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UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may never happen but other European leaders still want to copy it – podcast

A controversial British government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been central to the UK’s response to a recent sharp increase in the number of people making the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats. But if the Conservative party lose the general election in early…

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Record number of migrants cross Channel to UK in single day this year

More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel into Britain on Tuesday, setting a new record for 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Channel migrant crossings hit new 2024 high with 884 coming to UK in single day

It is a further blow to Rishi Sunak’s general election campaign after he made tackling the small boats crisis one of his five pledges when he became Prime Minister

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UK D-Day Vets Sail For Normandy For Landings Anniversary

Eight decades after Allied forces landed on the beaches of German-occupied France, a group of British veterans made the journey again -- crossing the English Channel to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

International Business Times

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy

The Independent UK

Young Woman and the Sea review – Disney’s surface-level swimming biopic lacks depth

Daisy Ridley leads the reductive, if at times stirring, story of the first woman to swim across the English channel

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Q&A: Young Woman and the Sea star Daisy Ridley on the challenges of filming open-water swimming

Daisy Ridley plays Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel – a formidable 21-mile swim from France to England.

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A UK election has been called for the first time in five years. Here’s what you need to know

On July 4, the United Kingdom will hold its first election in five years in a country reeling from the cost-of-living crisis, the fallout from Israel-Hamas conflict and deep divisions over how to deal with migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from Europe on small inflatable boats

The Independent UK

Europe's Notorious Human Smuggler 'The Scorpion' Arrested In Iraq

European authorities arrest 'the Scorpion,' a notorious human smuggler in northern Iraq, highlighting risks faced by migrants crossing the English Channel.

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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…

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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.

International Business Times UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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