Migrants push an inflatable boat into the English Channel from a beach near the town of Wimereux, ... as a French police vehicle is seen in the background, November 24, ...

Long distance swimming Aerin Bowers, who is originally from Saskatoon, swam more than 40 kilometres on June 30 to cross the English Channel in a single swim.

In the same year, Britain had a sprat quota in the English Channel of 3,702 tons against 361 tons for France. For the period 2012-2016, ...

Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel, Killing at Least 13 Published Sep 03, 2024 at 11:47 AM EDT Updated Sep 03, 2024 at 10:58 PM EDT By Lilith Foster-Collins ...

The English Channel is the stretch of water between England and France. The shortest route to swim across it is 21 miles long, but that can change depending on the current.

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 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 ...

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 decreased by over a third compared to the previous year. Preliminary figures indicated 30,000 crossings, a 36% drop from the 45,000 ...

Six people died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel, authorities say, while two people could still be missing. According to testimonies of survivors, 65 or 66 people were on ...

The Royal Navy has shadowed Russian ships as they travelled through the English Channel. Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Duncan and patrol ship HMS Mersey were dispatched to track the movements of RFN ...

Franky Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, takes to the air in Sangatte, Northern France, at the start of his attempt to cross the channel from France to England, aboard his flyboard, Sunday Aug. 4, 2019.