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Humans have been building wooden boats for at least 5,000 years. But over a half-century ago, that ancient craft nearly went extinct, at least in North America. The advent of fiberglass in the 1950s ...

Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in ...

French police tactics are becoming more effective in stopping small boats in the English Channel from reaching Britain, the Home Office has said. It credits French authorities with intercepting 185 ...

Andy Burnham pledges to be ‘relentless’ in tackling small boat crossings The Liberal Democrats have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact to help tackle small ...

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Criminals are using 'mega dinghies' from scarcely policed beaches to escape scrutiny as border chief warns Government lacks powers to stop boats ...

Britain has been grappling with how to curb the perilous and politically contentious crossings, which in recent years have seen tens of thousands of migrants arriving annually on the shores of ...

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A record 230 people crossed the English Channel in a single boat on Monday. That figure is a 40% increase on the previous record of 165, which was set 20 days ago on 23 July. It's more migrants on one ...

A small boat has crossed the English Channel carrying 230 people, the largest number to make the journey in a single vessel. It breaks the previous record set in July, when 165 people made the ...