
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

A developer has caused outrage in a small English village with plans to create an eight acre migrant camp for 1,000 newcomers. He claims to have gotten the idea after visiting The Jungle, a notorious makeshift migrant camp on the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Nov 2015, 5:14 AM PST0

Britain may be forced to take in hundreds of migrants currently encamped at Calais, thanks to a little-known amendment to European Union (EU) law. Changes to the Dublin Regulation, which determines the legality of asylum claims, mean that migrants can
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Nov 2015, 8:04 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

A Bradford based charity will now only be helping genuine refugees near Syria after they woke up to the fact that those in the Calais “Jungle” camp are almost exclusively fit young men, who are “happy” to be there and
by Liam Deacon8 Oct 2015, 10:30 AM PST0

The Jungle migrant camp in Calais is being “overwhelmed” by people arriving to drop off donations, causing chaos in the camp. One charity worker in the area reported seeing as many as 400 cars and vans turn up in just
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

The residents of the Calais camp known as The Jungle have set up shops, churches, and even a functioning nightclub replete with disco lights and cheap beer, turning the area into a functioning shanty town. In sharp contrast to the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Sep 2015, 4:05 AM PST0

Police in Calais have broken up a number of illegal camps, firing tear gas into the crowds. French authorities are unwilling to allow any illicit camps other than the ‘New Jungle’, which is currently home to around 3,000, but many
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Sep 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

Women and children living in the ‘Jungle’ at Calais are having to hide away in tents or take beds in a locked detention centre to avoid being attacked by the male migrants living around them. Just ten percent of the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds16 Sep 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

France may have declared itself ready to accept thousands of asylum seekers from Germany this week, but it has been accused of ignoring the migrants already there. Those who for months have been consigned to makeshift camps in Paris and Calais,
by Sarkis Zeronian13 Sep 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

The French announcement of a €5 million (£3.65 million) upgrade to turn ‘The Jungle’ tent city at Calais into a fully appointed refugee camp has attracted criticism from all sides, including Marine Le Pen. Aid groups claim the move is inadequate but politicians warn
by Sarkis Zeronian2 Sep 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

The European Union will give France €5 million (£3.65 million) to upgrade the Calais tent city known as “The Jungle” into a full humanitarian refugee camp for those seeking to reach Britain. At the same time the French Prime Minister announced that the Eurotunnel and ferry port
by Sarkis Zeronian1 Sep 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

Contents: Hundreds of migrant deaths in Mediterranean highlight Libya-Calais relationship; U.S.-trained Free Syrian Army’s Division 30 suffers major defeat; US program to train rebels in Syria appears flawed from the start
by John J. Xenakis6 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0