English Channel

UK’s Johnson ‘shocked and appalled’ by deaths of migrants in the Channel

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was "shocked and appalled" by the deaths of at least 31 migrants in the English Channel…

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France rescues nearly 250 migrants in English Channel

PARIS (Reuters) - A total of 243 migrants were rescued in the English Channel on Friday and Saturday while trying to cross to Britain from France in makeshift boats, local…

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American cancer survivor makes history by becoming first person to swim English Channel four times non-stop

An American cancer survivor has made history after becoming the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop. TIME reports Sarah Thomas began her historic 130-mile feat (209…

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Flyboard creator Franky Zapata fails in attempt to cross the English Channel

French inventor Franky Zapata failed in anattempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered flyboard on Thursday. Zapata missed a landing platform mounted on a boat as he tried…

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UK intercepts 74 persons crossing English Channel

British authorities intercepted eight vessels carrying some 74 migrants, including minors, across the English Channel on Saturday. French authorities reportedly caught two additional boats. Coastguard officials said the boats were…

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UK and France agree to step up actions to deal with migrant crossing across English Channel

UK and France have agreed to step up action to deal with migrants making the perilous attempt to cross the English Channel in small boats. An “enhanced action plan” to…

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Recent attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel into Britain is to be treated as a major incident – Update

The recent attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel into Britain is to be treated as a major incident, the UK's Home Secretary Sajid Javid said. Javid said he…

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