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Search called off in Channel migrant boat tragedy

The search came to an end at 5pm on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Drone teams join search for victims of migrant boat which capsized in English Channel

In the wake of the tragedy in the Channel, when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel and killed at least four people, drones have joined the hunt for more people in the water

Daily Mirror

Teenager among four dead in English Channel tragedy as more missing

Officials say another four people are still unaccounted for

The Independent UK

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New lifeboat station opens in Enniskillen as they seek new volunteers

The modern purpose-built lifeboat station is located close to the lough to allow for a quick launch of its inshore lifeboat

Belfast Live

Channel boat disaster: teenager among four people confirmed dead

Eight unaccompanied children among 39 people rescued after small vessel capsized in icy waters

The Guardian - UK

Channel search continues overnight after four die in migrant boat tragedy

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said ships in the area have been asked to post lookouts and report updates.

The Independent UK

'We're in a boat...water is coming in. We have children. Please help': English Channel tragedy's desperate phone call as four dead

"In the background of the message we can hear babies screaming"

Manchester Evening News

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Harrowing moment desperate Channel victims cry for help before boat capsizes

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A 22-second WhatsApp call left by a man onboard to charity Utopia 56 captured him pleading for assistance as water entered their boat before tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

Eight asylum seekers feared dead after dinghy sinks in English Channel in night of hell

Four people are known to have died and a further four were tonight still missing in freezing temperatures. Four children, including an 11-year-old Afghan boy, were on board, but victims were adults

Daily Mirror

Channel deaths: desperate call from boat raised alarm for rescue operation

Skipper of fishing vessel tells how his crew spent two hours pulling 31 people from the freezing water

The Guardian - UK

Government denies Channel deaths are 'blood on its hands' and won't stop crackdown

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the deaths of four migrants as a boat sank in the English Channel were the 'most sobering reminder possible of why we have to end these crossings'

Daily Mirror

Boat capsize in English Channel leaves four confirmed dead

Local fisherman recalls how migrants surrounded his boat in the early hours of the morning 'screaming for help', before crew members started hauling them from the water

Wales Online

Four people dead after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

The Royal Navy, French navy, Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats were all involved in a major rescue operation off the Kent coast on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

Three dead as 43 people rescued from sinking small boat off English Channel

Major emergency operation to save small boat as rescue mission launched

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The Independent UK

Three dead after small boat incident in Channel

The Royal Navy, French navy, Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats were all involved in a major rescue operation off the Kent coast on Wednesday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Channel rescue: Suella Braverman says government must ‘end these crossings’ after four people die in boat capsize – as it happened

Home secretary says fatalities are ‘sobering reminder’ as major search and rescue operation continues

Liverpool Echo

Mum screamed 'please tell me she is breathing' in desperate 999 call

Milena Smith can be heard on the call saying her daughters were "drowning"

Chronicle Live

Mum and daughter duo sacrifice Christmas to save lives with Cullercoats RNLI

Anna and Kay Heslop work at the Cullercoats RNLI station and will both be on call this Christmas should anyone need help at sea

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The Independent UK

What to do if you fall into freezing water

Three children suffer fatal cardiac arrests after crashing through surface of lake in Solihull attempting to rescue friend trapped in ice

Irish Mirror

Christmas swim warning amid -8C temperatures and frozen waters

Those planning a Christmas swim should take a number of factors into consideration

Dublin Live

Irish Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland warn public to 'be vigilant' around water as cold snap continues

People are especially warned to not walk on lakes or other bodies of water that have ice

Liverpool Echo

Mum feared she could have been planning schoolgirl's funeral after day out

Milena Smith thanked those who rescued Mabel, 12

The Independent UK

Shivering migrants brought ashore in Kent

An RNLI lifeboat brought one group ashore at Dungeness.

The Independent UK

Search and rescue operation launched after boat collision off Jersey

The incident happened at about 5.30am on Thursday after a ship collided with a fishing vessel.

Daily Mirror

Inside the 'happiest town in Britain' - where locals keep having to leave

St Ives in Cornwall has been named the happiest place to live in Britain, but according to locals it can be a struggle to live in a town with no accommodation, inadequate parking, and a declining population

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