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Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere

The small 1m asteroid, currently designated as Sar2667, created a shooting star and an 'airburst' when it exploded after entering Earth's atmosphere

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Braverman dodges question on timescale for stopping Channel crossings

The Government is set to publish legislation designed to stop migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK in small boats.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Brexit caused small boats crisis in English Channel, report finds

Rishi Sunak should admit ‘main factor’ behind problem so he can fix it, says Durham University study

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

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English Channel relay swim beckons for outback grazier Brendan Cullen a year after completing solo crossing

Last year, Brendan Cullen conquered the English Channel. He's now preparing to swim it again, this time with his friend Ben Clavel and four others.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Navy Vet Goes Swimming For First Time Since Surviving WWII Torpedo Attack

“I enjoyed the swimming lesson, but it was a lot of effort for someone of my age. The post Navy vet goes swimming for first time since surviving WWII sinking appeared first on Talker.

Zenger · Jan 19, 2023

WW2 veteran, 97, traumatised by sub sinking swims for first time in 80 YEARS

Roger Roberts was aboard the HMS Charybdis in the English Channel in October 1943 when it was torpedoed and had to swim to safety - the last time he was in the sea for 80 years

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

Heart-warming moment veteran goes swimming for first time since surviving sinking ship during WW2

Roger Roberts enjoyed his first dip in 80 years thanks to the care home where he lives

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

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Dinghy crossings stop for two weeks after English Channel disaster claims four lives

It is the longest uninterrupted break in activity for nine months, figures show

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Extreme swimmer Lewis Pugh: ‘The polar regions are the ground zero of the climate crisis’

By braving some of the most forbidding waters on the planet, Lewis Pugh uses his unique brand of ‘Speedo diplomacy’ to draw the attention of the world’s leaders to the devastating effects of global warming

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Russia boasts ship armed with 'unstoppable' hypersonic missiles passed English Channel

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate sailed through the North Sea and was escorted by the Royal Navy. Russia claims the vessel crossed the narrowest part of the English Channel

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 35% of arrivals in the first nine months of 2022.

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

Ninety people cross English Channel in two boats on Christmas Day

More than 45,000 migrants have made the dangerous journey to the UK from France in 2022.

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

Teenager charged after refugee boat capsizes in English Channel

The 19-year-old was charged with abetting illegal immigration after four people died while trying to cross the Channel.

Al Jazeera · Dec 18, 2022

Teenager among four dead in English Channel tragedy as more missing

Officials say another four people are still unaccounted for

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022

'We're in a boat...water is coming in. We have children. Please help': English Channel tragedy's desperate phone call as four dead

"In the background of the message we can hear babies screaming"

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

What the papers say – December 15

Another tragedy in the English Channel features among the front pages.

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Eight asylum seekers feared dead after dinghy sinks in English Channel in night of hell

Four people are known to have died and a further four were tonight still missing in freezing temperatures. Four children, including an 11-year-old Afghan boy, were on board, but victims were adults

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

The Leader podcast: More Channel deaths after boat capsizes

There’s been yet another English Channel crossing tragedy.

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Radio France Internationale · Dec 14, 2022

At least four migrants die, dozens rescued in latest Channel crossing tragedy

At least four people have died after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the English Channel overnight.

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Government denies Channel deaths are 'blood on its hands' and won't stop crackdown

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the deaths of four migrants as a boat sank in the English Channel were the 'most sobering reminder possible of why we have to end these crossings'

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

At Least 4 Dead after Migrant Boat Capsizes off English Coast

At least four people were killed when a small boat loaded with migrants heading for British shores from France capsized in the freezing waters of the English Channel early on Wednesday, the British government said. Lifeboats, helicopters and rescue teams working with the French and British navies respond to the…

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2022

At least four people dead after boat capsizes in English Channel

At least 4 dead and dozens of others rescued after a boat capsizes in the English Channel, UK media reports.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

At least three dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

At least three people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources confirmed 43 people were rescued, including more than 30 who were pulled from the freezing waters. It is feared the death toll will continue to rise. The inflatable…

Liverpool Echo · Dec 14, 2022

Three dead as 43 people rescued from sinking small boat off English Channel

Major emergency operation to save small boat as rescue mission launched

France 24 · Dec 14, 2022

Several confirmed dead after small boat sinks in English Channel

Four people have died following an incident involving a small boat carrying around 40 migrants in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government said in a statement.

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