General · 10 April 2026
Four die in Channel, Sudanese man held
Four people died attempting a Channel crossing, leading to a migrant's arrest in the UK. A 27-year-old Sudanese man was arrested on Friday at Manston processing centre on suspicion of endangering life after two men and two women died trying to board a "water taxi" dinghy off the French coast. Thirty-eight people were returned to France, while 74 migrants continued their journey to the UK.
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