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1. Six people are killed and fifty others are rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Calais, France, in the English Channel.
   2023-08-12 22:01:30 (First version)
2. Six people are killed and fifty others are rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel off the coast of Calais, France.
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The United Kingdom and France sign a revised border control agreement to stop migrant boats from crossing the English Channel amid record numbers of migrants making the crossing. The agreement will increase the number of officers patrolling the French coast to 300 and have British police officers work with their French counterparts in control rooms and on beaches.
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Last-ditch talks are held between British and French authorities as local authorities in the ports of Calais and Boulogne warn of a "disaster" if the French government goes ahead with its plan to "clog up" the English Channel and disrupt the trade and sailing of British vessels in French ports. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK could consider "formal action" under trade agreements.
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