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Liz Truss accused of wrecking Channel crossings deal with Macron ‘friend or foe’ gaffe

Claim that ‘groundbreaking’ agreement for UK officials to work in France was ready for sign-off

The Independent UK

Post-Brexit checks reduce Eurostar’s London terminal capacity by a third

Rail boss says St Pancras has only avoided chaos seen at Channel ports because of services being cut

The Guardian - UK

Smuggler 'who makes £1million a week sneaking people into Britain' unmasked

Hundreds of people every day are attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel from France aboard often flimsy vessels for thousands of pounds, thanks to criminal people smugglers

Daily Mirror

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Is this the eco-friendly Channel crossing of the future?

Cyclists and walkers may be able to avoid the whole post-Brexit ferry nightmare next spring if this sail-powered startup can catch a fair wind

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,000 people cross the Channel in small boats

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 21 boats were intercepted on Thursday carrying 1,150 people.

The Independent UK

France busts lucrative cross-Channel people smuggling ring

French police have busted a major people-smuggling ring that has been sending migrants to the United Kingdom in dinghies, with more than a dozen boats and 700 life jackets seized in a raid.

Radio France Internationale

Channel crossings to the UK this year go past 30,000 – more than for the whole of 2021

More people than ever coming over on small boats

Wales Online

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More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Special tents set up at Dover to keep people covered while they are processed

The Independent UK

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

The figure is well above the total for the whole of 2021, when 28,561 crossings were recorded.

The Independent UK

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

A packed RNLI lifeboat deposited people on to the beach at Dungeness on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings resume as more migrants arrive in Kent

The latest arrivals mean the total number for the year so far is edging close to 30,000.

The Independent UK

Calais migrants: A never-ending crisis?

Six years ago, Calais's infamous Jungle migrant camp was demolished by French police. Today, the camp itself has gone, but the migrants and the smugglers who profit from them remain. In fact, they are more numerous than ever before, with a record number of people attempting to cross the Channel…

France 24

More than 600 migrants arrive in UK after Channel rescue

One dinghy sank off the Kent coast, and 38 people were rescued from the water.

The Independent UK

Close to 40 migrants rescued from sinking boat as Channel crossings continue

Some were in the water for almost an hour after the dinghy rapidly deflated in UK waters

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The Independent UK

Migrants rescued from the sea as Channel crossings continue

The Coastguard said it co-ordinated a search and rescue operation on Thursday morning, working with the Navy, Border Force and police.

Wales Online

More migrants cross English Channel to UK so far this year than in whole of 2021

The provisional total number of people who have made the perilous journey so far in 2022 is 28,561

The Guardian - UK

Number of people crossing Channel in small boats exceeds 2021 total

Provisional number for 2022 so far is 28,561, despite announcement of controversial Rwanda plan

The Independent UK

People crossing the English Channel in small boats: Key numbers

The average number of people per boat is now above 40.

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The Independent UK

More migrants crossed Channel so far this year than all of 2021, figures suggest

Last year’s total was 28,526, according to official figures.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Suella Braverman sets Home Office ‘No boats crossing the Channel’ target

New home secretary upsets civil servants with speech on migrants, trashy TV and back-to-office call

France 24

Long winter ahead: PM Liz Truss faces energy crisis on day one

It's day one on the job for Britain's new prime minister and as Russia squeezes natural gas exports, Liz Truss faces a wartime economy. How to keep the lights on across the Channel? How to rein in inflation? As Europeans work to pool their energy purchases, tax windfall profits and…

The Independent UK

Migrant crossings continue as numbers edge closer to topping last year’s total

Migrant crossings continued for a fifth day in a row on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Plain sailing from the French coast

Brief letters: Comfortable Channel crossing | Labels for loved ones | Letters of note | Bedevilled berries

Radio France Internationale

Pressure rises for new British PM as migrant Channel crossings hit new record

More than 1,100 people crossed the Channel from France to England in small boats at the weekend, new British figures show. Former foreign secretary Liz Truss, who takes over from Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Tuesday, has promised to take a hardline against irregular migration.

The Independent UK

Patel defends Rwanda plan as migrant crossings top 1,000 in a day

Ministry of Defence figures show 1,160 people were detected on Sunday in 25 boats.

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