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UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries

Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new £660m deal with French

The Guardian - UK

Charities warn new UK-France migrant deal will make Channel crossings deadlier for asylum seekers

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The Independent UK

UK funding France’s ‘violent tactics’ that will push more migrants into dangerous Channel crossings, charities warn

UK-France deal could lead to further deaths in the Channel, ministers warned

The Independent UK

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Britain and France will sign a 3-year deal to curb small-boat Channel crossings

Britain and France have agreed to a new multimillion-euro deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel

The Independent UK

France and UK renew landmark pact to curb English Channel crossings

The aim of the agreement is to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel. The two countries' interior ministers are due to meet near the northwestern French city of Dunkirk on Thursday.

Euronews

UK signs £650m deal with France to stop illegal migrants crossing English Channel in small boats

The United Kingdom has struck a fresh multi-million-pound agreement with France aimed at curbing the rising number of illegal migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats.

The Times of India

Just six inflatable 'small boats' slashed by French police to stop migrant crossings, admits minister as new deal announced

More riot police will be deployed on French beaches to try to prevent tens of thousands of migrants heading to Britain this year

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France and UK agree to new migrant deal, with funding tied to results

France and the United Kingdom have agreed to a new deal to prevent undocumented migrants from crossing the Channel, with France committing to doubling law enforcement presence on the coast, and the UK contributing up to €766 million – some of which will be paid only if France delivers results.

Radio France Internationale

UK to pay France extra cash to stop small boat crossings – but only if it works

Some of UK funding for French police will be conditional on success in stopping Channel crossings

The Independent UK

UK to pay France another £660m to curb Channel crossings

Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boats

The Guardian - UK

Migrant, 32, becomes first to be convicted of new Channel crossing offence

Tajik Mohammad pleaded guilty to endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK

The Independent UK

Can Europe avoid a summer of holiday flight and cross-Channel travel chaos?

Passengers face risk of cancellations due to fuel shortages – and long airport queues due to EU entry-exit system

The Guardian - UK

Alleged small boat pilot in court over deaths of four migrants in Channel

Sudanese national Alnour Mohamed Ali, 27, appeared before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard

Sudanese national charged under new UK law after 4 migrants die during attempt to cross English Channel

A 27-year-old Sudanese national has been charged after four migrants, two men and two women, died while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat off the northern French coast.

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Alleged small boat pilot charged over deaths of four migrants in Channel

Sudanese national Alnour Mohamed Ali was charged with endangering life.

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested after four die trying to cross Channel in small boat

Two men and two women were swept away by currents while attempting to board dinghy off French coast

The Independent UK

Man arrested after four migrants died in Channel crossing attempt

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Evening Standard

Sudanese man, 27, arrested in UK after four migrants die trying to cross Channel

The National Crime Agency is helping French authorities with the investigation.

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The Independent UK

Sudanese migrant arrested in UK after four people die trying to cross the Channel

Two men and two women died off the coast of France on Thursday

The Times of India

Four dead after boat sinks off French coast during attempt to cross English Channel

Devastation unfolded in the English Channel as a small boat carrying four migrants—a pair of men and women—capsized amid fierce currents near Boulogne, resulting in their tragic drowning. Thankfully, over 40 individuals were rescued, though one required treatment for hypothermia. This heartbreaking episode underscores the growing peril associated with desperate…

Evening Standard

Migrant deaths: Investigation launched after latest Channel crossings tragedy

Two men and two women died and more than 40 people were rescued off the coast of northern France.

Radio France Internationale

Four migrants die off French coast in failed Channel crossing attempt

Four people died off the northern coast of France on Thursday as migrants tried to board a small boat to cross the Channel to England, bringing the number of such deaths this year to six.

The Independent UK

4 dead, 38 rescued during attempted channel crossing from France to UK

French authorities say at least four people died while trying to board an inflatable boat for a dangerous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K. The prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region said Thursday that 38 others were rescued, including one in critical condition

Evening Standard

Four people die attempting to cross English Channel in small boat

Dozens of others had to be rescued in the incident off Boulogne on Thursday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking

At least 42 others rescued after incident in strong currents off coast of Boulogne

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