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The UK interior ministry said 781 people arrived in Britain on Wednesday after crossing the busy waterway from France aboard small boats—a daily record for this year.
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UK far-right activist Danny Tommo arrested over Channel incident

"A man has been arrested after a boat that had an emergency responder on board, was damaged in the English Channel," the force said in a statement.

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24 September, 2026
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Migrant dies attempting to cross English Channel from France

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 October, 2024
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Toddler among four migrants dead in latest Channel crossing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2024
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Protest against refugees in England turns violent; 3 arrests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 February, 2023
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Migrants in Channel tragedy may have been Afghan, Senegalese

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2022
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Mass Channel drowning suspected 'pocketed $3,250 per person'

The New Arab Staff
01 December, 2022
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UK police arrest man over Channel drowning disaster

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2022
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Letter to UK PM Sunak demands justice after Channel disaster

The New Arab Staff
24 November, 2022
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UK says over 40,000 migrants have crossed Channel in 2022

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2022
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UK port blames French for summer getaway chaos

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2022
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UK handling of Channel migrant arrivals unacceptable: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 July, 2022
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English Channel crossings went up by 300% in 2022: report

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2022
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What does a fair immigration system look like?

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03 May, 2022
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Migrants resume Channel crossings weeks after UK-Rwanda deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2022
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UK's Priti Patel backs down on refugee pushback policy

The New Arab Staff
25 April, 2022
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French coastguard rescues 36 migrants in English Channel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2022
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Nationality & Borders Bill will only cause more suffering

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Sophie McCann

26 January, 2022
A boat carrying migrants is stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the Salvamento Maritimo sea search and rescue agency on September 8, 2018.
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Channel crossings: Why is the UK sending in the navy?

Austin Cooper
25 January, 2022
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UK Royal Navy abandons 'pushbacks' on Channel crossings

The New Arab Staff
18 January, 2022
Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross from France to the UK recently [Getty]
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One dead, 30 rescued in new Channel migrant boat accident

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2022
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Bodies of 16 Iraqi Kurds who drowned in Channel repatriated

The New Arab Staff
27 December, 2021