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Friday, April 10, 2026

Pysanky: Ukraine's centuries-old Easter egg tradition -- Russia plans to increase its Unmanned Systems Forces to 165,500 by end of 2026 -- US ignores Iran-Russia cooperation because it trusts Putin -- Hungarian opposition party Tisza leads ruling Fidesz ahead of parliamentary elections, poll finds ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/friday-april-10-2026/

Darren Fower Apr 9

𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝟲𝟵,𝟱𝟬𝟬 people have crossed the 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 in small boats since Labour won the 2024 General Election (July 2024) up to early April 2026.

#MigrationCrisis #KeirStarmer #EnglishChannel #SmallBoats #SmashTheGangs

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Khurram Wadee ✅Apr 6

One thing I didn’t expect to see on this trip was the #Sea! But here is the #EnglishChannel visible on the horizon, some 30 km or so away south west of the location.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000

Darren Fower Apr 4

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳'𝘴 Home Secretary #ShabanaMahmoodMP failed to agree a new beach patrol deal with France aimed at reducing the number of departures ..... so has agreed a 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦-𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘬 agreement!

#MigrationCrisis #SmallBoats #EnglishChannel #AslumSeekers

Darren Fower Apr 3

𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 two migrants have died off the coast of 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, attempting to cross the #EnglishChannel, just 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 after 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 signed an extension with France to reduce the number of crossings!

#MigrationCrisis #SmallBoats #AsulumSeekers

Home ━ The European Conservative Apr 1

Migrant Deaths Reported in Mediterranean Sea and English Channel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/migrant-deaths-reported-in-mediterranean-sea-and-english-channel/

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 1

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected #UK waters
Almost 40% of #England’s seas are designated as #marineprotectedareas.
‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink,’ say campaigners, arguing #overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’
Report found #NorthSea & #CelticSea cod, #IrishSea whiting, Irish Sea herring and North Sea and east #EnglishChannel horse mackerel at critically low levels, yet continued to be overfished.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/a-national-scandal-trawlers-scour-seabeds-of-supposedly-protected-uk-waters