She is now waiting for the go-ahead from the Channel Swimming Association, which co-ordinates crossings, for the swim from Dover to Wissant in France. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram.

More than 5,000 migrants cross Channel in 2025 A person has died after a small boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel© Getty Images ...

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Two people have died after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel got into difficulties near Calais, said the French regional authority on Wednesday.

PARIS -- Just 10 days after a failed first try ended with Franky Zapata up to his neck in water, the French jet-ski champion successfully crossed the English Channel on his self-made "flyboard ...

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman whose childhood dream was to swim the English Channel has turned that dream into a reality. Amy Wamsley trained for more than a year for the ...