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Britain / 12 July 2024
Campaigners call for safe routes after four people drown crossing English Channel
A group of Kurdish people on the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France, May 19, 2024
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Privatisation / 15 May 2026
British Gas agrees £20m payout and compensation for prepayment meter failures
15 May 2026
Human Rights / 15 May 2026
Britain signing Council of Europe declaration ‘weakens torture victim legal protections’
15 May 2026
Britain / 15 May 2026
British billionaires double as workers squeezed
15 May 2026
Britain / 15 May 2026
Police could be sued over use of live facial recognition tech, watchdog says
15 May 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 May 2026
RMT ballots for industrial action at major freight train company
15 May 2026
Fossil Fuels / 15 May 2026
Close ‘gaping loopholes’ in energy windfall tax, Scottish Greens demand
15 May 2026
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CAMPAIGNERS have urged the government to save lives by dismantling Britain’s militarised borders and creating safe routes for all.

At least four people died in the English Channel this morning after their boat capsized off the northern French coast.

The French coast guard picked up 63 people near Boulogne-sur-Mer.

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