More migrants rescued after being found in Channel
More migrants have been rescued off the Kent coast as the wave of people trying to cross the Channel from France in small boats continues.
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Four UK-bound migrant boats caught after French camp evictions
A total of 41 UK-bound migrants, including two in a kayak, have been intercepted in the Channel after a wave of camp clearances in France.
Doctors in call for safe and legal routes for migrants
Doctors have urged the UK Government to make humanitarian need a “priority” and ensure “safe and legal routes” for asylum seekers, saying the ongoing crisis is damaging migrants’ health.
Families in Dunkirk camp describe fleeing violence in search of safer life
Many of the families living in the Dunkirk camp describe how they were forced to flee violence and are trying to take their children to the UK to give them a safer life.
‘Direct link’ between spike in migrants trying to cross Channel and evictions
There is a “direct correlation” between a spike in the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel and large-scale evictions of camps in France, aid workers have claimed.
Let migrants claim UK asylum in France to stop Channel crossings, says charity
Allowing migrants to claim asylum for the UK from France would stop the surge in perilous Channel crossings, according to a charity.
Let migrants claim UK asylum in France to stop Channel crossings, says charity
Allowing migrants to claim asylum for the UK from France would stop the surge in perilous Channel crossings, according to a charity.
Highest number of migrants thought to have crossed Channel in a single day
Border Force intercepted what is thought to be the highest number of migrants in a single day amid warnings the closure of a French camp could prompt a spike in Channel crossings.
British couple detained for two days in Calais after migrant found in car boot
A British couple say they were detained in Calais for two days after a 16-year-old boy was found in the boot of their car as they were boarding the ferry to Dover.
Overseas pregnant women ‘must not be charged for NHS care’
Midwives say they refuse to be “gatekeepers” of NHS care as they called on the Government to scrap charges for overseas pregnant women.
66 migrants caught crossing English Channel on Saturday morning
Sixty-six suspected migrants were caught crossing the English Channel in small boats on Saturday morning.