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- 4d ago
Gang hid cocaine in Gouda cheese wheels, 15 men jailed at Leeds Crown Court
Fifteen men were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court over a network that hid cocaine in cheese, chocolate spread and frozen fish mince. Police say the cheese was imported through the port of Dover before reaching a hub in Derby.
- Oct 6
Karl Bushby reaches England after 28-year journey across 29 countries
British adventurer Karl Bushby has landed on Shakespeare Beach in Dover after swimming the English Channel, entering the final 400-kilometre walking leg of his journey from Chile to Hull.
- Sep 23
Daniel Thomas charged after slashing migrant dinghy in English Channel
Hampshire Police charged British activist Daniel Thomas with criminal damage after he filmed himself cutting an inflatable migrant boat in the English Channel with a rescuer aboard.
- Sep 6
Masked demonstrators block Dover port entrance in anti-migration protest
Hundreds of balaclava-clad demonstrators obstructed traffic into Britain's busiest ferry port for several hours on Saturday before Kent Police cleared the carriageway without making arrests.
- Aug 10
Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single boat as smugglers shift to mega-dinghies
A 15-meter inflatable dinghy carrying 230 people reached Dover from France on Monday, setting a record for the most passengers on a single Channel crossing as smugglers adopt larger vessels to evade beach patrols.
- Jun 21
Woman found dead in Channel boat after illegal crossing; Syrian man arrested for manslaughter
A woman was found dead in an inflatable boat arriving in Dover on Saturday after an illegal crossing from France. A 32-year-old Syrian man has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
