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At least four people dead after boat capsizes in English Channel

At least four people are dead after an incident involving a small boat in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government has said. According to British media reports, dozens of people were rescued after a small boat capsized in the icy water off the British coast on Wednesday. British radio station LBC reported that 43 people had been rescued. The vessel reportedly sank while trying to cross the English Channel, with at least 50 refugees and asylum seekers believed to be on board. Despite freezing temperatures, more than 500 asylum seekers have made the perilous journey in small boats since Sunday alone, with the people traffickers who […]

Despite COVID ban on UK travel ending, truck drivers still stuck

0 Thousands of truck drivers stranded at the English port of Dover are struggling to get coronavirus tests, so they can cross into France and get home in time for Christmas. On Wednesday, French authorities eased a ban on arrivals from the UK, where a more contagious form of COVID-19 has been spreading. But the drivers say the situation has been badly handled. Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports from Dover, the UK. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Dover #COVID19

Flying Frenchman crosses English Channel by hoverboard

A French inventor has crossed the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard. Franky Zapata’s hoverboard is powered by kerosene which he carries in a backpack. He took off from Sangatte near Calais and reached Dover in just over 20 minutes – but he had to stop for fuel. Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #France #Europe