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Port of Ness on the Isle of Lewis

Temporary pause in search for missing fishermen and vessel off Isle of Lewis

Search for crew of missing fishing boat stood down

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

Migrants head to Kent for processing after protesters gathered in Gosport

Andy Burnham and his wife, Marie-France van Heel, speak to emergency workers in the garden of 10 Downing Street

Burnham vows to ensure ‘resilience’ after ‘tough’ summer for emergency services

Protesters outside an RNLI base

‘Don’t wear RNLI branding’, says charity to deter anti-migrant protests

Discarded life jackets at Eastney Point, near Eastney Beach, Portsmouth

Abuse of volunteers ‘wholly unacceptable’, RNLI chief says after protests

Police officers walk past a pile of discarded life jackets at Eastney Point, near Eastney Beach, Portsmouth

Council: Home Office has ‘questions to answer’ on Portsmouth migrant landing

Emergency services and local people at the scene of the incident

PM warns of open water swimming dangers after three die in ‘terrible tragedy’

Shoreham-by-Sea triple death incident

Three people from same family die after getting into trouble off Sussex coast

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

Migrants arrive after rowing tiny dinghy across the Channel

Emergency services at an incident at Westminster Bridge in London

Police vessel carrying armed officers crashes on Thames injuring five

Fleet of Ineos Grenadiers enters active service with RNLI

Search operation under way after reports of man going overboard from ferry

Kate Bush ‘heartbroken’ as friend remains missing after Christmas Day swim

Antiques dealer missing after Christmas Day swim ‘is deeply loved’

Tributes paid to one of two men missing after Christmas Day swim

Two men remain missing at sea as police urge public to avoid Boxing Day swims
Two men, aged in their 40s and 60s, were not located during the extensive searches and remain missing.
Claire Hayhurst, Press Association

Search continues for UK navy crew member off north-west coast of Ireland

Body of man who fell from ferry in June recovered four months later

Watch the moment a struggling dog gets rescued from drowning in sea

Lifeboat capsizes during fishing vessel rescue in Firth of Clyde

Woman dies after small boat Channel crossing, police say

Investigation after migrant boat ‘reaches Kent coast’ without being intercepted

Temperatures may reach 30C over weekend before remnants of Hurricane Erin hit

Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Channel-crossing migrants brought to shore by Border Force and lifeboats

Man dies trying to cross English Channel to the UK

Rescuers take to the water to highlight Float to Live technique
More than 40 people were in the North Sea at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside, ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on Friday.
Tom Wilkinson, PA

High temperature warnings issued across island of Ireland

King asks if RNLI volunteers ‘get a lot’ of small boats call outs during visit

Search for person overboard from ferry suspended

Search for girl, 11, missing after entering River Thames

Local swimmer takes on 24-hour challenge in aid of two national charities

Kingswinford man leaves huge £1.4m donation to RNLI charity in his will

Make supporting Acorns your New Years Resolution

Star Comment - 'The situation hospices find themselves in is nothing short of a ...

Sailing club seeks permission to replace hut torched by arsonists

Double-amputee Everest climber and RNLI lifeboatman win Pride of Britain awards

Two people rescued from sea by RNLI after boat capsizes off Southend beach

Drowning of two youngsters in rip current at beach was ‘accident’ – coroner

Bournemouth drownings inquest told of three previous ‘mass casualty rescues’

Rowers take part in annual Great River Race along the Thames

Deckhand died after being pulled overboard in rope entanglement, report finds

Man dies following water rescue at Co Cork beach

Family of ‘outgoing’ diver, 20, who went missing off Dorset coast pay tribute

Children among migrants brought ashore in Dover as Channel crossings continue

Man found safe and well after search at Bournemouth Beach on hottest day of year

Around 85 migrants rescued from boats in the Channel

Sea rescue chiefs ‘humbled’ to be included in King’s Birthday Honours

RNLI crew switch off engine to hear cries for help in North Sea rescue

King follows his mother in becoming patron of RNLI

William joins volleyball game on popular Cornwall beach

Lifeboat station at popular North Wales resort closed due to 'disharmony' among ...

Star comment: Time to be sensible about the way we use our water

Dudley schoolboy praised by lifeguards for saving drowning boy's life on holiday

More than 900 people intercepted attempting to cross Channel in single day

Windy night could cause travel disruption, forecasters warn

Express & Star comment: Socially distanced summer

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