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More people cross Channel after deadliest day of migrant crisis

More people cross Channel after deadliest day of migrant crisis

More people cross Channel after deadliest day of migrant crisis

25 November 2021

A group of people wearing life jackets and wrapped in blankets were seen huddled together on board the RNLI’s Dover lifeboat on Thursday morning.


Met reveal knife-crime crackdown results amid new teenager murder probe

Met reveal knife-crime crackdown results amid new teenager murder probe

Met reveal knife-crime crackdown results amid new teenager murder probe

25 November 2021

The youth was stabbed in Hounslow, as the force confirmed almost 1,000 people were arrested in London as part of week-long Operation Sceptre.


What the papers say – November 25

What the papers say – November 25

What the papers say – November 25

25 November 2021

The deadly sinking of a migrant boat in the Channel dominates the papers on Thursday.


Fewer people obeyed Covid rules as lockdown fatigue set in – study

Fewer people obeyed Covid rules as lockdown fatigue set in – study

Fewer people obeyed Covid rules as lockdown fatigue set in – study

25 November 2021

A new study examined anonymised mobile phone data to


Charity warns of 50,000 ‘missing’ cancer cases

Charity warns of 50,000 ‘missing’ cancer cases

Charity warns of 50,000 ‘missing’ cancer cases

25 November 2021

Macmillan Cancer Support said it was deeply concerned about the pressure on the NHS


Relatives wait for appeal ruling on grandmother left paralysed by Covid

Relatives wait for appeal ruling on grandmother left paralysed by Covid

Relatives wait for appeal ruling on grandmother left paralysed by Covid

25 November 2021

A judge ruled earlier this year the woman, who is in her 50s. should be allowed to die after considering evidence at a Court of Protection hearing.


Nullify far left and reject ‘wokeism’ to win power again, Blair urges Labour

Nullify far left and reject ‘wokeism’ to win power again, Blair urges Labour

Nullify far left and reject ‘wokeism’ to win power again, Blair urges Labour

25 November 2021

The former prime minister’s comments are part of a foreword to a report on why voters rejected the party in 2019.


Boris Johnson calls for joint patrols with France to stop migrant crossings

Boris Johnson calls for joint patrols with France to stop migrant crossings

Boris Johnson calls for joint patrols with France to stop migrant crossings

25 November 2021

The PM and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to ‘keep all options on the table’ after 31 migrants die in attempted Channel crossing.


Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

Tragedy in the English Channel – the narrow sea that continues to claim lives

24 November 2021

Since the beginning of 2019, more than 40 people have died or gone missing while trying to cross the English Channel in small boats.


One million people set to receive ‘bags of kindness’ in Christmas charity drive

One million people set to receive ‘bags of kindness’ in Christmas charity drive

One million people set to receive ‘bags of kindness’ in Christmas charity drive

24 November 2021

Love Christmas aims to help people materially and enable them “to feel the warmth of human connection”.


Coveney expects ‘robust’ EU response if UK triggers Article 16 of protocol

Coveney expects ‘robust’ EU response if UK triggers Article 16 of protocol

Coveney expects ‘robust’ EU response if UK triggers Article 16 of protocol

24 November 2021

The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister said he believes that a deal is possible between the two sides over the post-Brexit protocol.


Legal requirement to keep birds indoors in bid to control spread of bird flu

Legal requirement to keep birds indoors in bid to control spread of bird flu

Legal requirement to keep birds indoors in bid to control spread of bird flu

24 November 2021

The Government said it would be a legal requirement to house captive birds and poultry.


How are people-smuggling gangs exploiting English Channel crossings?

How are people-smuggling gangs exploiting English Channel crossings?

How are people-smuggling gangs exploiting English Channel crossings?

24 November 2021

For years law enforcement on both sides of the Channel have been playing a game of cat and mouse with criminal gangs as tactics change.


Migrants must be moved from Calais – even if by force, says city’s MP

Migrants must be moved from Calais – even if by force, says city’s MP

Migrants must be moved from Calais – even if by force, says city’s MP

24 November 2021

Pierre-Henri Dumont told Sky News that migrants will continue to try to cross the English Channel as long as they are based in Calais.


Johnson urges France to do more as migrant boat sinks with loss of 31

Johnson urges France to do more as migrant boat sinks with loss of 31

Johnson urges France to do more as migrant boat sinks with loss of 31

24 November 2021

The PM said the latest incident in the Channel showed that efforts so far to tackle the problem ‘haven’t been enough’.


Tragedy in the Channel: Why are people crossing in small boats?

Tragedy in the Channel: Why are people crossing in small boats?

Tragedy in the Channel: Why are people crossing in small boats?

24 November 2021

Most small boats set off from the northern French coast near Calais and Dunkirk, but the stretch of coastline being used is getting longer.


Government earmarks £1.7bn to support energy supplier Bulb

Government earmarks £1.7bn to support energy supplier Bulb

Government earmarks £1.7bn to support energy supplier Bulb

24 November 2021

Bulb was too big to fail, but it will cost £2.1 billion just to run the company until the end of April


London hospital to give man world’s first 3D printed prosthetic eye

London hospital to give man world’s first 3D printed prosthetic eye

London hospital to give man world’s first 3D printed prosthetic eye

24 November 2021

Steve Varze, from Hackney, will receive a new left eye on Thursday in Moorfields Eye Hospital.


‘Urban forest’ to be planted in Bradford to mark Queen’s 70-year reign

‘Urban forest’ to be planted in Bradford to mark Queen’s 70-year reign

‘Urban forest’ to be planted in Bradford to mark Queen’s 70-year reign

24 November 2021

Under the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme, the public were encouraged to begin tree planting on October 1.


UK ban on Hamas will have ‘terrible chilling effect’, warns former minister

UK ban on Hamas will have ‘terrible chilling effect’, warns former minister

UK ban on Hamas will have ‘terrible chilling effect’, warns former minister

24 November 2021

Crispin Blunt said he did not think the measure would ‘draw away violence’.


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