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Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport
UK News•October 5, 2026 at 12:59 PMNational

Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport

By Kevin Rawlinson and agency•The Guardian - UK News

UK protests come as nearly 150 people trying to reach UK in second vessel were rescuedUK politics live – latest updatesTwo people have died and two more injured attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, French authorities have said, while anti-migrant protesters on England’s south coast scuffled with police as they opposed the rescue of nearly 150 more people on a second vessel.Even though the number of small boat crossings has fallen in recent months, the incidents come amid growing unrest in some quarters partly been fuelled by far-right agitators. Continue reading...

UK protests come as nearly 150 people trying to reach UK in second vessel were rescued

Two people have died and two more injured attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, French authorities have said, while anti-migrant protesters on England’s south coast scuffled with police as they opposed the rescue of nearly 150 more people on a second vessel.

Even though the number of small boat crossings has fallen in recent months, the incidents come amid growing unrest in some quarters partly been fuelled by far-right agitators.

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