Dramatic photographs showed migrants staggering onto a British beach today after a potentially record-breaking number were picked up off the coast with up to 25 boats crossing the English Channel. Pictures taken this morning showed one group wading through the water and looking exhausted as they collapsed and sat down on rocks on the Kent … Read more
Massive search is launched for cross-Channel swimmer trying to swim 27 miles solo from Dover to Calais Person called the coastguard to report friend was attempting the swim alone Helicopter and rescue boats dispatched to sea off Kent, very busy shipping lane Vessels asked to keep a lookout after coastguard got call at 12.10pm Monday … Read more
Massive search is launched for cross-Channel swimmer trying to swim 27 miles solo from Dover to Calais Person called the coastguard to report friend was attempting the swim alone Helicopter and rescue boats dispatched to sea off Kent, very busy shipping lane Vessels asked to keep a lookout after coastguard got call at 12.10pm Monday … Read more
Victoria Beckham reveals her Dover Street store in London is offering virtual styling appointments amid Covid-19 – so fans can shop ‘wherever they are in the world’ Victoria Beckham, 46, took to Instagram and shared snaps of Dover Street store Designer told how branch is offering ‘virtual and in person styling appointments’ Explained appointment will be … Read more
Swimmers are banned from entering sea at Dover harbour after scientists discover ‘above normal’ levels of E-coli bacteria in the water Test routines revealed ‘above normal’ levels of E-coli bacteria at Dover harbour The Port of Dover has closed the area to swimmers and water activities Authorities advised to keep the harbour shut until more … Read more
Swimmers are banned from entering sea at Dover harbour after scientists discover ‘above normal’ levels of E-coli bacteria in the water Test routines revealed ‘above normal’ levels of E-coli bacteria at Dover harbour The Port of Dover has closed the area to swimmers and water activities Authorities advised to keep the harbour shut until more … Read more
A British expat living in France has claimed he offered his large dinghy to 11 migrants who made the treacherous journey across the English Channel. Tony Benson, who lives in Lens, a large town 100km from Calais, said he ‘wished the group luck’ after he drove up to the French coast to give away the … Read more
Police and Border Force officers rounded up another group of migrants who made the treacherous journey across the Channel in a dinghy before landing on a beach next to the Port of Dover. More than 900 migrants have arrived in Dover this month as calmer waters over the Channel present an opportunity for crossings in small … Read more
We suddenly got a warning on the VHF radio that a Belgian warship was within range and that we should keep clear. We weren’t keen on tangling with it, so we swiftly checked the map and altered our course. The warning came through as we steadily bobbed across the world’s busiest shipping lane on our … Read more
Man who filmed migrants arriving in Dover is arrested for ‘breach of the peace’ while recording video of them being loaded onto bus by border force Social media user Active Patriot recorded the group as they waited in a car park Immigration officers told him to put down the camera but he continued to record … Read more