The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has had ‘significant’ increase in annual donations after it went to the aid of asylum seekersThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is on course for the highest annual fundraising total in its near 200-ye…
Skipper recalls ‘evasive’ submarine off Cornwall as trawler sank in 2004
Inquest in London hears crew who went to assist French trawler Bugaled Breizh tell of sub’s movements at scene where five diedA trawler skipper who rushed to the aid of another fishing boat after it capsized off the Cornish coast reported seeing a subm…
France accuses Patel of blackmail in row over Channel migrants
Interior minister says UK plans to return boats of vulnerable people would not be acceptedThe British home secretary, Priti Patel, has been accused by France’s interior minister of plotting “financial blackmail” and a violation of international maritim…
Two divers presumed dead after vanishing near wreck off Cornwall
Helicopter and lifeboats take part in search after men fail to return from exploring HMS Scylla on FridayA major search is under way for two divers presumed dead after they disappeared while exploring a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall.The men faile…
Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee’s superyacht for £200m
For £1m a week you can rent 126-metre ship built for Paul Allen, with two helicopters, two subs and a recording studioA vast “explorer class” superyacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been sold for almost £200m, and is now available to r…
I visited the migrant detention centre in Dover. What I saw was unacceptable | Diane Abbott
At the holding facility for those who have crossed the Channel, I saw scores of vulnerable people being held in one small roomMigrants trying to enter the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats have created a huge political furore. To hear governmen…
UK summons Iranian ambassador after oil tanker drone attack
Foreign Office says Iran must ‘immediately cease actions that risk international peace and security’Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador to London for a meeting at the Foreign Office, accusing Tehran of an “unlawful attack” by a drone that kille…