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The Latest Breaking News from the English Channel

French coastguard rescues 68 migrants as 183 more make Channel crossing

A total of 36,816 people crossed the English Channel in 2024.

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025

Trio jailed over conspiracy to smuggle migrants across the English Channel

Canterbury Crown Court heard the vessels were ‘beset with boat failures’ during the attempts in August 2018.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

UK plans to sanction people-smugglers in latest bid to stop perilous Channel crossings

Britain says it will impose sanctions on members of people-smuggling gangs who send migrants crossing the English Channel to the U.K. in flimsy boats

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

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Channel crossings by migrants in 2024: Key numbers

Total arrivals are up 25% on 2023 but down 20% on 2022.

Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025

3 die off northern France coast in a Channel crossing attempt

At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Tragedy Strikes As Migrants Attempt English Channel Crossing

Learn about the recent tragic incident in the English Channel involving migrant fatalities and the ongoing challenges faced by individuals attempting the p...

Three die in clandestine Channel crossing attempt

Three migrants died Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, a local mayor told French press agency AFP.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 29, 2024

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Labour claims to have broken the link between migrant crossings and good weather

It comes as more than 450 people made the dangerous crossing over the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

France rescues over 100 migrants from Channel, capping deadly year for crossings

French authorities rescued over a hundred migrants trying to cross the English Channel on Wednesday, Christmas day, taking advantage of improved weather at the end of what has been the deadliest year on record for Channel crossings.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 26, 2024

Migrants cross Channel on Christmas Day

Several small boats have been witnessed making the journey across the English Channel.

Evening Standard · Dec 25, 2024

UK And Germany Join Forces Against Channel Migrant Smuggling

UK and Germany collaborate to combat people-smuggling across the English Channel, focusing on intelligence sharing and law enforcement cooperation.

UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings

The U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send migrants across the English Channel in small boats

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Summers of genius: The hidden legacy of Brittany's L'Arcouest

In the early to mid-20th century, a group of eminent scholars from Paris spent their summer holidays in L'Arcouest, a town located along the English Channel in the Brittany region. This circle of intellectuals included Marie Curie, Jean Perrin, Frédéric Joliot, and Irène Joliot-Curie. Now, a documentary film titled L'esprit…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2024

Tories say migration deals ‘won’t work’ as Government vows to ‘tackle upstream’

The comments come as official figures show that over 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in the last week.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024

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.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024

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 · Oct 23, 2024

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

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2024

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 Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024

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 · Oct 5, 2024

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

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024

'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.

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...

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024

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 · Sep 15, 2024

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

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