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Migrant dies during English Channel crossing

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Migrant dies during attempt to cross English Channel in small boat from northern France to England .

He is sixth person to have died while attempting to cross Channel this year .

More than 1,600 migrants have crossed Channel in the past week , figures show.

3,720 people have made the crossing to date this year , an increase of 11% on the same period last year .

VR Score

73

Informative language

69

Neutral language

52

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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