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Two men die and two others severely burnt in bid to cross English Channel

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The Independent UK · Oct 5

Small boat arrivals in 2026 near 19,000 as single day record is broken in English Channel

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The Independent UK · Sep 24

Karl Bushby left Chile in 1998 to walk home to Hull; 28 years later, he will swim the Channel

Karl Bushby left Chile in 1998 with a simple rule: walk home to Hull, and never use transport. Twenty-eight years and 30,516 miles later, he is now in Belgium with one stretch of water left. According to the BBC, Eurotunnel refused him use of its service tunnel this summer on…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Russian warship fires warning shots at UK-flagged yacht in the English Channel

The British military said it is investigating after a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, about 30 kilometres south of the Isle of Wight. Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots after it made a "dangerous approach".

France 24 · 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 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

Bulletin PM briefing: Russian warship ‘fires shot’ in English Channel and Reform heading for defeat

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The Independent UK · Jun 16

Russian warship fires warning shot at boat in English Channel – what we know

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The Independent UK · Jun 16

Zelenskyy thanks UK for intercepting Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after armed forces board vessel - as it happened

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

Bulletin world briefing: Trump accused of oil plot and Nasa faces ISS crisis

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today Trump accused of plotting to steal Venezuela’s oil reserves ‘at gunpoint’ Nasa considers ending ISS mission over astronaut ‘medical concern’ Sanctioned Russian tanker spotted sailing through English Channel Scientists discover microplastics are forming clouds over Chinese cities Sister…

The Independent UK · Jan 8