English Channel

Iain Hughes was more than 11 hours into a charity swim in 2023 when he disappeared into the water.

Rebekah will swim from a set of disused World War Two sea forts to the Kent coast to raise money.

A Border Force inspector says the threat of clandestine entry remains high and is unrelenting.

Helene Jewell, 50, is one of a five-person team doing the English Channel Relay swim for charity.

It represents an increase of about 40% compared with the same period last year.

Police say they are trying to establish the identity of a man who died crossing the English Channel.

The coastguard brought migrants into Dover after small boat "activity" in the Channel.

Talks could lead to a new agreement regarding both legal migrants and small boat crossings.