Two migrants dead after boat sinks in Channel while attempting overnight crossing

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More than 400 small boat migrants cross English Channel today just hours after two died.

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At least 400 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel today, just hours after two women died when their boat got into difficulties near Boulogne.GB News can confirm that the occupants of six migrant dinghies have already been taken to Dover harbour in Kent.Earlier today, French authorities confirmed the two female migrants died when the so-called taxi boat got into trouble around 3am as dozens of people tried to scramble on board.Despite this incident, boats continue to make the crossing, with over 200 having set off from France by 9am.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This follows a surge in small boat arrivals on Saturday, where more than 360 illegal migrants arrived at the Border Force processing centre in Dover harbour.Following the crossings yesterday, a senior maritime source told the People's Channel: "People smugglers pushed off boats from well into Belgium, all the way down to a beach at Treport, south of the Somme."That's almost 100 miles of coastline the criminal...

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Two migrants have died after their boat sank off the French coast overnight, while hundreds of others attempt to reach the UK this morning.A huge rescue operation was launched in the early hours, after a migrant dinghy carrying 65 people got into difficulties off Hardelot beach, south of Boulogne.French authorities have confirmed two female migrants died in the incident involving a so-called taxi boat, as dozens of people tried to scramble on board.Authorities say a second migrant boat nearby continued on its journey to the UK, as the incident unfolded around 3am.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say So far today, GB News can confirm at least 200 migrants are on boats heading to UK waters.More than 100 have already made it to the 12-mile mark and been picked up by Border Force vessels.It follows a surge in small boat arrivals on Saturday.GB News counted more than 360 illegal migrants as they arrived at the Border Force processing centre in Dover harbour.This morning's migrant boat sinking...

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A: TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This follows a surge in small boat arrivals on Saturday, where more than 360 illegal migrants arrived at the Border Force processing centre in Dover harbour.Following the crossings yesterday, a senior maritime source told the People's Channel: "People smugglers pushed off boats from well into Belgium, all the way down to a beach at Treport, south of the Somme."That's almost 100 miles of coastline the criminal...

B: TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say So far today, GB News can confirm at least 200 migrants are on boats heading to UK waters.More than 100 have already made it to the 12-mile mark and been picked up by Border Force vessels.It follows a surge in small boat arrivals on Saturday.GB News counted more than 360 illegal migrants as they arrived at the Border Force processing centre in Dover harbour.This morning's migrant boat sinking...