UK arrests man after four migrants die trying to cross Channel

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2026-04-10

London (PA Media/dpa) - A Sudanese man has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel. The 27-year-old was arrested at the Manston processing centre in Kent, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Two men and two women died as they attempted to climb on to a so called "taxi boat" at Equihen-Plage, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, on Thursday morning. The new people smuggling tactic, desi......

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