Four asylum seekers who crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats have successfully had their convictions overturned for immigration offenses, with the UK Court of Appeal acknowledging a lack of evidence they intended to enter the country illegally. The asylum seekers – three Iranians and a Kuwaiti –Read More →
Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy and drizzly day in May after attempting a perilous Channel crossing from northern France. UK Border Patrol intercepted the dinghy he and others spent five hours dodging waves and traffic on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, andRead More →
(PA) The Paris prosecutor’s office said it had received a manslaughter complaint for failure to assist in the tragic sinking last month of a boat in the English Channel that claimed the lives of at least 27 people trying to reach Britain. The trial for manslaughter, filed Friday by theRead More →
Robert Pony While most of us will be taking it easy this Christmas, 82-year-old Robert Powney will dash into a swimming pool as he takes a virtual swim in the English Channel for charity. The pensioner, from Windermere, is determined to meet the grueling challenge despite suffering a knee injuryRead More →
With the devastating deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel last month, we are only scratching the surface of the horrific conditions faced by those fleeing their countries for safety reasons. On November 24, seven women, three children and 17 men were among those who drowned inRead More →
The accident was the deadliest involving a migrant boat in the English Channel and most of its victims were Iraqi Kurds. The accident on the English Channel also caused significant diplomatic tensions between London and Paris [Getty] The 27 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in the English ChannelRead More →
Migrants who crossed the English Channel to Britain from northern France are being held in deplorable conditions despite government promises to improve accommodation, inspectors said on Thursday. The findings by the Prisons Inspectorate and independent voluntary monitoring groups came after visits to migrant detention centers over the past three months.Read More →
Emergency services are deploying rescue efforts after a number of incidents in the channel. Coastguards, search and rescue officers and Border Force officers respond to incidents off the coast of Kent. There were a number of incidents in the channel today. Photo: UKNiP The exact number of calls spanning fromRead More →
On November 24, an inflatable boat collapsed under the weight of more than two dozen men, women and children capsized in the choppy waters of the English Channel. At least 27 of the passengers, mostly Kurdish migrants seeking to reach England from France, drowned. It did not take long forRead More →
Lampedusa glistens in the relentless sun, its clear turquoise waters against a backdrop of white sand. The scorched beauty of this small Italian island belies the desperation off its coast, even on the highest part of the country, where a crowded refugee camp is hidden from view from ordinary Lampedusians.Read More →
French authorities confirmed that the body was found on Friday by a fishing boat off Calais. They claimed the body would have been in the water for some time before being discovered. It is unclear whether the body was among 27 missing asylum seekers who lost their lives at seaRead More →
-To analyse- PARIS — The wreckage of a small boat which caused 27 deaths in the English Channel is added to the endless list of deaths at the borders of Europe. Unfortunately, there is nothing fundamentally new in this tragedy. Since 1993, at least 50,000 people have died trying toRead More →
Channel Cat, John Velazquez, Channel Man o’ War Winner Is there a higher standard less appreciated in the country than English Channel? Channel Cat’s victory in the Grade 1 Man o’ War Stakes was a reminder of the excellence the stallion passes on to his offspring and which the EnglishRead More →
Will the migrant tragedy in the English Channel make a difference? Migrants are approached by an RNLI lifeboat before being taken to a beach in Dungeness, on the southeast coast of England, on November 24, 2021. (AFP) The UK has been both devastated and polarized by last week’s tragedy inRead More →