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UK D-Day Vets Sail For Normandy For Landings Anniversary

Eight decades after Allied forces landed on the beaches of German-occupied France, a group of British veterans made the journey again -- crossing the English Channel to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

International Business Times

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy

The Independent UK

Young Woman and the Sea review – Disney’s surface-level swimming biopic lacks depth

Daisy Ridley leads the reductive, if at times stirring, story of the first woman to swim across the English channel

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Q&A: Young Woman and the Sea star Daisy Ridley on the challenges of filming open-water swimming

Daisy Ridley plays Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel – a formidable 21-mile swim from France to England.

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A UK election has been called for the first time in five years. Here’s what you need to know

On July 4, the United Kingdom will hold its first election in five years in a country reeling from the cost-of-living crisis, the fallout from Israel-Hamas conflict and deep divisions over how to deal with migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from Europe on small inflatable boats

The Independent UK

Europe's Notorious Human Smuggler 'The Scorpion' Arrested In Iraq

European authorities arrest 'the Scorpion,' a notorious human smuggler in northern Iraq, highlighting risks faced by migrants crossing the English Channel.

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OPINION - The Houthis could inspire a new wave of piracy — and the English Channel makes us uniquely vulnerable

“Well, we didn’t see that one coming — the Houthis took us all by surprise,” a distinguished former security official muttered to me this week. In just under four months the Houthis have attacked 57 vessels in and around the Red Sea. They have disrupted waterways carrying 15 per cent…

Evening Standard

Three people feared dead after small boats 'incident' in English Channel

One person has died and two people are missing after a small boat incident in the English Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed

Evening Standard

Five migrants die while attempting to cross Channel to reach UK

Five migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to reach the UK.

Evening Standard

UK Not Supplying Migrant Boats Information to France Says French Audit Report

A recent report, published by a French audit organisation, accused the UK government of supplying un-crosschecked patchy information, which prevented France from stopping migrant boats across the English Channel.

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UK accused of not doing enough to stop Channel migrant crossings

The United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with French efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, a French report alleges. Britain has disputed the claims.

The Independent UK

The UK is not cooperating enough to curb migrant crossings of the Channel, a French report says

A French report says the United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with France in efforts to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats

The Independent UK

Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel

One person died Friday and another is in critical condition after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants got into difficulty as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France

Radio France Internationale

One dead, others missing as boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel

One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

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The Independent UK

One dead and another fighting for life after small boat carrying 66 migrants sinks in Channel

No 10 says woman’s death is ‘stark reminder’ of the importance of Sunak’s stop the boats plan

The Independent UK

‘My brother’s dreams of being a footballer ended in the English Channel’

A crossing in November 2021 resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people after the inflatable boat they were in capsized.

The Independent UK

Refugee who came to UK on boat says Rwanda policy is ‘like a hamster wheel’

Kaveh Khezri crossed the English Channel on a boat with 38 people on board.

The Independent UK

Braverman says ‘huge amount to learn’ from Greece on migrant deterrence

But the Home Secretary said there is no suggestion the UK could use push-back tactics on migrant boats in the English Channel.

WEKU

U.K. Supreme Court to weigh legality of plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

To discourage migrants, the U.K. wants to deport to Rwanda some who arrive by boat without a visa. Human rights groups have sued, and the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Oct. 9.

The Independent UK

Cleverly tells UK’s ambassadors to do ‘even more’ to help stop smuggling gangs

The Foreign Secretary said he written to all the country’s ambassadors and high commissioners.

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ small boat with 50 migrants on board is jailed

Reda Hamoud Abdurabou took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel

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