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Migrants Refuse Rescue As One Dies On Cross-Channel Bid

A migrant on an overcrowded boat died on Sunday trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain but authorities said dozens on the crammed vessel refused to be rescued and carried on with the hazardous journey.

International Business Times

Woman becomes 23rd person to die in small boat Channel crossing this year

A woman died and dozens of people were rescued after a small boat got into difficulties overnight

The Independent UK

One dead and dozens rescued in latest attempt to cross Channel

French authorities say they received call for help from overcrowded dinghy in early hours of Sunday

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The Young Woman and the Sea: Did Trudy Ederle really swim through jellyfish?

The Young Woman and the Sea has got viewers wanting to know more about Trudy Ederle's adventure across the Channel

Woman & Home

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…

The Conversation

Border Force returns small boat Channel migrants to France for first time

A Border Force vessel supported the rescue of 71 migrants in French waters on Wednesday and helped return them to France

The Independent UK

Free Guy to Young Woman and the Sea: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Ryan Reynolds’s charm carries a super-fun video-game comedy, and Daisy Ridley is steely and inspirational as Trudy Ederle – the first woman to swim the Channel

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UK's Starmer and Macron hail bilateral ‘reset’, reaffirm support for Ukraine

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed an opportunity to strengthern relations between the UK and France on key issues such as defence, security and cross-Channel migration. Meeting at a summit for the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace near Oxford in the…

France 24

One person dies in Channel crossing attempt near Gravelines

French and British coastguards rescued a further 71 people who had tried to cross in an overcrowded dinghy on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Uganda: Lion with three legs and brother make world record 1.5km swim to find mates

Pair looking for love braved crocodile and hippo infested waters to swim channel

Evening Standard

Four Migrants Die Crossing English Channel In Tragic Incident

Tragic incident in English Channel as four migrants die in inflatable boat crossing. Rescue efforts underway.

Top News

Four people die in attempt to cross English Channel from France

French coastguard says 63 people were rescued and returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer after trying to sail to Britain.

Al Jazeera

Four people drown trying to cross Channel near Boulogne-sur-Mer

At least 56 people survive after early morning rescue involving French coastguard, navy boat and helicopter

The Guardian - UK

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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Europe: Polish MPs vote against bill decriminalising abortion assistance – as it happened

218 MPs reject bill while 215 vote for draft law that would have decriminalised act of facilitating abortions

The Independent UK

Four migrants die trying to cross English Channel in boat

Overnight a boat capsized and migrants fell into the sea off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France

The Independent UK

Starmer refuses to commit to ‘stop the boats’ mantra as he addresses Channel crossings

Prime minister paused in a press conference and refused to say whether he would ‘stop the boats’, as his predecessor had pledged

The Independent UK

UK warned over treating child asylum seekers crossing Channel in small boats as adults

Exclusive: UN experts urge Home Office to take ‘all necessary measures’ to halt alleged violations of children’s rights

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Evening Standard

Thousands more asylum seekers and economic migrants set to cross Channel this summer, No10 signals

Crossings resumed on Monday after a six-day hiatus amid poor weather conditions at sea

France 24

Can Labour repair the United Kingdom’s fragmented asylum system?

One of the challenges facing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government is reforming a costly and dysfunctional asylum system. Rob McNeil, deputy director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, spoke to FRANCE 24 on the new government’s possible next steps to address record levels of irregular migration…

France 24

Revenge of the moderates? UK's Labour set for landslide win in general election

While French voters ponder the temptation of the far right, across the Channel they are also campaigning. But there, it feels like the revenge of the moderates. Out with Little Britain Brexiteers, out with Jeremy Corbyn's hard left, in with a more genteel version of the Labour Party. Before 2016,…

The Guardian - UK

A tale of two elections: how angry voters in France and UK turned on their leaders

The countries are heading in different directions, but voters on both sides of the Channel have similar concerns

Evening Standard

Banksy's Glastonbury migrant boat stunt branded 'vile' by Home Secretary James Cleverly

James Cleverly claimed the artist was ‘celebrating the loss of life in the Channel’ after a lifesize inflatable raft holding dummies of migrants was passed around the crowd

The Guardian - UK

Home secretary says Banksy’s Glastonbury migrant boat ‘celebrated loss of life’

Artwork holding dummies of migrants interpreted by some as commentary on continuing loss of life in Channel

The Independent UK

Cleverly accuses Glastonbury festival-goers of ‘celebrating loss of life’ after Banksy small boats stunt

The home secretary attacked the artist and revellers at the festival for ‘joking about and celebrating’ small boat migration

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