Coverage dated November 12, 2026

UK anti-immigration activist pleads guilty to slashing migrant dinghy in the English Channel

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LONDON (AP) — A British anti-immigration activist who has led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel pleaded guilty Thursday to slashing a dinghy while a rescuer was still aboard. Daniel Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty in Portsmouth Crown Court to criminal damage.

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    LONDON (AP) — A British anti-immigration activist who has led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel pleaded guilty Thursday to slashing a dinghy while a rescuer was still aboard. Daniel Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty in Portsmouth Crown Court to criminal damage.

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