At least 12 migrants have died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel. The French coastguard confirmed the deaths after up to 65 people were rescued off the coast of Cap Gris-Nez on Tuesday.

Days after this year's biggest tragedy in the English Channel, another eight people drowned overnight while attempting to make t

Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt

At least eight migrants have died whilst trying to cross the channel from France to the UK, the French authorities reported on Sunday.

The French emergency services received a Mayday call from a dinghy after it got into difficulty in the English Channel at Ambleteuse, near Calais early on Sunday morning

At least 12 people have died, and another two are reported missing, after the floor of a dinghy reportedly carrying around 70, mostly Eritrean, migrants let in water shortly into their clandestine

The new Government in the UK is seeking to stem the flow of “small boats” across the Channel by smashing the crime gangs behind it, more work “upstream” to disrupt the human trafficking trade and speeding up the return of failed asylum seekers to their home country.

Eight migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from France in a small rubber boat died early Sunday, officials said.

Authorities say at least eight people have died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France

Eight migrants died while trying to cross the English Channel between France and the UK on Sunday, French maritime authorities said, according to a Reuters report. The incident occurred around 1 am local time.