The Latest Breaking News from English Channel

Britain's conservative government says it will "push the boundaries of international law" in a harsh new bill legislating the detention of asylum seekers.

LONDON: The UK government Tuesday unveiled radical plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.

Three lifeboats have been launched from the coast of Kent after a fire broke out on a ferry in the English Channel.

The actor left the BBC One soap on Christmas Day after his character, Mick Carter became seemingly lost in the English Channel

Rouen (France) (AFP) - Dozens of miles inland from the English Channel, the Seine River port of Rouen is bustling with shipments of wheat, barley and other grains, a boom fuelled by the Russian chokehold on Ukraine's agriculture exports.

An asteroid has illuminated the night sky over the English Channel as it burned upon entry to Earth's atmosphere.

Farmer Em Oliver slept through the rare phenomenon and so did her animals - but she was shocked to see what was on her CCTV camera

Clips show the one-metre space rock bursting in the night sky and over English seas.

Incredible footage shows the asteroid light up the night sky as it passes through the Earth's surface