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HISTORICAL FACTS: Channel loc | History Defined

Channel deaths surged after UK and France made pact to stop small boats

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The Independent UK

Migrant Channel deaths soared after UK-France deal to stop illegal crossings, report warns

Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows

The Independent UK

French authorities rescue 78 migrants after small boat engine fails

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Almost 80 migrants rescued attempting Channel crossing in small boat

The French coastguard rescued 78 people after the engine of their small boat broke down

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Is the biggest march in English history a myth? My research shows King Harold sailed down to the battle of Hastings

In 1066, England was invaded by multiple foreign powers. A northern force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway advanced on York via the River Humber, while a southern force, led by Duke William of Normandy (later William I the Conqueror) crossed the Channel with forces from Normandy, France, Brittany…

The Conversation

French authorities rescue 78 migrants attempting Channel crossing in small boat

So far this year, some 3,863 people have arrived in the UK via small boat.

Evening Standard

Home Office border security chief quits after failing to bring down small boat crossings

Almost 60,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Martin Hewitt was appointed

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Voices: Ministers are trying to bury the consequences of UK aid cuts. But what we know is catastrophic

COMMENT: From more small boats crossing the channel to families in poverty across Africa being hit hard, the truth is clear, writes Sarah Champion, chair of parliament's International Development Select Committee

The Independent UK

Royal Navy reports Russian warship and sanctioned oil tanker in English Channel

A Royal Navy warship, HMS Mersey, and a Wildcat helicopter spent 48 hours monitoring the Russian frigate RFN Soobrazitelny and sanctioned tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin in the English Channel. The operation, coordinated with Nato, involved using powerful radars and sensors to gather intelligence as the Russian vessels sailed westward. After…

The Independent UK

British warship sent to defend Cyprus base spent three days in Channel

Naval sources criticised the government for ‘no understanding of the importance of maritime power’

Evening Standard

Two Ukrainian men jailed for running ‘premium people-smuggling taxi service’ across the English Channel

The pair were accused of effectively running an illegal migrant taxi service across the English Channel

The Independent UK

Seven consecutive days of small boat Channel crossings for first time this year as 1,200 migrants make journey

Some 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far in March, bringing the 2026 total to 3,409 people

Evening Standard

Deaths of 22 children in Channel due to ‘catastrophic failure’ by UK and France, NGO says

Project Play finds UK taxpayers are funding ‘record child fatalities’ and ‘repeated violence’ against children in northern France

The Guardian - UK

Highest number of small boat Channel crossings this year as over 600 migrants arrive in one day

It brings the total number of arrivals this year to 2,209 - a 7% increase on this time last year

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This adventurous catamaran company allows you to reach France using wind power

It’s the second year of Channel crossings for the sailing ferry operator

Evening Standard

Migrants arrive after crossing Channel for first time in two weeks

The crossing is the first since February 9 when 322 people made the journey.

The Guardian - UK

‘One in, one out’: what has happened to asylum seekers forced to return to France?

In rare interviews, some of those sent back across the Channel after arriving in the UK on small boats describe what happened next – and the risks of a system organised to get rid of them

The Conversation

Why the UK has announced a border security deal with China – and what it could mean for small boat crossings

The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently visited China to announce what was described as a reset in relations between London and Beijing. Among the economic and diplomatic announcements was a surprising element: a new agreement on border security.

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Deaths of 31 people in UK’s worst small boat disaster caused by government’s ‘systemic failure' – the Cranston inquiry conclusions explained

The deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel on November 24 2021 were “avoidable”, an independent inquiry has found. The final report of the Cranston inquiry highlights known problems at HM Coastguard that were not resolved, calling them a “significant, systemic failure on the part of government”, which…

The Guardian - UK

The god of small things: Seurat and the sea – review

Courtauld Gallery, LondonThis quietly tremendous exhibition gathers more than half of the pointillist painter’s works, all depicting the Channel coast and sea, full of blizzards of light and a quivering sense of import

The Independent UK

French authorities rescue small boat migrants from English Channel

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Dozens of small boat migrants rescued from the Channel after engine failure

The rescue mission took place on Sunday night after the boat engine stopped working

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer has worst small boat Channel crossings record as almost 66,000 migrants make journey

A total of 65,922 people have made dangerous journey since Labour came to power in July 2024

The Guardian - UK

‘They were humans’: inquiry into mass Channel drowning hears from families

Relatives of at least 27 people who died in November 2021 describe their loved ones and their grief to Cranston inquiry

The Independent UK

‘I don’t want to die here’: Survivor of deadliest Channel boat tragedy recalls six-hour swim to safety

Believing he would die in what went on to become the deadliest Channel boat disaster, Issa Mohamed Omar, took a leap of faith, let go of the stricken vessel he had been clinging to and swam for six hours, as Holly Bancroft reports

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