Four people die after small boat sinks crossing Channel – as France rejects UK’s offer to intercept and return migrants

FOUR people have died after a small-boat sank while crossing the Channel as France rejects the UK's offer to intercept and return migrants. French authorities in Calais said in a statement that a "taxi-boat sinking occurred today" and the situation is being assessed. In the first two months of 2026, around 2,200 migrants crossed the...