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157 Migrants Rescued After Overcrowded Mega-Dinghy Catches Fire in English Channel

A dinghy carrying 157 migrants caught fire in the English Channel, prompting a major rescue by French and British vessels. All passengers survived, highlighting the dangers of Channel crossings.

International Business Times UK · Aug 4

Count Binface: why Britain’s ‘joke’ election candidates deserve to be taken seriously

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and force a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has produced one of the odder spectacles in recent British politics. With every other major party declining to stand and despite a record 34 candidates running, his most prominent…

The Conversation · Aug 4

The Smiths album The Queen Is Dead to be celebrated on new UK tour with Mike Joyce and Stephen Street

Former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce and producer Stephen Street will mark 40 years of The Queen Is Dead with a nationwide UK tour featuring stories, memorabilia and a full track‑by‑track breakdown.

BANG Premier · Aug 4

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Major rescue operation launched as boat 'carrying 160 migrants' catches fire in Channel

Search teams were deployed at about 6am on Tuesday after the boat’s engine burst into flames off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Naga Munchetty's BBC Breakfast replacement 'revealed' as fan-favourite who 'took down' Nigel Farage

Munchetty quit BBC Breakfast after 17 years following allegations of bullying and sexual remarks

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Afternoon Update: betting giants deny drug and sex worker allegations at inquiry; Alan Jones trial continues; and going down with the ship

Sportsbet and Tabcorp say there is no evidence to substantiate claims made by anti-gambling campaigners

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4

Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate

In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the process

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

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'We'll Stand up for Britain': Nigel Farage Vows Biggest Royal Navy Channel Operation Since WWII Amid French Backlash

Nigel Farage's Reform UK plans a major Royal Navy operation to intercept Channel migrants, sparking legal disputes with France over international law and sovereignty. Discover the implications of this controversial proposal.

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

Rupert Lowe’s ‘olive branch’ to Farage piles more pressure on Reform leader

Restore leader has countered charges he’s splitting the right while showing his party is a very real obstacle for Reform

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

French government blasts Reform over 'illegal' Channel military operation plans

The French government has responded after Reform UK announced plans to launch 'the largest military operation in the English Channel since…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Immigration is not a defence matter – and Nigel Farage’s vainglorious posturing over the Channel only shows how much trouble he and his party are really in

The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits out at Reform’s plan to use Navy to stop small boats as former officer says proposal ‘lacks substance’

Retired Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe said military warships would not be best used for ‘ferrying people around’

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Will Farage agree to a Reform pact with Rupert Lowe’s Restore? What we know

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The Independent UK · Aug 3

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Evening Standard · Aug 3

Nigel Farage says Reform would use Navy to stop small boats as over 1,000 migrants cross Channel in a week

The Reform UK leader insisted ‘Operation Fortress’, a plan to transport migrants back to France or Belgium, would comply with international law

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface

Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Nigel Farage 'open' to election pact with Rupert Lowe's Restore

The Reform UK leader was responding to suggestions from Rupert Lowe, who had posted a video online at the weekend urging the two to work together

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Reform’s ‘Operation Fortress’ plan to stop small boats branded ‘ridiculous’

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France 24 · Aug 3

France slams hard-right Reform UK party's plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants

The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Farage admission over timing of Reform leadership talks raises fresh doubts over £5m gift

Nigel Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months before election, appearing to undermine previous claims

The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits back at Reform UK’s plan to use navy to stop small boats from crossing Channel

Experts say Nigel Farage’s plan would only increase death and violence at the border – after the party promised the ‘largest military operation in the Channel since WWII’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Standards watchdog investigating Reform UK’s Richard Tice

Party’s deputy leader says on social media the case is related to a complaint by an anti-Israel lobby group

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Farage discussed ‘liabilities’ of returning to politics in spring 2024

Mr Farage said he had spoken to then-Reform UK leader Richard Tice about what would happen if he returned to lead the party.

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

No 10 said border patrol officers were the ‘best-suited candidate’ to deal with such operations.

Euronews · Aug 3

Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small migrant boats crossing Channel

Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue.

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