The island has long been described as having a split personality: British with its classic pubs and fish and chips, but with road names like ...

A dinghy loaded with migrants seeking to cross the English Channel sits off the coast near Calais, France, on Feb. 2. (Emin Ozmen/Magnum Photos/For The Washington Post) The scene on a French beach ...

A migrant has reportedly died attempting to cross the English Channel after a vessel they were travelling on struck difficulty on Wednesday. French coastguards were reportedly called to assist off ...

The British Royal Navy and NATO allies jumped into action on Saturday as a Russian warship was spotted sailing through the English Channel, according to a report. UK warships greeted the Russian ...

Brussels set fishing quotas, opens new tab for how much could be caught in each specific area. For example, in 2012, EU member France had a quota of 1,444 metric tons of cod in the eastern English ...

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 ...

Migrants cross the English Channel on a small boat in 2024 A migrant has died during an attempt to cross the Channel in a small boat from northern France to England, French maritime authorities ...

The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has reached a new record for the first four months of the year. Some 656 people arrived in 11 small boats on Saturday ...

Amy Wamsley tells people to live their dreams. She’s already swum from San Francisco to Alcatraz, and has eyed the English Channel since she was 12. A Yellow Springs woman is planning to swim ...