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Thunderstorms in England and Wales may give way to warmest day of year
Met Office says storms may cause travel disruption and flooding, leading to difficult driving conditionsHeavy thunderstorms...
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Father of girl who died in Channel says family feared being deported to Iraq
Ahmed Alhashimi’s seven-year-old daughter Sara was crushed to death after group of men rushed on to...
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Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
Joint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social mediaFour Vietnamese nationals have...
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Two men charged in connection with deaths of five people in Channel
Yien Both, from South Sudan, and Tajdeen Adbulaziz Juma, from Sudan, charged with immigration offences in...
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‘England is hope’: some say they will try again – despite Channel deaths
Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drownThey...
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Five asylum seekers killed in attempt to cross Channel to UK
French coastguard says small boat was carrying more than 100 people during failed crossing attemptFive people...
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France
Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl’s pregnant mother,...
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One person dead and two missing in Channel boat incident
Officials say 179 people trying to cross Channel were rescued after four French-led operationsOne person has...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...
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French Holocaust denier found in Fife loses extradition fight
Vincent Reynouard discovered living double life in Scottish village where he worked as a tutor, reports...
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French mayor blames UK for Channel-crossing deaths at weekend
Lax employment law cited as motivation for ice-cold crossing in which five people died off WimereuxThe...
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Four migrants die trying to cross Channel in freezing temperatures
Group was attempting to reach vessel off northern France when their small boat got into difficultyFour...
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UK does not cooperate sufficiently over small boat crossings, says French body
Independent French auditors say UK information on people crossing Channel is ‘very patchy’The UK is not...