France, English Channel and Britain
Digest more
Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, waits in a makeshift camp in northern France, preparing for a dangerous English Channel crossing
As the UK and France plan to start sending some arrivals back, in exchange for other asylum seekers, the BBC sees 220 migrants arrive in Dover.
The U.K. Royal Navy recently monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel, the service announced this week. Offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P283) and a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and a Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter from 824 NAS were dispatched to monitor Russian Navy submarine RFS Novorossiysk (B-61) and tug boat Yakov Grebelski as the ships sailed west through the waters.
At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday.. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight ...
A healthcare worker will take part in a relay swim across the English Channel to support a charity that aims to prevent drowning deaths.
Saskatoon native and long-distance swimmer Aerin Bowers recounts the moment she completed a 16-hour swim across the English Channel.
1d
FOX 8 News on MSNYellow Springs woman makes history, swims English Channel on 50th birthdayA Yellow Springs woman has made history becoming only the second woman in Ohio to ever complete a solo English Channel swim.
Migration policy is on the agenda Wednesday as French and British leaders meet in London. The number of people crossing the English Channel illegally increased by 50% during the first six months of 2025.