Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to ...

An accomplished swimmer herself, Bonney sets a high bar for physical conditioning. Training days in the pool can run up to ...

Three “amateurish” people smugglers who made several failed bids to transport migrants across the Channel ... to swim away but was apprehended. Meanwhile, the person piloting the boat moved ...

A volunteer centre is challenging the people of Pershore to swim the English Channel. The Pershore Plus Volunteer Centre has announced a unique relay challenge for Saturday, March 29, at Pershore ...

and another boat of 67 people, arrived on January 4 and January 11 respectively. A total of 36,816 people crossed the English Channel in 2024, with the first crossings of the year recorded on ...

A Syrian today became the first UK-bound migrant of the new year to die in the English Channel after being 'crushed to death' in an overcrowded small boat. The unnamed man, who was in his 20s ...

A migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, the Government has said. More than 30 people were rescued after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel ...

More people are crossing the English Channel in small boats on the weekend. Our data analysis shows last year 40% of the total number of arrivals happened on a Saturday or Sunday. We have been ...