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509 people crossed the Channel on day six died in boat sinking

A total of 509 people crossed the English Channel in 10 boats on the day six died when a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of France. The latest Home Office figures take the provisional total for the past three days alone to more than 1,600, ...

13 Aug 2023 at 17:15

Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer

Home Office contractors were told about traces of Legionella bacteria found on the Bibby Stockholm barge on the same day asylum seekers were transferred on to the vessel, Dorset Council has said. The discovery eventually led to the removal on ...

14 Aug 2023 at 09:38

At least two people die in Channel as migrant crossings continue

At least two people have died attempting to cross the Channel in small boats, French media have reported. French authorities have mounted a rescue operation off Sangatte, near Calais, following an incident early on Sunday. The deaths, which ...

29 Dec 2024 at 10:01

Three dead in Channel as migrant crossings continue

At least three people have died attempting to cross the Channel in small boats, French authorities have confirmed. A large-scale rescue operation off the coast of Sangatte, near Calais, began early on Sunday after reports around 50 people ...

29 Dec 2024 at 13:04

‘Ruthless criminals’ caused three migrant deaths in the Channel, says minister

The Government has blamed the deaths of three migrants in the Channel on “ruthless criminals” trying to overload “unseaworthy” boats. French authorities confirmed the three deaths on Sunday morning following an incident off the coast at ...

29 Dec 2024 at 15:27

Government must say how many die attempting small boat crossings – charity

The Government must say how many migrants die crossing the Channel, a charity has urged, amid fears more perished in 2024 than in the previous three years combined. Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, said the status ...

02 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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