
The tenacious Sudanese migrant who put the lives of himself and others at risk by walking the full length of the channel tunnel to reach the United Kingdom has been awarded UK asylum, despite facing criminal charges. Sudanese national Abdul Rahman Haroun,
by Oliver Lane5 Jan 2016, 5:25 AM PST0

France is to construct a massive new migrant camp on its northern coast, presenting the UK with major new threat to its border security. The camp, which will be France’s first official migrant camp for 13 years, will join the
by Nick Hallett1 Jan 2016, 3:59 AM PST0

A group of school children from a privileged British music school are set to travel to Calais in January, to perform a classical concert for the migrants camped out there, and hand out food parcels. Their teachers will be taking
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Dec 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

Hauliers have again called for a security boost at Calais as the rise in migrant numbers means they now outnumber security forces by 18 to one. Just 1,300 officers working on shifts are deployed to the town, where nearly 7,000 migrants
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Dec 2015, 3:59 AM PST0

Footage has emerged of a migrant wielding a hammer at the driver of a German lorry as he attempts to climb aboard, en route to England. Around a thousand migrants yesterday stormed the Channel Tunnel in a coordinated effort to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds18 Dec 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

As many as 1000 migrants have been involved in a plan to storm the Calais entrance to the Channel Tunnel in a bid to reach England, some armed with iron bars and hammers. The A16 road into Calais had to be
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Dec 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

Entrepreneurial migrants in Calais are taking a leaf out of the late Steve Job’s book, and are charging visitors to the Jungle camp €20 to view a mural of the technology tycoon, painted by world-famous graffiti artist Banksy. Around 7,000
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Dec 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

The Road Hauliers Association (RHA), which represents British freight drivers, has called on the French military to step up its security operation at Calais Port amid fears that it is only a matter of time before an HGV driver is
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Dec 2015, 5:29 AM PST0

A second major migrant camp is forming on the northern French coastline, where trafficking gangs are demanding large sums of money to ferry migrant across the Channel. The new camp is less than twenty miles from the notorious Calais Jungle,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 Dec 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

Lorry drivers using the Calais route “work in fear,” and are facing a “living nightmare”, a representative for the haulage industry has said. His organisation, the Road Haulage Association (RHA), has called upon the government to put more pressure on
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Dec 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

French human rights lawyers are champing at the bit after claims inhabitants of the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp are being prevented from entering the local municipal swimming pool. Although foreigners and migrants have not been formally banned from the pool, the Calais
by Oliver Lane3 Dec 2015, 8:18 AM PST0

A tour bus belonging to the Northern Irish band Ash has been pelted with bricks as it passed through Calais. The driver of the bus was hit by a brick which smashed through his side window, but although shaken by
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Dec 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

Members of Parliament are finally waking up to the war zone that is the Port of Calais. Rob Flello MP has promised to raise the issue of violence at the port with the government, following a trip to Calais to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Dec 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

A Hungarian lorry driver has uploaded his expletive-laden rants as he drives through Calais, fending off migrants throwing bottles. The unidentified big-rig driver has uploaded a remarkable 15-minute dashboard cam video (full clip below) of his drive to the port of
by Oliver Lane27 Nov 2015, 7:49 AM PST0

A Czech truck driver passing through Calais has narrowly avoided being killed by migrants when they hurled a long wooden stake through the window of his cab before mobbing his vehicle. The driver was able to speed away, but police at
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Nov 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

The level of intimidation faced lorry drivers passing through Calais at the hands of migrants is “out of control” and “totally unacceptable”, a spokesman for Britain’s road haulage industry has said. His association has now set up a hotline for drivers
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Nov 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

French police have stormed and dismantled a migrant camp near the French city of Calais over fears it was being used to recruit extremists. Around 200 officers descended on the camp at Téteghem, clearing out all the residents before local
by Nick Hallett19 Nov 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

Political-medical charity Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde, MdM) has successfully used human rights legislation to force the French government to take action over conditions at the Calais refugee camp. The changes that will be wrought by the ruling
by Oliver Lane5 Nov 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

A fisherman accused of helping migrants cross the English Channel from France is the latest in a growing number of French people turning to human trafficking. The government said this year alone nearly 200 networks operated by 3,000 people have been dismantled in
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Nov 2015, 7:17 AM PST0

Britain and France are to strengthen police cooperation to dismantle people smuggling networks and combat undocumented migration, the French interior minister said on Monday. Bernard Cazeneuve and his British counterpart Theresa May signed an agreement at a meeting in London
by AFP3 Nov 2015, 1:23 AM PST0

Illegals attempting to enter Britain by France’s port of Calais are resorting to violence to break their way into lorries, forcing drivers to take radical steps to defend themselves. Although ‘Taser’ stun-guns and CS gas are illegal to own and
by Oliver Lane3 Nov 2015, 12:50 AM PST0

They already have shops, restaurants, a library and a nightclub, but now the 6,000 residents of The Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France have something else to keep them occupied. A renowned maître d’ with decades of experience has set
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Oct 2015, 5:10 AM PST0

LONDON, United Kingdom – A throng of nearly 200 pro-migrant rioters descended on London’s St. Pancras mainline station tonight – the terminal that connects the UK’s capital city with Europe – to demand “no borders” and “no nations”. The scenes, brought
by Raheem Kassam24 Oct 2015, 4:01 PM PST0

Migrants camped on France’s north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels, 200 kilometres away, to discuss the broader
by Reuters17 Oct 2015, 1:39 AM PST0

Over a year into the European migrant crisis, a lorry driver and haulage union representative has warned that morale is at an “all time low” among truckers who are faced with the daily ordeal of navigating the chaos at Calais. Sean Beatson
by Liam Deacon16 Oct 2015, 7:37 AM PST0