English Channel
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Max. width | 240 km (150 mi) |
|---|---|
| Max. length | 560 km (350 mi) |
| Max. depth | 174 m (571 ft); at Hurd's Deep |
| Locations | Western |
| Europe | |
| Celtic Sea | |
| North Sea | |
| Islands | Sark |
| Alderney | |
| Jersey | |
| Chausey | |
| Île-de-Bréhat | |
| Did you know | In 1821 the very first passenger ferry crossed the English Channel. |
| Born | Kentucky |
| United States | |
| Parents | Smart Strike |
| Children | War Like Goddess |
| The Pizza Man | |
| Heart to Heart | |
| Species | Equus caballus |
| Earn | $5,199,028 |
| Record | 23:13-4-1 |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405864 |
About English Channel
English Channel was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire of turf horses in North America. In four years of racing, he competed in 23 races, winning 13, finishing second in four, and finishing third in one.
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf
... In addition, a UK-led task force is to soon begin patrols from the English Channel to the Baltic Sea, to protect Europe s critical undersea cables...
Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
... The government says the police would deter people from using small boats to cross the English Channel...
UK net migration in 2022 revised up to record 745,000
... Home Secretary James Cleverly said the government remained " completely committed" to reducing levels of legal migration while also focusing on " stopping the boats" referring to the issue of people making dangerous English Channel crossings in small boats...
Two migrants die crossing Channel in small boat
... As of 13 November, 27,284 people had been detected crossing the English Channel in 2023, This is down a third from the same date in 2022...
Rishi Sunak denies 'tinkering' to save Rwanda plan
... The Rwanda policy is central to Mr Sunak s plan to stop asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats - - as it is designed to deter people from making the dangerous journey...
Rwanda asylum plan: Fact-checking claims about the government's policies
... As at 13 November, 27,284 people had been detected crossing the English Channel in 2023, At the same point in 2022, almost 42,000 people had been detected, so the number crossing is indeed down by a third...
Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning
...The government has ordered an independent inquiry into a migrant mass drowning in the English Channel...
Devon and Cornwall forecast brings new flooding fears
... " Large waves may lead to dangerous conditions across some English Channel coastlines...
Isle of Wight man, 82, won't leave collapsing cliff house
By Jon Cuthill and Dave GilyeatBBC South
An 82-year-old man whose cliff-top house is collapsing into The Sea has said he does not want to move.
George Gardiner lives alone in the precarious property in Luccombe on The Isle of Wight, but big cracks have appeared following a water leak.
He Said : " I do wonder what is going to happen to me in The End , but it's just one of those things isn't it? "
His garden and driveway have fallen 5ft (1. 52m) and Southern Water has offered him alternative accommodation.
Mr Gardiner has lived in The House , which overlooks the English Channel , for 22 years. It used to be a tea room that he ran with his Late Wife .
He Said he repeatedly tried to contact Southern Water following a leak in his garage about two years ago, but eventually a friend helped fix it.
Then, late Last Year a water main burst, coinciding with significant new cracks in The House , and leading to a visit from the water company to fix The Pipe .
When his garden and driveway fell in 2022, Isle of Wight Council closed part of the coastal path outside The House that was bordered by deep cracks.
But Mr Gardiner, who once worked as an air ambulance paramedic, said he was attached to The House and was worried where he would end up next.
He Said : " At least This Time of the year, everything is drying out a lot. I'm hoping to get a good Summer here at least… but Who Knows ?
" I've got The Fence to support me if I need to hang on. . I manage. It'll be alright. "
Karl Love, an independent councillor on The Island , said he was " incredibly concerned" for Mr Gardiner's safety.
He Said it would not be long before The House slipped off the cliff and into The Sea .
Southern Water said it had received a claim that a leaking pipe had " allegedly caused subsidence to the property".
It added: " This matter is complex and has been referred to our insurers who are currently investigating liability.
" Without prejudice to ongoing liability investigations, an offer of alternative accommodation has been made to Mr Gardiner. "
The Island authority said landslips were " not uncommon" in the area.
" The Council have erected temporary coastal path diversion signage and The Situation will be monitored and reopening opportunities will be considered once the current damage has settled, " it said.
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