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Lifeboats scrambled to ferry in English Channel with 183 people on board due to 'ongoing incident'

It's understood a fire broke out onboard the passenger ferry between Dover and Calais

Manchester Evening News

Fire breaks out on ferry carrying 183 people across the Channel

Rescuers scrambled lifeboats to the scene between Dover and Calais

Wales Online

Lifeboats scrambled after fire breaks out on ferry carrying 183 people in Channel

Coastguard alerted after blaze erupts

The Independent UK

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Ferry catches fire in English Channel with 183 people on board as lifeboats scramble

The ship, carrying 94 passengers and 89 crew, is now at anchor in the Channel after the fire was contained and extinguished following a 'technical fault' as it sailed between Dover and Calais

Daily Mirror

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under ‘pathway’ to help vulnerable refugees

Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats last year shows lack of functioning route

The Guardian - UK

Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

Wales Online

TV series pick of the month: French special forces show 'Cœurs Noirs'

TV critic Dheepthika Laurent takes us through all the TV shows you should be watching this month, from a French series on a special forces operation in Iraq called "Cœurs Noirs", or "Dark Hearts", to a new adaptation of Spanish teen murder mystery "Elité". We also discover the French-British show…

France 24

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The rise of renewables is not without risk for investors

Given the urgent need to combat climate change and put an end to the exploitation of fossil fuels, it would appear renewable energies have a bright future. Having grown steadily for several years, they accounted for 19.1% of gross final energy consumption in France in 2020. Across the Channel, 43%…

The Conversation

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson accuses Calais refugee charities of encouraging migrants to cross Channel

The Care4Calais charity has hit back at the Nottinghamshire MP's comments

Nottingham Post

Refugee charity rejects Tory vice-chair’s claim they are ‘just as bad as people-smugglers’

Care4Calais says it offers refugees aid and dignity and does not want them to cross Channel by dangerous means

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson claims Calais refugee charities ‘just as bad as people smugglers’

Controversial MP accuses organisations of ‘fuelling’ migrants’ desire to cross Channel in small boats

Evening Standard

Sunak’s promise to ‘stop the boats’ is destined to fail without asylum reform

A new humanitarian visa, giving a safe route to the UK, must be part of the answer to the refugee crisis, says a thinktank

The Guardian - UK

‘Humanitarian visa’ could cut number of asylum seekers reaching UK by boat

A cross-party group is urging Suella Braverman to adopt plan that would allow 40,000 people a year to seek asylum in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Number of migrants crossing Channel this year passes 2,500

Government figures show 204 people made the journey on Tuesday in five boats.

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The Independent UK

Investigation launched into Channel migrant boat tragedy in December

The incident took place on December 14 and resulted in the death of four people.

The Guardian - UK

Asteroid lights up sky over Channel creating shooting star effect

Scientists predict asteroid strike for only seventh time as 1-metre object enters Earth’s atmosphere

Daily Mirror

Top Tory admits divisive Rwanda deportation plan only has 'marginal' benefits

International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell's comments are at odds with the Government after Rishi Sunak made it a key priority to stop people making the perilous Channel crossing in small boats

Wales Online

Number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats this year passes 2,000

There have now been more crossings in 2023 than in January and February of 2022 combined

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The Independent UK

Total number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats passes 2,000

There have now been more crossings in 2023 than in January and February of 2022 combined.

The Guardian - UK

Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank

Policy Exchange paper envisages sidestepping Human Rights and Modern Slavery acts to eliminate legal challenges

The Independent UK

Braverman dodges question on timescale for stopping Channel crossings

The Government is set to publish legislation designed to stop migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK in small boats.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak rebukes Tory vice-chair for backing death penalty

Lee Anderson, who was given role on Tuesday, also called for a naval ‘standoff’ in the Channel over small boats

The Independent UK

Brexit caused small boats crisis in English Channel, report finds

Rishi Sunak should admit ‘main factor’ behind problem so he can fix it, says Durham University study

The Independent UK

Six Channel migrant smuggling gang members sentenced in France

The group was smuggling boats, engines and life jackets into France before charging migrants 1,500 euros to cross the Channel.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent

Border Force ships brought a number of people to Dover after intercepting a number of boats.

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