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Bon voyage? Migrants set sail from Dunkirk at dawn to make perilous crossing to UK
Migrants set sail from Dunkirk at dawn today to make the perilous Channel crossing – with more than 400 estimated to have landed in Britain. Photos showed dozens of migrants embarking from Gravelines beach in the twilight and their smugglers scurrying back up the dunes after seeing them off. Others showed French police officers patrolling … Read more
MailOnline sails by yacht from Dover to Dunkirk across the world’s busiest shipping lane
We suddenly got a warning on the VHF radio that a Belgian warship was within range and that we should keep clear. We weren’t keen on tangling with it, so we swiftly checked the map and altered our course. The warning came through as we steadily bobbed across the world’s busiest shipping lane on our … Read more
Dunkirk ‘Little Ship’ which rescued 130 troops during World War II evacuation is sold for £40,000
The evacuation from Dunkirk was one of the biggest operations of the Second World War and was one of the major factors in enabling the Allies to continue fighting. It was the largest military evacuation in history, taking place between May 27 and June 4, 1940. The evacuation, known as Operation Dynamo, saw an estimated … Read more
Family of British soldier killed at Dunkirk receive poignant letter he wrote nearly 80 years ago
The family of a British soldier who was killed at Dunkirk have finally received a poignant letter he wrote to his mother just days before his death nearly 80 years ago. Private Harry Cole, 30, penned a letter to his mother Rosa on May 26, 1940, predicting with hopeless optimism that German troops would soon … Read more
Hero who rescued scores from the Titanic… then did it again at Dunkirk
Even before Charles Lightoller joined the Titanic, he had packed a great deal into his 38 years. He went to sea at 13 and the following year was shipwrecked on an island in the Indian Ocean Standing at the helm of his 52ft family pleasure cruiser Sundowner, Charles Lightoller, 66, could see in the distance … Read more
Battle of Britain hero thought to have been inspiration for Tom Hardy’s character in Dunkirk
A Battle of Britain hero thought to have been the real life inspiration for Tom Hardy’s character in the film Dunkirk has been revealed after his bravery medals emerged for sale. Squadron leader Kenny Hart crash-landed his Spitfire on the beaches of Dunkirk following a dogfight with the Luftwaffe in May 1940. The 19-year-old fighter … Read more
‘We need the Dunkirk spirit’: Francis Crick institute demands testing change
Boris Johnson is facing demands to overrule control-freak health chiefs today amid warnings ‘time is running out’ to scale up coronavirus testing. Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of the Francis Crick Institute, urged the PM to summon the Dunkirk spirit and let ‘small ship’ labs start screening for the killer disease. Delivering a damning verdict … Read more