
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 mass intrusion by hundreds of migrants forced Eurotunnel cross-Channel rail services to be suspended in both directions last night after they stormed the terminal and platforms in France. The human tide led the Channel Tunnel operator to halt services from Folkestone, Kent and Coquelles
by Simon Kent19 Oct 2015, 6:29 AM PST0

LILLE, France – A migrant was killed during the night of Thursday to Friday after being hit by a freight train on the site of the Channel Tunnel near Calais, firefighters said, taking the death toll there among people trying
by Reuters16 Oct 2015, 12:35 AM PST0

Two Iranian illegal immigrants have been arrested after walking the entire length of the Channel Tunnel into England. They slipped past security on Friday night as more than 100 migrants broke into the tunnel en masse, many getting as far
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Oct 2015, 7:45 AM PST0

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in France overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing the suspension of rail services, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said. The disruption in the Channel Tunnel
by Reuters3 Oct 2015, 12:58 AM PST0

A migrant was electrocuted last night near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France. French police said the man, who is believed to be a Syrian national, was trying to climb onto the roof of a UK-bound train when
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 3:42 AM PST0

A Sudanese illegal immigrant has been arrested in Kent after walking 30.5 of the 31 mile Channel Tunnel from France to England. Although Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, was arrested only half a mile from the Channel Tunnel mouth in Folkstone,
by Oliver Lane7 Aug 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

COQUELLES, France (AP) — French riot police have sprayed migrants with a chemical irritant as they tried to storm the Channel Tunnel, and the British and French interior ministers said the nightly attempts to reach Britain are part of a
by AP2 Aug 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

A Sudanese migrant has been crushed to death by a truck in a second night of chaos at the French end of the Channel Tunnel as 2,000 migrants attempted to stowaway on vehicles travelling to Britain. Local police and tunnel
by Nick Hallett29 Jul 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

Dozens of migrants trying to stow away on vehicles crossing the Channel by tunnel between France and England broke through perimeter fences at Calais overnight, temporarily halting traffic, a Eurotunnel spokesman said on Saturday. The disruption was the latest in
by Reuters4 Jul 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

The Channel Tunnel closed again on Tuesday due to protesting MyFerryLink workers, its operator Eurotunnel and French traffic supervision body Bison Fute said. The entrance to the tunnel was blocked by angry workers who set fire to tyres thrown on
by Reuters30 Jun 2015, 6:10 AM PST0