The vessel was seen heading towards the Channel boundary line after apparently setting off from near Utah Beach in Normandy ...

Gertrude Ederle, the American swimmer, achieved a historic milestone when the then 20-year-old athlete swam across the English Channel, becoming the first woman to complete the cr ...

Gertrude Ederle was only 20 when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel and break the record.

Thirteen people have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years in connection with the sinking of a boat in the English ...

From balloon-supported bridges to entombed boring machines, the history of crossing the English Channel is stranger than ...

Deal between UK and France aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing English Channel in small boats is scrapped.

Those on the vessel, which departed from the Normandy coast overnight, sought help and were collected by two RNLI boats, the French coastguard said. It comes days after Prime Minister Andy Burnham and ...

The European Union's border agency will send boats to the English Channel and the North Sea to help search for and rescue migrants, officials said on Friday. The Frontex agency will send two Spanish ...

A former cross-channel swimmer, who inspired generations of athletes and championed the sport for decades, has died aged 98. Eileen Fenton became just the 13th woman to swim the English Channel in ...

A 13-year-old boy is preparing to swim the English Channel as part of a charity relay with other students from his school. Will, from Cheddleton in Staffordshire, said his training had been going ...

16:35, Sat, Aug 29, 2026 Updated: 22:31, Sat, Aug 29, 2026 Russian warships have been tracked by the Navy through UK waters in an “intense” 72-hour operation. A task group was shadowed by Type 45 ...

If you are an American heading to Europe, your plans might well include a stop in either London or Paris, if not a journey between Great Britain and France. In all, about 10 million travelers move ...