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A crossing in November 2021 resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people after the inflatable boat they were in capsized.

Hikmatan, who studied in Afghanistan, said he had been waiting a month to make the crossing and that government policies and fatalities would not change his plans.

Hundreds of messages from Ujeza Kurmekajs phone found the Albanian fixer helped get migrants - including teenagers as young as 14 - across the Channel in small boats.

The deal that the Prime Minister hopes to sign after the Supreme Court defeat had been billed for as soon as Monday but is now not expected before the autumn statement on Wednesday.

DFDS managed to reduce ferry CO2 emission intensity by 4% in the third quarter of this year thanks to several decarbonization measures being implemented.

A total of 356 asylum seekers were intercepted by Border Force officials from seven boats and escorted into Dover, Kent, throughout yesterday.

French rescuers allowed a migrant boat with engine issues to continue to the UK after the asylum seekers managed to restart the motor because it was too risky to intervene on Sunday.

A pregnant woman and three children were among at least 27 people who died when a boat sank in 2021.

The government has announced an independent inquiry into the deaths of 27 people who drowned when their boat capsized while they were crossing the English Channel in November 2021.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its accident investigation report on the loss of at least 27 lives…