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UK proposes radical plan to stop migrant boats

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.

Bangkok Post

UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law

The U.K. government says it's ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 45% of crossings in July-September 2022 but only 9% in October-December.

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak small boats plan ‘unworkable’ and won’t clear parliament, says Labour

Keir Starmer suggests move is political tactic ahead of May’s local elections

The Independent UK

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

Lifeboats dispatched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in English Channel

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

Evening Standard

Danny Dyer reveals BBC EastEnders 'feud' as he speaks out on soap, his exit and if he'll return after Mick's 'death'

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

Manchester Evening News

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Asteroid explodes, lighting up UK night sky

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

ABC News

Huge asteroid Sar2667 explosion captured in amazing CCTV video from farm in Gower

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

Wales Online

Moment asteroid Sar2667 explodes over English channel in 'huge meteor fireball'

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

Daily Record

Asteroid explodes over English Channel in rare and historic cosmic 'airburst'

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

Nottingham Post

Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling towards Earth

Rare ‘airburst’ event was captured on camera by amateur astronomers

The Independent UK

Asteroid streaks through sky above English Channel delighting stargazers

Witnesses said it burned emerald green then bright orange as it struck the Earth’s atmosphere

Evening Standard

Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere

The small 1m asteroid, currently designated as Sar2667, created a shooting star and an 'airburst' when it exploded after entering Earth's atmosphere

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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 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

ABC News

English Channel relay swim beckons for outback grazier Brendan Cullen a year after completing solo crossing

Last year, Brendan Cullen conquered the English Channel. He's now preparing to swim it again, this time with his friend Ben Clavel and four others.

Zenger

Navy Vet Goes Swimming For First Time Since Surviving WWII Torpedo Attack

“I enjoyed the swimming lesson, but it was a lot of effort for someone of my age. The post Navy vet goes swimming for first time since surviving WWII sinking appeared first on Talker.

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Daily Mirror

WW2 veteran, 97, traumatised by sub sinking swims for first time in 80 YEARS

Roger Roberts was aboard the HMS Charybdis in the English Channel in October 1943 when it was torpedoed and had to swim to safety - the last time he was in the sea for 80 years

Wales Online

Heart-warming moment veteran goes swimming for first time since surviving sinking ship during WW2

Roger Roberts enjoyed his first dip in 80 years thanks to the care home where he lives

Evening Standard

Dinghy crossings stop for two weeks after English Channel disaster claims four lives

It is the longest uninterrupted break in activity for nine months, figures show

The Guardian - UK

Extreme swimmer Lewis Pugh: ‘The polar regions are the ground zero of the climate crisis’

By braving some of the most forbidding waters on the planet, Lewis Pugh uses his unique brand of ‘Speedo diplomacy’ to draw the attention of the world’s leaders to the devastating effects of global warming

Daily Mirror

Russia boasts ship armed with 'unstoppable' hypersonic missiles passed English Channel

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate sailed through the North Sea and was escorted by the Royal Navy. Russia claims the vessel crossed the narrowest part of the English Channel

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 35% of arrivals in the first nine months of 2022.

The Independent UK

Ninety people cross English Channel in two boats on Christmas Day

More than 45,000 migrants have made the dangerous journey to the UK from France in 2022.

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