English Channel
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Row over maritime laws in bid to stop migrant crossings, MPs told
The UK Government is locked in a row with France over differing "interpretations" of maritime law in efforts to tackle the Channel migrant crossings crisis, MPs have heard. Home Secretary Priti Patel sought to level blame at her French
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Fantastic ways people have crossed the English Channel
In 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries completed the first successful crossing of the Channel in a balloon. Blanchard and Jeffries became international sensations after completing the feat. Scuba divers from North Yorkshire cross the
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Channel tunnel gains 4G coverage
Gareth Fuller/PA WIRE Despite being a good 100m under the sea, the Channel Tunnel has now gained 4G coverage, which lets travellers access download speeds 10 times faster than 3G
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Thief steals kayak and tries to paddle across Channel for new life in France
A burglar stole a kayak from a holiday home in Kent and took to the English Channel to paddle his way to Calais and start a new life in France. Paul Redford, 45, was wearing just a child's life jacket when he set off across the Channel,
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Two French fishermen missing in the English Channel
Two French fishermen are missing in the English Channel after being washed overboard at 6.30pm yesterday. BBC News reports that the men were not wearing life jackets when they fell into the water off the Isles of Scilly. A helicopter from
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