All news on the topic: Channel Crossing
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Failed asylum seeker exposed as convicted killer after Brighton beach gang rape
A failed Egyptian asylum seeker, who participated in a gang rape of a woman on a beach with his accomplices, has been identified as a convicted murderer.
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UK invokes new law after fatal Channel crossing kills four migrants
A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel.
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Deadly Channel crossing: four dead as migrant ‘taxi-boat’ sinks off French coast
French authorities say the situation is still being assessed after a ‘taxi-boat’ sank between France and the UK.
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Teenager dies attempting to cross the channel off the French coast
A child has died off France while attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, according to local media.
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EU biometric border checks delayed: full enforcement pushed back nine months
Biometric registration to visit the EU may not be fully enforced for another nine months, with border officials allowed to relax the rules to alleviate queues or chaos at ports after the system finally goes live.
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Deaths in the Channel highlight dangers of migrant crossings and lack of safe routes
Four people, including two children, have died in two separate incidents while attempting to cross the Channel to the UK in the past 24 hours, and three others are missing in a third incident.
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UK migrant detention video under ’one in, one out’ deal draws comparisons to viral White House deportation clip
The UK Government released the first images of migrants being detained under its new “one in, one out” deal with France on Thursday.
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Transfers through Birmingham and ghost boat rides: how the Kurdish mafia smuggles people to Britain’s shores
A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats.
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Belgian branch of Albanian mafia boss Bledar Lala targeted by UK sanctions for organizing cross‑Channel transport
The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.
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"Return to Brussels": mobility deal for under-35s could open floodgates to mass migration
The PM again refused to say whether a quota would apply to the £3,500 youth mobility visas
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Called for shooting migrants — scandalous Reform UK adviser resigns
A Reform UK councillor has resigned less than two weeks after his election due to shocking comments he had previously posted about migrants and channel crossings.
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