When silhouetted against the symbolism – as French media proudly insist – of King Charles choosing France for his first state visit at month’s end, this weekend is very much…
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Can the UK-France crackdown on Channel smugglers work?
French patrols often describe their mission as a game of cat-and-mouse, played against the clock, in the dark. The northern French coastline offers a smorgasbord of hiding places for smugglers.…
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France and UK sign agreement to curb Channel crossings
PARIS — The U.K. and France signed an agreement Monday that will see more police patrol beaches in northern France in an attempt to stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel…
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UK strikes revised deal with France on Channel migrants
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenUnder the updated agreement, UK police officers will be able to observe their French counterparts in control rooms and on beaches. The number of officers patrolling the French coast to…
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A Dutch fishing crew found the man, who had apparently been trying to paddle to France from Dover. A British kayaker wearing only swimming trunks has been found clinging to…