‘It simply doesn’t compare to having to flee your home’ Gary Lineker made a defiant statement in regards to small boat Channel crossings as the BBC confirmed he would be returning to Match of the Day this weekend. On Monday, the BBC announced Lineker would be back for the broadcaster’s coverage of the FA Cup […]
3 years ago
More than 10,700 people have now made the crossing this year At least 444 people cross the Channel on Tuesday, the highest daily total in two months. Hundreds of migrants made the crossing on Tuesday as the government fought legal challenges to have the deportation flights to Rwanda stopped. According to Sky News, this means […]
3 years ago
Campaign groups argued the plans to use ‘turnaround tactics’ on migrant boats went against human rights laws The government has dropped its plans to turn back migrant boats attempting to cross the Channel from Calais, just a week before they were set to be challenged in court. The policy would have meant that Border Force […]
4 years ago
We’ll say it again: People, not migrants The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has reiterated its commitment to rescuing those attempting to cross the channel and find safe passage to the UK. This firm stance and reinforcing of the charity’s core values comes after reports of a new hate campaign headed up by far-right group […]
4 years ago
Officials are continuing to identify the victims after Wednesday’s tragedy Three children and a pregnant woman are now known to have been among the 27 people who died whilst trying to cross the English Channel on Wednesday November 24. French officials confirmed that three children, seven women and 17 men died, with French Interior Minister […]
4 years ago
The number of victims has not yet been officially confirmed Over 20 migrants are said to have drowned while attempting to cross the English Channel in an inflatable dinghy. Initial reports suggested the death toll was around five but police have since said in a statement that “over 20” people had died after a boat […]
4 years ago