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At least five migrants die in attempt to cross English Channel

The deaths occurred hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings

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Five migrants including a child die in attempted Channel crossing from France

At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on their overcrowded small boat, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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many are expected to stay here. they bring new blood and ideas, they will be consumers and so on. others say rwanda is a small densely populated country and does not have enough jobs and land already and this will increase competition for that and this is the view of the opposition party here. this is the view of the opposition party here-— this is the view of the opposition -a here. ~ . . , party here. what about the people t in: to party here. what about the people trying to illegally _ party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross _ party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross into - party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross into the - trying to illegally cross into the uk? fiona irving visited a camp in calais and to speak to migrants to say they are determined to make the journey and will not be deterred by the policy. footage taken a few days ago. as migrants gather on the beach in life jackets, the french police turn up, trying to stop the boats. in another video, migrants make a dash to the scene. french forces stabbed the dinghy, making it

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processed there. there are three possible outcomes for claims — if they are successful, the applicant could be granted refugee status and allowed to stay in rwanda. if they're not, they can apply to settle in rwanda on other grounds. the third option would be to seek asylum in another "safe third country". no asylum seeker would be able to apply to return to the uk. ministers hope the policy will stop people trying to make the dangerous english channel crossing on small boats. so far this year, more than 6000 migrants have made thejourney.no migrants have made thejourney. no—one has yet been sent to rwanda. that's 1200 more people than the same period last year. in 2023 — there were more than 29,000 arrivals — and that was down on a record number the year before. fiona irving visited a camp in calais to speak to some migrants, who said they are still determined to make the journey and would not be

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crossings to kent. the uk in, i think it was september, october of last year, announced that they're going to continue the funding for this project — if we're going to call it that — the policing operation of this border until 2034. so even from the uk's own admission, it doesn't seem like they think this is going to stop the situation. there's a very different statement between what is law and what's going to be done in practice. you know? we knew that this is a grave breach of international law. and i think the rhetoric that we're getting from the uk is a lot of fire and fury, but we're yet to see that the uk is actually going to be prepared to put people on these flights. migrants here know a new british law might see them sent to rwanda, but currently that's a risk they seem willing to take. fiona irving, bbc news, calais. john is here to talk about what was almost... well, it still is the most incredible story from the fa cup yesterday. incredible story from the fa cup esterda . ., .,, incredible story from the fa cup esterda . ., , ., , ., yesterday. one of those stop what ou're yesterday. one of those stop what you're doing _ yesterday. one of those stop what you're doing them _ yesterday. one of those stop what you're doing them is. _ yesterday. one of those stop what you're doing them is. whether - yesterday. one of those stop whatj you're doing them is. whether you were watching manchester united

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in in october this year. now, some groups have suggested that it could be, in fact, next summer by the time the app is up and running and that's really adding to this concern over the risk of queues and disruption. and, in fact, a director of p80 ferries has recently said that he'd like to see that date, that delayed date of october 2024, pushed back even further. the chief executive of eurostar told us that while the app would certainly help make things smoother, they were already putting in kiosks, 49 kiosks at their terminus at london st pancras to deal with these extra checks, and making sure that they have additional staff to help people through those changes initially. we know eurotunnel owner getlink is building new processing areas in folkestone and calais to deal with the changes, but the port of dover is expected to face some particular challenges because of the constrained area there and because they have so many cars, lorries and coaches going through every day,

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indication that that will change in the system will come into play without it. so they are just planning to make preparations regardless. some groups have suggested it might not be ready until 2025, so plenty of concern about how this is all going to work in october. i about how this is all going to work in october-— in october. i assume eurostar and the ferry companies _ in october. i assume eurostar and the ferry companies are _ in october. i assume eurostar and the ferry companies are preparing j the ferry companies are preparing for delays that? the the ferry companies are preparing for delays that?— the ferry companies are preparing for delays that? the chief executive of eurostar said _ for delays that? the chief executive of eurostar said they _ for delays that? the chief executive of eurostar said they are _ for delays that? the chief executive of eurostar said they are installing l of eurostar said they are installing new kiosks at st pancras and providing extra staff so they can make sure passenger's journey is as smooth as possible. we know there are new processing areas at folkestone and calais to cope with these changes but, as i say, the port of dover is expected to have queueing problems because of the constrained space, cars, coaches and

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Rwanda Bill will not stop crossings, says lecturer who spoke to Calais migrants

Rwanda deportation flights will not stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats, an academic who spent four weeks interviewing asylum seekers living in the camps in northern France has said.

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A booze run to France still stacks up – here's how to do it

Gone are the days when you could fill the boot – and the roof box – to the max with cases of wine at Calais and make your vinous haul last well into the winter. But shop wisely and that trolley dash on the return leg of your holiday could easily pay off. We show you how.

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Bradley adds town treasurer to Calais duties

CALAIS — You won’t find many road commissioners pulling double duty as town treasurer, but thanks to Town Administrator Kari Bradley’s skill set, that’s the case.

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