Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport

Filed by Dirk Danger

French authorities say two men, one in his 30s and another in his 40s, died during overnight crossingUK politics live – latest updatesTwo people have died and two more have been injured trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, French authorities have said, while 12 anti-migrant protesters on England’s south coast were arrested after what police described as “violent disorder” as they opposed the rescue of nearly 150 more people on a second vessel.Even though the number of small boat crossing