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Fighter jets scrambled after Russian aircraft flies over North Sea

The incident comes after the Royal Navy shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel over the past week.

Evening Standard

French court issues tough sentences in Channel smuggling trial

A French court has sentenced 18 people – mainly Iraqi Kurds – to prison terms of up to 15 years for organising a major migrant-smuggling ring that transported people across the English Channel in small, flimsy boats.

Radio France Internationale

Two bodies found as more than 50 migrants rescued in English Channel

Two bodies have been found adrift at sea after more than 50 migrants were rescued in the English Channel.

The Independent UK

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French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel

French maritime authorities have pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year above 50

The Independent UK

Baby dies after small boat gets into difficulty in English Channel

A baby has died after a small boat got into difficulty in the English Channel.

The National (Scotland)

Attempts to cross the English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including a child, dead

French authorities say four migrants, including a 2-year-old child, have died in two separate incidents as they were attempting to cross the English Channel toward Britain

The Independent UK

Two-year-old child among four migrants to die in ‘two tragedies’ while attempting to cross Channel

The two-year-old child died after being ‘trampled’ at the bottom of a boat crossing the English Channel, official says

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'Shouted His Name': Channel Tragedy Survivor Hopes Friend Made It

Khames made it out alive when the overcrowded vessel he was on capsized in the English Channel, but the migrant from Egypt has no idea whether the childhood friend he was travelling with also managed to survive.

International Business Times

Tragedy Strikes As Eight Migrants Die In English Channel

Tragic incident in English Channel as migrant boat capsizes, leaving 8 dead and 53 survivors in critical condition. European authorities grapple with chall...

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A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities say

Authorities say at least eight people have died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France

The Independent UK

Several people have died trying to cross the English Channel from France, authorities say

Authorities say several people have during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France

The Independent UK

National Crime Agency 'on its knees', report warns with 'Britain's FBI' facing brain drain

The agency is at the heart of Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to ‘smash the gangs’ bringing people across the English Channel in small boats

Evening Standard

UK politics: Labour has ‘no plans’ to send prisoners to Estonia to ease overcrowding, says No 10 – as it happened

Downing Street says plan to relocate prisoners from England and Wales was from previous Conservative administration

The Guardian - UK

One dead after Royal Navy Merlin helicopter ditches in the Channel

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the death

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Watch: Migrants board small boats in France to cross English Channel after deadly tragedy

Watch as migrants board small boats in France to cross the English Channel on Wednesday (4 September).

The National (Scotland)

Pregnant woman among 12 who drowned after overcrowded migrant boat capsized

A PREGNANT woman and six children were among 12 people who died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel...

The Independent UK

A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

Officials say a boat carrying migrants has ripped apart in the English Channel as they tried to reach Britain from northern France, and 12 are dead

The National (Scotland)

More than 50 people rescued after boat difficulty in Channel, coastguard says

More than 50 people were rescued as part of an operation under way after a boat got into difficulty trying to cross the English Channel, the French…

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13 Migrants Dead In English Channel Boat Tragedy

Tragic incident in the English Channel claims 13 migrant lives, highlighting the risks and challenges faced by migrants attempting dangerous crossings.

Evening Standard

Channel migrants tragedy: Pregnant woman and six children among 12 who died as dinghy capsized

Ten women and two men reportedly died after bottom of small boat ‘ripped open’ on Tuesday

Woman & Home

Is the Young Woman and the Sea based on a true story and how many women have swam the English Channel?

Viewers are wondering about the inspiring back story of Young Woman And The Sea

The Conversation

UK Border Force returns migrants in the Channel to France – expert Q&A

The UK Border Force has returned a group of migrants to France after their small boat got into trouble in the English Channel. This appears to be a departure from past policy, at a crucial time. Channel crossings are rising again as the weather gets warmer, and remain a controversial…

International Business Times

Hughes Ready To Silence 'Loose Mouth' Lyles Days Before Olympics

US sprint star Noah Lyles has a last competitive track outing at Saturday's London Diamond League before heading across the English Channel to the Paris Olympics.

The Independent UK

4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France

Evening Standard

Channel crossing tragedy: Four migrants die trying to reach UK in small boat

Latest Home Office figures show over 14,000 people made the journey across the English Channel in 2024

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