Jersey tensions rise as France sends boats to island to counter UK Navy ships

French fishing boats head home after protest in Jersey harbour escalates tensions

British navy and French police vessels patrolled waters around Jersey amid fears of a possible blockade as 60 French fishing boats gathered off the island "like an invasion".

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