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Lifford man Shane McCauley set for solo swim of English Channel

In the early hours of Monday morning, Lifford native Shane McCauley will attempt to swim the English Channel. At 3.30am, Shane will take to the water at Dover and set off on his mission to swim solo from England to France, under the Channel Swimming ...

02 Oct 2022 at 23:33

Channel migrants face ‘ban’ on claiming asylum in UK

Migrants crossing the Channel will reportedly face a ban from claiming asylum in Britain under plans due to be announced by the Home Secretary. At the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman will use her first major speech since taking on ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:51

Channel migrants face ban on claiming asylum in UK

Migrants crossing the Channel will face a ban from claiming asylum in Britain under plans announced by the Home Secretary. At the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman used her first major speech since taking on the role to set out the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 21:43

Braverman says UK should leave European Convention on Human Rights

Home Secretary Suella Braverman broke with Government policy to call for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as she urged a crackdown on illegal migration. She said it was her personal view and acknowledged Government ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:23

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Lifford man Shane McCauley swims English Channel in under 12 hours

Lifford man Shane McCauley completed a solo swim of the English Channel on Monday afternoon. The gruelling swim is considered by many to be the ultimate long-distance challenge. Shane set off from Dover at around 3.30am on Monday. Eleven hours ...

03 Oct 2022 at 20:33

Channel crossings exceed 20,000 for the year

More than 20,000 people have been detected crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year, Government figures show. Some 607 were detected on Saturday – the third time the total has topped 600 since the start of 2022. It takes ...

14 Aug 2022 at 13:42

Royal Navy warship shadows Russian tanker through the Channel

A Russian navy vessel has travelled through the English Channel under the watchful eye of a British warship. HMS Mersey shadowed tanker Akademi Pashin from the North Sea, through the Dover Strait and down the leg of the Channel towards the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:45

Channel crossings resume following five-day hiatus

Channel crossings resume following five days with no attempts

Children wrapped in blankets were among groups of migrants brought ashore after Channel crossings took place for the first time in five days. Crossings resumed on Thursday after none had been attempted since Friday amid poor weather ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:28

Number of migrants crossing the Channel this year edges closer to 33,000

Almost 500 migrants arrived in the UK in one day as the total number of Channel crossings for the year so far edged closer to 33,000. The Ministry of Defence recorded 499 people making the journey on Thursday in 10 boats, taking ...

30 Sept 2022 at 18:51

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

More than 30,000 people have been detected crossing the English Channel to the UK so far this year, Government figures show. Some 667 people were detected on Wednesday, taking the provisional total for 2022 to 30,515. This is ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:00

Pilot said plane was ‘dodgy’ prior to footballer Emiliano Sala’s fatal flight

The pilot of a plane in which footballer Emiliano Sala died described the aircraft as “dodgy” and vowed to wear his lifejacket prior to the fatal flight. An inquest in March found the Argentina-born striker died from head ...

21 Sept 2022 at 07:38

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Young children wrapped in blankets were among large numbers of migrants brought ashore as the total number of people crossing the Channel to the UK this year nears 30,000. People wearing winter coats, some carrying ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:06

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