THE horrors that the Sudanese teenager who died in the Channel must have suffered hardly bear thinking about.

The toy dinghy and makeshift paddles he used tell a heartbreaking story of just how desperate he must have been when he set off on his final journey.

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He wanted a new life in Britain and lost everything pursuing it.

The tragedy serves as a painful reminder the migrant crisis is a human emergency, not just a political one.

Which is why we urge Labour to stop playing politics and throw its weight behind Home Secretary Priti Patel as she cracks down on the real villains of this piece: the evil people-traffickers exploiting human misery by aiding and abetting these perilous crossings.

Its easy for Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds to claim that the Government lacks competence and compassion.

And predictably, the comment is raking in supportive responses from Labour backbenchers on social media.

But deep down, Mr Thomas-Symonds knows as well as we do that this humanitarian crisis can only be solved with teamwork.

Its time for him and his party to give it a go.

We know the Treasury is desperate to recoup some of its enormous Covid bailout outlay.

But hiking train fares in January would be a bonkers way to go about it.

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To boost productivity and get the economy moving, the Government is urging commuters to go back to their offices.

But getting them there will be an uphill battle if the price of train travel soars once again.

When the country is back on its feet and the train lines have sorted themselves out and by that we mean no more delayed services and crippling strikes Brits might accept a modest rise in fare prices.

But until that day comes, these automatic yearly hikes have got to stop.

If you thought your lockdown was boring, spare a thought for the Tower of London ravens.

Since the time of Charles II, theyve enjoyed almost constant human company but for months now theyve been almost entirely friendless.

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And it seems the quiet life doesnt suit them: Beefeaters report that two of the birds were caught trying to sneak out.

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Legend has it that if the ravens fly away, the Crown and Britain will fall.

So if youre wondering what to do with the kids this long summer holiday, why not consider a trip to the Tower?

You never know, you might just save the country while youre there.

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