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Government & Politics

Migrant crossings hit 10,000 so far this year

April 28, 2025 Simon Jones and Sam Francis  

(BBC) The number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025 has exceeded 10,000, an increase of about 40% compared with the same period last year. A total of 247 people crossed on Sunday, taking the total […]

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Ibrahima Bah: Boat pilot denies saying he would kill passengers

February 12, 2024 Simon Jones and Amy Walker  

(BBC) A man accused of the manslaughter of four migrants whose boat got into difficulty in the Channel has denied he was heard saying: “I will either take you there or kill you all.” Ibrahima Bah admits he agreed to pilot the […]

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Migrants on fatal Channel crossing screamed ‘we’re going to die,’ court told

January 30, 2024 Simon Jones and Amy Walker  

(BBC) People screamed “we are going to die” as a boat holding more than 40 migrants started sinking crossing the English Channel, a court heard. At least 43 people made the journey on 14 December 2022 — not all had life jackets […]

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Channel deaths: Ibrahima Bah continued crossing in deflating boat, jury told

June 27, 2023 Simon Jones and Hamish Mureddu-Reid  

(BBC) A teenager accused of killing four migrants carried on crossing the English Channel even after signs their boat was deflating, a court heard. Ibrahima Bah, 19, piloted the vessel with 43 migrants on board even though it was designed to carry […]

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