A post on Thursday from a fishermen’s group on Facebook said they would block ferries in Saint-Malo, Calais and Ouistreham “to denounce the conditions of the Brexit deal and its consequences on fishermen.” The head of a fishermen’s association told CNN that a protest would start at 1 p.m. localContinue Reading
Ministers from both sides of the Channel on Thursday laid blame with their counterparts after dozens of people — including a young girl — drowned in bitterly cold waters off the French coast when their inflatable vessel bound for Britain sank. It is one of the largest losses of lifeContinue Reading
CALAIS, France — At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest migration tragedy on the dangerous crossing to date. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were believed to have been on theContinue Reading
Reed was nicknamed ‘Captain America’ for his emotional performances on US Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams from 2014-19 Patrick Reed has filed a $750m defamation lawsuit against American television network The Golf Channel and its commentator Brandel Chamblee. The filing says “calculated, malicious, false and reckless attacks” have causedContinue Reading
Publish Blog Posts to Your Telegram Channel Automatically With JetpackWP Bot With the JetpackWP Bot for Telegram, you can now automatically share blog posts from any Jetpack-powered WordPress site (including any site hosted at WordPress.com) directly to a Telegram channel. Here’s how it works. With the JetpackWP Bot for Telegram, youContinue Reading
In India’s Maharashtra, where monsoon rains and landslides killed dozens of people this summer, Jahnavee Palsodkar is fighting to reverse river pollution in her city, but says adults often dismiss her distress. “Right now, we’re seeing out-of-control wildfires and heavy rains,” said the 18-year-old student. “If things are so badContinue Reading
Channel 4 has published what its plan for jobs and programming would have been if it was not being privatised. The government intends to sell off the channel, which is currently owned by the public but funded by advertising. The network has now released details of how it would haveContinue Reading
BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has announced he will be leaving the BBC to host Channel 5 news. Walker said in a Twitter video that he would also present “a whole host of new programmes across the channel”. The presenter will replace Sian Williams as the Channel 5 news anchor,Continue Reading
“Unfortunately, I have been working at Channel One during recent years, working on Kremlin propaganda,” Ovsyannikova said. “And now I am very ashamed. I am ashamed that I’ve allowed the lies to be said on the TV screens. I am ashamed that I let the Russian people be zombified.” StoryContinue Reading
LONDON — France on Saturday intercepted a Russian vessel in the English Channel in line with new EU sanctions against Moscow. The cargo ship was transporting cars and left Rouen bound for St. Petersburg. However, French sea police redirected the vessel to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. ItContinue Reading