The French
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Active from | 2003 |
| Genres | Rock |
| Record labels | Too Pure |
| Albums | Enough Already |
| Local Information | |
| Grunt It Out | |
| Nowhere Fast | |
| Dagenham | |
| Members | Darren Hayman |
| John Morrison | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 4179893 |
The French Life story
The French are a British rock band, formed by Darren Hayman and John Morrison after the band Hefner declared an indefinite hiatus.
Paris Olympics 2024: Locals ask if they're worth the trouble
... " On the morning of June 9 I m voting in the European elections then I m out of here till September, " says Evelyne, 65, encountered by the Place de la Concorde (scene of several events including break-dancing, or as The French felicitously put it, le breaking)...
Mia Schem: Wounded festival-goer in Hamas hostage video freed
... That video was condemned by The French government, and prompted Schem s mother Keren to hold a news conference in Tel Aviv calling for her daughter s immediate release...
France warns people off Black Friday clothes deals
...By Lou NewtonBBC NewsThe French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes in Black Friday sales...
Geert Wilders: Who is he and what does he want?
... In 2005 he helped derail the EU s bid to create a constitution, when the Dutch and The French turned it down in two referendums...
Two migrants die crossing Channel in small boat
... The boat was spotted getting into difficulty, with several people in the water, less than a mile from The French coast early on Wednesday afternoon...
French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
... On Wednesday, The French Senate - the upper house of The French parliament - will debate a bill which would offer a formal apology to the victims of the homophobic legislation...
Two migrants die crossing Channel in small boat
By James GregoryBBC News
Two migrants have died attempting to cross The Channel in a small boat.
The Boat was spotted getting into difficulty, with several people in The water, less than a mile from The French coast early on Wednesday afternoon.
Some 57 people were rescued by boat and taken to The French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer while another was airlifted to safety, French officials said.
British and French teams also responded to a separate small boat incident on Wednesday evening.
In The First incident, The Two People drowned after The Boat carrying them capsized just two hours after leaving The French town of Neufchatel-Hardelot.
With 60 people onboard, The Boat was seen getting into difficulty in French waters shortly after 13:00 local time. Several of those who were rescued had hypothermia, officials said.
An investigation has since been opened by prosecutors in France.
Enver Solomon , chief executive of The Refugee Council, described it as " yet another appalling and preventable tragedy".
Their deaths come almost which saw at least 27 people die, including a Pregnant Woman and three children.
Meanwhile, photos have emerged showing groups of people, thought to be migrants, being brought to shore in Dungeness, Kent, by an RNLI lifeboat shortly after 20:00 GMT on Wednesday.
One person was pictured being Carried Away from The Shore on a stretcher.
On Wednesday evening, The UK government confirmed an ongoing response in The Channel inside French waters.
A spokesperson for The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said its teams had been working with French counterparts who had coordinated The response.
" HM Coastguard will continue to work with partners to respond to those in distress around The seas and coastal areas of The UK, " The spokesperson added.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made " stopping The boats" a key priority for his government.
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.
In 2022, 45,755 migrants made The Crossing - The highest number since figures began to be collected in 2018.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com