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Total migrant Channel crossings down a third in 2023

For the first time in five years, since current records began in 2018, no Channel crossings took place on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Evening Standard

Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

The Guardian - AU

Eurostar trains resume after flooded tunnels force cancellations

All Eurostar trains to or from London were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for travellers trying to cross the Channel in the second major disruption in ten days. Services began resuming on Sunday.

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Christmas getaway travel disruption likely to continue through weekend

Weather warnings issued for drivers and London’s King’s Cross and Paddington stations will be closed

The Guardian - UK

Christmas getaway disruption continues amid Dover, road and rail delays

Eurostar and Eurotunnel services resume on Friday but drivers face 60-minute queue for French border controls

The Guardian - UK

Cross-Channel Eurostar traffic resumes after unions end wildcat strike

Passenger and freight traffic using the underwater tunnel between France and England returned to normal on Friday following an agreement between tunnel operators and unions over end of year bonuses.

Radio France Internationale

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

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Train travel resumes between France and UK after surprise strike ends

A wildcat strike Thursday by staff at Eurotunnel, which links Britain and the European continent and paralyzed dozens of Eurostar trains, ended some six hours after it began, Eurotunnel announced. It promised a gradual return to service.

France 24

Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks Train Travel

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.

International Business Times

New EU anti-migrant deal will help Rishi Sunak ‘stop the boats’, claims French politician

French MEP suggests new Brussels deal could stop asylum-seekers crossing Channel – even despite Brexit

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to talk illegal migration with premiers of Italy and Albania after latest Channel tragedy

The Rome trip comes after a woman died in the Channel as a boat sank on Friday morning

Evening Standard

Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel

One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants got into difficulty as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France

The Independent UK

One dead, others missing as boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel

One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

Radio France Internationale

One Drowned In New Channel Migrant Disaster: French Officials

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The Guardian - UK

More needs to be done to disrupt people smugglers, says Labour after one person dies in Channel crossing – as it happened

Anneliese Dodds calls for more action to break up human trafficking gangs that are facilitating boat crossings

Evening Standard

One dead and another critical after boat carrying migrants sinks

The French coastguard has said someone has died after a boat carrying migrants got into difficulty while crossing the Channel

The National (Scotland)

One person dead and another critical after boat carrying migrants sinks

ONE person has died and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying migrants got into difficulty in the Channel.

The Independent UK

One dead and another fighting for life after small boat carrying 66 migrants sinks in Channel

No 10 says woman’s death is ‘stark reminder’ of the importance of Sunak’s stop the boats plan

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The Guardian - UK

One person dead after refugee boat in Channel runs into difficulty

French agency says at least 66 people were on craft, with one person killed and another in life-threatening condition

The Guardian - UK

Eurotunnel owner predicts new direct high-speed rail routes from London

Getlink says competing services to Germany and Switzerland could be using Channel tunnel within five years

Evening Standard

Migrants who crossed Channel in boats claim damages for 'unlawful' treatment

Asylum seekers have made High Court claims against the Home Office after complaining about searches and phone seizures on arrival in England

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick accuses Rishi Sunak of breaking his word on deportations

Former immigration minister says Rwanda bill will fail to end legal challenges to policy of removing people who cross Channel in small boats

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak desperately defends Rwanda plan in emergency speech

CLAIMING asylum will be “blocked” for people who cross the Channel in small boats, Rishi Sunak has said as he launched a desperate defence of…

Evening Standard

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick quits after new Rwanda legislation unveiled

PM warned of possible 'death knell' for his leadership as he faces rebellion from right wing of his party over his 'emergency legislation'

The Guardian - UK

Deportation flights to Rwanda will begin before election, says Robert Jenrick

Immigration minister accuses people crossing Channel in small boats of ‘breaking into the country’

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