old man reported missing after an incident on a ferry travelling between Gourock and Dunoon has concluded, according to…