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Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster

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What happened

Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021.

The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.

Key facts

  • Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:14:03 UTC.

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  1. UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped

  2. Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster

  3. French court sentences 13 men over deadliest small-boat crossing to UK

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