Calais

United Kingdom

'We're not breaking the law': UK defends new anti-migrant crackdown

Britain's controversial new legislation to halt migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats comes a few days before a Franco-British summit in Paris.

08/03/2023

Travel News

P&O Ferries spends €260m on hybrid ships that can't be charged up

Sources suggest there has been a baffling level of miscommunication between P&O and authorities in Dover and Calais.

27/02/2023

World News

Man arrested in UK over deaths of 27 migrants in English Channel

Ten members of a suspected smuggling group have already been charged in France over the migrant shipwreck.

29/11/2022

France

'A snake that bites its own tail': UK-France migrant deal criticised

The deal which sees an increase in French police along the northern French coastline, won't stop migrants crossing the Channel, according to a migrant association.

15/11/2022

France

Watch as British band play on van roof for drivers stuck in Calais

Calais queues: British band play on roof to entertain drivers stuck in seven-hour queue

25/08/2022

France

French authorities arrest 15 over migrant deaths near Calais

The boat wreck in November 2021 was the deadliest since migrants began trying to cross the Channel.

30/06/2022

France

Migrant dies and 30 rescued by French authorities in English Channel

It is the first migrant death reported in the Channel in 2022.

14/01/2022

France

Number of migrants rescued off Calais coast 'trebled last year'

The flow of migrants to England has caused tension between London and Paris.

10/01/2022

World News

Migration back to the forefront of EU politics in 2021

Migration once again became a key issue in the bloc in 2021 as thousands gathered on the EU's border with Belarus. Here's a look back.

29/12/2021

France

Monitoring crossings will make migrants take more risks, says activist

"People who want to go to England will continue to take all risks to go. And adding a plane and two helicopters will not change things. It will only push people to take even more risks."

09/12/2021

France

Migrants determined to reach UK despite boat tragedy

Many migrants say the tragedy will not prevent them from climbing into a flimsy inflatable boat packed with up to 50 people in hopes of reaching Britain.

29/11/2021

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Migrants determined to reach UK despite tragedy

At makeshift camps between Dunkirk and Calais on France's northern coast migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel, despite the deaths of at least 27 people.

28/11/2021

France

EU plane to be deployed over Channel after migrant deaths

A plane operated by EU border agency Frontex will be deployed over the Channel to better identify smuggling networks, said the French interior minister at a meeting with European migration officials.

28/11/2021

My Europe Series

Why are France-England migrant crossings on the rise?

It's believed more than 20,000 migrants have attempted the crossing this year, up from 8,500 in 2020.

24/11/2021

France

France wants EU help to stop illegal migration after Channel tragedy

At least 27 migrants died after their boat sank near Calais, authorities said, making it the largest tragedy of its kind in the Channel.

24/11/2021

France

One migrant dead and three injured after being hit by train in France

It happened between Dunkirk to Calais.

05/11/2021

France

'It's easier to be illegal': French MP on why migrants head for UK

Calais area politicians blame the UK for lax labour laws that attract illegal migration, responding to UK criticism that the French aren't doing enough to stop Channel crossings.

11/10/2021

France

France rescues more than 340 UK-bound migrants in English Channel

Illegal crossings between France and the UK have increased dramatically since 2018.

11/10/2021

France

Human rights report denounces French police 'abuse' of Calais migrants

The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast.

07/10/2021

France

'Do Not Disturb': Walkers in France asked not to frighten seals

Walkers along the north coast of France have been asked not to approach the native seals, as the adults may be spooked and abandon their pups.

25/04/2021