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OPINION - The Houthis could inspire a new wave of piracy — and the English Channel makes us uniquely vulnerable

“Well, we didn’t see that one coming — the Houthis took us all by surprise,” a distinguished former security official muttered to me this week. In just under four months the Houthis have attacked 57 vessels in and around the Red Sea. They have disrupted waterways carrying 15 per cent…

Evening Standard

Three people feared dead after small boats 'incident' in English Channel

One person has died and two people are missing after a small boat incident in the English Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed

Evening Standard

Five migrants die while attempting to cross Channel to reach UK

Five migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to reach the UK.

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UK Not Supplying Migrant Boats Information to France Says French Audit Report

A recent report, published by a French audit organisation, accused the UK government of supplying un-crosschecked patchy information, which prevented France from stopping migrant boats across the English Channel.

International Business Times UK

UK accused of not doing enough to stop Channel migrant crossings

The United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with French efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, a French report alleges. Britain has disputed the claims.

Radio France Internationale

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says

A French report says the United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with France in efforts to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats

The Independent UK

Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel

One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants got into difficulty as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France

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One dead, others missing as boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel

One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

Radio France Internationale

One dead and another fighting for life after small boat carrying 66 migrants sinks in Channel

No 10 says woman’s death is ‘stark reminder’ of the importance of Sunak’s stop the boats plan

The Independent UK

‘My brother’s dreams of being a footballer ended in the English Channel’

A crossing in November 2021 resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people after the inflatable boat they were in capsized.

The Independent UK

Refugee who came to UK on boat says Rwanda policy is ‘like a hamster wheel’

Kaveh Khezri crossed the English Channel on a boat with 38 people on board.

The Independent UK

Braverman says ‘huge amount to learn’ from Greece on migrant deterrence

But the Home Secretary said there is no suggestion the UK could use push-back tactics on migrant boats in the English Channel.

The Independent UK

This 8000-year-old city was discovered at the bottom of English Channel

Have you ever wondered what lies concealed in the depths of the English Channel? Deep-sea divers certainly do, as they primarily dive deep into the sea and are aware of the formidable challenges that are posed by its waters and formidable tides.

The Times of India

U.K. Supreme Court to weigh legality of plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

To discourage migrants, the U.K. wants to deport to Rwanda some who arrive by boat without a visa. Human rights groups have sued, and the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Oct. 9.

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The Independent UK

Cleverly tells UK’s ambassadors to do ‘even more’ to help stop smuggling gangs

The Foreign Secretary said he written to all the country’s ambassadors and high commissioners.

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ small boat with 50 migrants on board is jailed

Reda Hamoud Abdurabou took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ migrant dinghy is jailed

Egyptian Reda Hamoud Abdurabou, 25, took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel in July 2022

The Independent UK

Small boat migrant arrivals top 25,000 since start of Sunak premiership

Labour accused the Prime Minister of failing to get a grip on the migrant crisis in the English Channel.

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France charges four over migrant boat tragedy in English Channel

French prosecutors have charged four suspects, two Iraqis and two Sudanese, with involuntary manslaughter over the deaths of at least six migrants whose boat sank in the English Channel last weekend.

Evening Standard

Four charged with manslaughter after drowning of six migrants in English Channel

Some 60 people went overboard after their punctured dinghy overturned in the English Channel

The National (Scotland)

Six people dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

SIX people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel.

The National (Scotland)

Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100k since 2018’

Several migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years…

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Total crossings so far this year are 19% below the equivalent period in 2022.

The Conversation

Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it

As part of attempts to prevent people crossing the English Channel in small boats, the UK government has been briefing the press that it is considering sending arrivals to Ascension Island – a remote piece of land in the Atlantic Ocean inhabited by fewer than 900 people. This idea was…

The Independent UK

The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving

The UK may leave a major international human rights agreement to help tackle small boats crossing the English Channel.

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