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Britain and France announced a three-year deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel, signed by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez in Dunkirk, with measures including enhanced patrols and the construction of a detention centre in Dunkirk to deter crossings.
Quentin Tarantino named Ridley Scott’s 'Black Hawk Down' as the best movie of the 21st century, praising its extraordinary direction and intensity. His top 10 also includes 'Toy Story 3,' 'Lost in Translation,' 'Dunkirk,' and others, with some surprises like his initial dislike of 'Dunkirk' turning into admiration after multiple viewings.
A seven-year-old girl has died and several others were hospitalized after a small boat carrying 16 migrants capsized near Dunkirk in northern France. Officials believe the boat was not suitable for the number of people on board and may have been stolen. This incident follows a series of tragedies in the English Channel, with three migrants dying on Wednesday and a total of 249 people being rescued throughout the day. Home Office figures show that over 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year.
Dozens of shipwrecks from Operation Dynamo, the mass evacuation of Allied troops during World War II, have been identified in the Dunkirk channel. A multibeam sonar survey conducted by archaeologists from Historic England and France's DRASSM has allowed for the creation of 3D models of the wrecks, preserving the memory of these ships and the human history behind them. Operation Dynamo, which took place from May 26 to June 4, 1940, saw the evacuation of over 338,000 soldiers on various vessels. The search for wrecks aims to protect them from potential construction plans and raise awareness of this important milestone in WWII history.