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One year on, France remembers 27 migrants who drowned trying to cross English Channel
Tributes have been held in Paris and in the north of France for the 27 migrants who drowned trying to reach the English coast one year ago,
'A snake that bites its own tail': UK-France migrant deal criticised
The deal which sees an increase in French police along the northern French coastline, won't stop migrants crossing the Channel, according to a migrant association.
Record 40,000 migrants cross English Channel so far this year
Britain and France are due to sign a joint declaration on Monday to ramp up their efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the Channel.
UK and France pledge more patrols to prevent migrants crossing Channel
London and Paris have agreed to deploy more resources and to tackle people-trafficking gangs, but critics say the deal fails to address underlying problems.
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'Inflammatory': UK's Braverman slammed over migrant 'invasion' remark
The UK interior minister has been accused of inflaming tensions by describing migrants crossing the Channel in small boats as "the invasion on our southern coast".
Why is Greenpeace dropping boulders into the English Channel?
Bottom trawling in marine protected areas is "like ploughing a combine harvester through a national park".
Hundreds of migrants rescued in Mediterranean dock in Italy
459 rescued migrants reached the southern Italian port of Taranto on Sunday morning, after waiting several days onboard a rescue vessel.
French MEPs kick up a stink over UK's discharge of raw sewage into sea
The three MEPs accuse the UK of not adhering to its obligations under multiple treaties including the main Brexit agreement and a UN charter.
Is travel between France and England about to get more sustainable?
You’ll soon be able to sail between France and the UK on a sustainable, 12-person catamaran service.
P&O Ferries owner boasts record-breaking profits after mass layoffs
The UK’s largest union body has described the profits as an “insult to common decency.”
Nearly 1,300 migrants cross from France to the UK in a day
It is the highest daily number of migrants that have arrived in the UK since records began in 2018.
Hundreds of UK-bound migrants rescued from sea in just four days
It suggests the UK's ambition of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is not deterring migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.
Police arrest 39 people on suspicion of smuggling migrants to UK
The suspects are accused of trafficking up to 10,000 people across the English Channel in small boats in the last year.
French authorities arrest 15 over migrant deaths near Calais
The boat wreck in November 2021 was the deadliest since migrants began trying to cross the Channel.
Despite UK crackdown plans, hundreds cross Channel in small boats
The Ministry of Defense said 254 people arrived on the English coast in seven boats from northern France on Sunday, and more people were brought ashore by British lifeboats on Monday.
Archbishop slams UK-Rwanda asylum plan as 'against the nature of God'
The head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said in his Easter sermon that the UK's plan to send some asylum seekers to Africa poses "serious ethical questions".
Easter travel warning issued for UK train and ferry-goers
Looking forward to an Easter getaway? From the UK and back, it will be a chaotic trip
Emiliano Sala died from trauma injuries in 2019 plane crash, says jury
A jury concluded that Sala was “deeply unconscious” after being poisoned by exhaust fumes before he was killed.
UK confirms plan to use military to limit Channel migrant crossings
The UK confirmed its plan to use the military to limit small boat crossings from France, one of several measures seen as an effort to shore up support for the prime minister amid a series of scandals.
Migrant dies and 30 rescued by French authorities in English Channel
It is the first migrant death reported in the Channel in 2022.