French coastguards demand halt to ‘deadly plans’ to intercept small boats

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventionsFrench coastguards have called for plans to intercept small boats in the Channel to be halted because of the risk to life. The intervention came as the Home Office confirmed France was reviewing its “maritime doctrine” about the plan.In a letter to the French customs director general, Florian Colas, the customs union Solidaires Douanes, which includes coastguards among its members, describes the plans to intercept small boats up to 300 metres from the French shore as “a deadly doctrine, which contravenes international conventions to which France is a signatory”. Continue reading...

Comments

World news

Trump set to demolish White House East Wing after promising not to touch it

Global News

Stephen Miller rips Robert De Niro saying he hasn’t ‘made a movie worth watching in at least 30 years’ after Nazi comment

about 2 hours ago

Independent

How bird poop was used to help arrest man accused of shooting Detroit businessman

about 2 hours ago

Independent

ICE recruits are showing up for training with disqualifying criminal backgrounds, report says

about 2 hours ago

Independent

Woman accused of following and fatally shooting driver who honked at her at green light: ‘A moment of anger should not cost someone their life’

about 2 hours ago

Protesters gather as federal agents arrive in San Francisco area

Independent

‘MAGA math’: Dr Oz jumps through hoops – and changes the laws of math – to explain Trump claims about lowering drug prices

about 3 hours ago

Sport’s biggest betting scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to Phil Mickelson, Ivan Toney and more

Independent

Musk calls critics of his $1T salary ‘corporate terrorists’ and ponders the future of his ‘robot army’ in wild earnings call

about 5 hours ago

Piano teacher to children of Hollywood stars fled country as jury decided sex abuse case

LA Times

Comments

Similar News

Louvre thieves caught on camera making slow getaway with French crown jewels

French girl Lola, 12, who was 'raped and murdered by Algerian woman' begged 'please don't hurt me' before she was brutally killed, court hears

Superyacht chef dies after falling into French Riviera harbour on night out

Woman manages to escape after 'five years locked in a garage by French couple who forced her to sleep in a deckchair, eat detergent-laced porridge and wash with bleach'

Louvre reopens three days after French crown jewels stolen

Former French President Begins 5-Year Prison Sentence For Campaign Finance Conspiracy

Jewels stolen from Louvre worth estimated £76 million, according to French prosecutor as manhunt continues

How 'one of the biggest manhunts in French history' is unfolding as police investigate Louvre heist

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin five-year sentence over Gaddafi money plan

Nicolas Sarkozy becomes first French leader to go to prison since WWII

Ex-French president enters prison for five-year sentence

Humbled Nicolas Sarkozy and distraught-looking Carla Bruni leave their home as former French leader heads to prison: Crowds look on as ex-president prepares to begin five-year term after final visit from his sons

French ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail for campaign finance conspiracy

‘I was afraid to create a female cliché’: Gesa Hansen’s French cottage renovation

Louvre Heist Sparks Security Scramble Across French Museums

What we know about the prison where former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve time

French government recognises ‘failure’ over Louvre heist

Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security

Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says

Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, says French minister

World news

Trump set to demolish White House East Wing after promising not to touch it

Video captures thieves escaping after Louvre Museum jewel heist

Canada Post strike: Union loses challenge to last year’s back-to-work order

Toronto man who shot 2 strangers was NCR at time, forensic psychiatrist testifies

Industrial incident shuts down busy Calgary road during morning rush hour

Winnipeg man, 19, charged in armed sexual assaults against sex workers

Linda McMahon’s attempt to be Trump’s chief of staff was thwarted by orchestrated JD Vance phone call, new book claims

Stephen Miller rips Robert De Niro saying he hasn’t ‘made a movie worth watching in at least 30 years’ after Nazi comment

How bird poop was used to help arrest man accused of shooting Detroit businessman

ICE recruits are showing up for training with disqualifying criminal backgrounds, report says

Woman accused of following and fatally shooting driver who honked at her at green light: ‘A moment of anger should not cost someone their life’

Protesters gather as federal agents arrive in San Francisco area

Meet one of Gaza’s few prosthetic experts helping the thousands of Palestinians who lost limbs in the war

Woman dies after fire caused by neighbour torching cockroach with flamethrower

Three Key Questions About Trump’s War Against Drug Boats

As the brother of Andrew, the King has a lot to pray for

English rugby’s rising star who overcame childhood arthritis

Why UK cities will never be protected from a Putin attack

Water companies league of shame – see how yours ranks for sewage spills

Labour’s London housing woes have only just begun

Trump’s poor attention span is sending the US into chaos

Stop being polite and start demanding free speech, one Canadian researcher argues after Kirk shooting

Liberals propose stricter bail and sentencing rules for violent and repeat offenders

What are small modular reactors? Why Carney and Ford just pledged $3B for a mini nuclear plant

Person seriously injured after Ontario home struck by gunfire twice in 1 week

FBI releases new footage and offers $500K for information about suspect who placed pipe bombs ahead of Jan 6 riots

More than 30 people killed by US strikes on ‘narco’ boats, as Trump launches first attacks in Pacific waters

My health insurance company forced me to carry our last-chance IVF baby for a week after he died. Where’s the humanity?

Hundreds of flights cancelled as 140mph winds hit New Zealand

Testimony to resume in Sonya Massey murder trial after court views body cam footage of fatal encounter: Live updates

Three Coke products all under recall for ‘foreign material’ inside the cans

‘MAGA math’: Dr Oz jumps through hoops – and changes the laws of math – to explain Trump claims about lowering drug prices

Sport’s biggest betting scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to Phil Mickelson, Ivan Toney and more

Trump claims he single-handedly ‘stopped’ Netanyahu in Gaza

India Warily Welcomes the Taliban

Trump admin expands its war on "narco-terrorists" to eastern Pacific

Exclusive: How Palantir's Alex Karp went full MAGA

Winnipeg firefighters tackle blaze at downtown restaurant early Thursday

Alberta legislature set to return with throne speech as teachers strike goes on

Alberta students face stress, uncertainty as legislation looms to end teachers strike

For pregnant people, extreme heat comes with extra risks

As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk

Takeaways from AP’s report on the growing dangers of heat on pregnant agriculture workers

Which countries buy Russian oil and what is the financial hit from sanctions?

Trump facing outrage as new poll shows majority of Americans don’t want East Wing to be demolished: Latest

Kai Trump’s latest Instagram post sheds new light on Trump’s mysterious hand bruising

Four members of softball team found dead from drug overdoses inside Southern California home

Couple ‘locked vulnerable woman in garage for five years’ and ‘forced her to eat porridge with dish soap’

Musk calls critics of his $1T salary ‘corporate terrorists’ and ponders the future of his ‘robot army’ in wild earnings call

Piano teacher to children of Hollywood stars fled country as jury decided sex abuse case

Suspect in abduction of British toddler 50 years ago named by MP

Man behind Iran’s hijab crackdown accused of double standards for daughter’s Western wedding dress

China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities

Can AI fix the web AI broke?

‘We’re getting shellacked’: By-election defeat could signal end of Labour in Wales

Why Tesla can’t win as profits slump despite record revenue

Who will replace Claudia and Tess on Strictly? The runners and riders