Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning
A pregnant woman and three children were among at least 27 people who died when a boat sank in 2021.
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People-smuggling ringleader jailed for bringing thousands into UK in boats
Hewa Rahimpur is given 11 years for heading a gang that brought 10,000 people to the UK in small boats.
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Channel migrants: France arrests four people over fatal sinking
The suspects have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after six people died last weekend.
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Ministers face renewed pressure over boat crossings
Labour says the "small boats nightmare" must end after six people died trying to cross the Channel.
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Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people
UK and French coastguards rescued more than 58 people but two may still be missing, authorities said.
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Ibrahima Bah: Jury discharged in migrant crossing deaths trial
Ibrahima Bah had been on trial for three-weeks at Canterbury Crown Court.
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How is the UK stopping Channel crossings and what are the legal routes to the UK?
The government's Illegal Migration Bill is in its final stages in Parliament.
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Bishop of Dover: Migration concerns only for 'brown people’
The Bishop of Dover says British people do not understand their own history of economic migration.
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Lifeboat crews saved 108 migrants' lives in 2022 - RNLI
The RNLI has outlined the extent of its involvement in small boat crossings for the first time.
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Channel migrants: More than 600 people cross in one day
The Home Office says 616 people crossed the Channel on Sunday - the highest daily number this year.
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UK immigration: No clear case for routinely accepting Albania asylum claims - MPs
But more needs to be done to support the Albanian victims of people smuggling, a report finds.
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Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help
Five French soldiers are accused of failing to help during the incident when 27 people died.
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