When the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, the undersea rail link saw Britain grew closer to the European mainland than ever before. However, had things gone a little differently, history might have ...

Three people, including two children, died overnight off the coast of Calais as they attempted to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said. The ages of the children are not known but ...

Since the beginning of the 2025, the flow of migrants crossing the English Channel has continued to rise. More than 36,800 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far in 2025, ...

Two women have died during an attempt to cross the Channel, French authorities have said. Officials said the two migrants died on Saturday morning while trying to travel from France to the UK on a ...

It almost felt like an out-of-body experience. And that was refreshing, because every inch of jellyfish-stung Michelle Goodwin was sore and exhausted as she swam toward the shore of Northern France. A ...

The first electric heavy goods vehicle has completed a cross-Channel journey using LeShuttle Freight, marking a step in the use of zero-emission road freight between the UK and continental Europe. The ...

More than 41,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year. Home Office figures, with just New Year's Eve to add, showed the total number of ...