UNBELIEVABLE: 8 - The Untold Story

EU steps up Channel migrant crackdown with more staff and surveillance

The European Union has laid out plans to boost operations against illegal migration in the English Channel, including deploying additional staff and surveillance equipment to prevent crossings.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 17

British retired couple recall ‘scary’ moment Russian warship fired warning shots near their yacht in Channel

Jane and Alan Kelvey said Russian claims their yacht was on a collision course with the vessel were ‘lies’

The Independent UK · Jun 16

France puts 14 on trial over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster

Fourteen people will stand trial in France over the deaths of 31 migrants in the deadliest recorded small-boat disaster in the English Channel, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The defendants are accused of links to people-smuggling networks involved in the November 2021 sinking, which left four others missing.

France 24 · Jun 16

Russian warship fires shots near British yacht in latest Channel confrontation with UK

Russia and the UK found themselves at the centre of fresh tensions in the English Channel on Tuesday after a Russian warship reportedly fired warning shots near a UK-registered yacht, hours after London unveiled a new round of sanctions targeting Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers.

The Times of India · Jun 16

UK military investigates report that Russian warship fired warning shots at yacht in the Channel

The British military is investigating a report that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel

The Independent UK · Jun 16

MoD investigating after Russian warship fires warning shots at British yacht

The incident occurred in the English Channel about 20 nautical miles off the Isle of Wight.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Russian tanker captain remanded into custody after vessel seized in Channel

Ajay Pant charged with sanctions breach over shadow fleet ship carrying 98,000 tonnes of oil boarded by British troops

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Russian warship 'reckless' to fire shots near UK yacht

A Russian frigate firing warning shots to divert a civilian yacht in the English Channel is reckless and deeply concerning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.

AAP · Jun 16

Russia says yacht making 'dangerous approach' in Channel prompted warning shots

The incident comes two days after armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the Channel that is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet.

Euronews · Jun 16

Russian frigate fires warning shot at yacht in the Channel

The maritime clash at around 11.40am on Tuesday is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in waters between the Isle of Wight and Normandy

Evening Standard · Jun 16