Four people dead attempting to cross Channel as UK and France row over who should intercept small boats
Officials in Calais said the dinghy was a “taxi-boat”, a type of small boat used along the northern French and Belgian coastlines to pick up migrants from just offshore. It comes amid a row between ...
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Two migrants die in Channel crossing attempt
Just over 41,000 people arrived in the UK by small boat in 2025 Two migrants have died attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said. Six others were rescued, with one of them ...
More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018
More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year ...
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Four Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off French Coast
Four people died after a small boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Britain sank in the Channel and a search and rescue operation was underway, French local authorities said on Thursday. "A ...
Two women die in Channel crossing attempt from France to Britain
PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) - Two women died after a boat carrying about 80 migrants trying to cross to Britain from France capsized near Calais, the local French administration said on Sunday. "We regret ...
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British authorities charge alleged boat pilot in deaths of 4 migrants in the English Channel
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Sudanese man faces charges under a new British law after the boat he allegedly piloted left four migrants dead ...
Two migrants die while trying to cross Channel in small boat
Some 82 people left on a boat from Neufchatel-Hardelot in the Pas-de-Calais at 1.30am today.