English Channel

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Arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France

The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busiest shipping area in the world.

Also known as...

the Channel, British Ocean, Britannic Ocean, the English Channel, and British Channel

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Migrants die off French coast

A woman and a teenage girl died after a migrant boat carrying over 80 people ran aground off the coast of northern France.

Woman and teenage girl die while trying to cross Channel in small boat Metro — May 03, 19:39 PM
Care4Calais: Two young women dying in the channel is a 'tragedy' The National — May 03, 16:28 PM
Two women found dead, likely from suffocation, on migrant boat seeking to reach UK from France Le Monde — May 03, 14:02 PM
Sudanese woman and 16-year-old girl reportedly die trying to cross Channel The Guardian — May 03, 12:30 PM
Woman and girl, 16, killed on small boat in English Channel carrying 82 migrants The Standard — May 03, 12:28 PM
2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK South China Morning Post — May 03, 11:28 AM
Two women die in Channel crossing attempt from France to Britain - Reuters Reuters — May 03, 09:51 AM
Teenage girl and woman die off French coast as small boat carrying more than 80 migrants 'runs aground' while trying to reach Britain Daily Mail — May 03, 09:33 AM
Two women die on a small migrant boat trying to reach the UK France 24 — May 03, 09:01 AM
Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK France 24 — May 03, 09:01 AM
Two women dead and three injured after trying to cross Channel in small boat The i Paper — May 03, 08:41 AM
Two women die while trying to cross Channel in small boat Sky News — May 03, 08:11 AM
UK signs £662m deal with France to stop Channel crossings with new riot police 📹 Sky News — Apr 23, 21:08 PM · 3min
Police aim to remove hundreds of migrants from French beaches under £662m deal The Argus — Apr 23, 16:16 PM
Britain and France will sign a 3-year deal to curb small-boat Channel crossings ABC News — Apr 23, 10:23 AM
UK signs £650m deal with France to stop illegal migrants crossing English Channel in small boats Times Of India — Apr 23, 08:14 AM
Riot police to be sent to French beaches to stop migrants crossing Channel under new deal LBC — Apr 23, 00:17 AM
UK crime agency charges Sudanese man after four die in Channel boat crossing The Straits Times — Apr 11, 12:26 PM
Two women found dead inside small boat after Channel crossing attempt Birmingham Live — May 03, 12:11 PM
2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK ABC News — May 03, 10:25 AM