English Channel3 days ago'Swimming was not in my community's vocabulary'The majority of kids at Swindon schools with a high number of kids of South Asian heritage cannot swim.3 days ago4 days agoOperation Brock to lift during overnight closurePart of the M20 between Maidstone and Ashford will close overnight to remove the contraflow system.4 days ago4 days agoFamily to swim Channel to raise money for charityRyan Godfrey and his sons Nathan, Alex and Ben will attempt to swim the English Channel in August.4 days ago5 days agoDivers discover wreck of warship after 118 years The long-lost wreck of Royal Navy warship HMS Tiger was discovered off the Isle of Wight. 5 days ago6 days agoAre boats carrying migrants getting bigger?A small boat has crossed the English Channel carrying 230 people. BBC Verify looks into whether the boats are getting bigger.6 days ago7 days agoSeasickness, jellyfish and warships on Channel swimSix women relay across the Channel, 100 years after Trudy Ederle set swim record. 7 days ago7 days agoRecord 230 people cross Channel in one small boatThe Home Office says it shows the "reckless and dangerous tactics" used by gangs "cramming ever greater numbers on to unseaworthy vessels".7 days ago7 days agoTrack UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boatsUse our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK7 days ago4 Aug 2026More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in ChannelThe government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France. 4 Aug 2026...
