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(AFP) – The squalid migrant camp known as the “Jungle” in France’s northern port of Calais has become home to nearly 1,000 more people since August, bringing the total to more than 10,000, two charities working there said Monday. “The

More than 200 faith leaders have written to the government urging them to bring more ‘refugees’ to Britain. They have suggested migrants with family already in the UK be given priority as a way to make a start.

A day after the UK announced a ‘great wall of Calais’ on its southern border to keep migrants out, the left-wing establishment has rallied to condemn the plan, with many comparing it to the policies of U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Members of Stand up to Racism and Trade Unionists for Calais gathered outside the French Embassy in London last night, to protest “in solidarity” with the migrants at Calais, following announcements that The Jungle migrant camp is to be dismantled.

Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to “go to London the day after the [French] presidential election” to renegotiate an agreement allowing UK border checks to be enforced in France. The former president, who is running to regain his country’s highest office,

Truckers, dock workers, farmers and residents of Calais have shut down main roads into the port town in Northern France, promising to continue the blockade until the French government begins to dismantle the illegal ‘Jungle’ migrant camp. Police recently declared large

The French interior minister has vowed to dismantle The Jungle migrant camp outside Calais and relocate the migrants at the camp to centres around France. His promise comes as Calais locals prepare to blockade the town by taking part in a ‘go slow’ protest on the city’s roads.

(REUTERS) – British and French interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to develop cooperation “now and when the United Kingdom leaves the EU” to address challenges posed by flows of migrants to the European Union.

Just months after it was reported that the majority of the illegal Calais migrant camp had been cleared, its population is back at 10,000, violence has peaked, and police have declared the area a “no-go zone”.

Around 200 illegal migrants are arriving in England each week smuggled aboard lorries, according to French officials. The figure represents a huge step up in the number of “lorry drops”, being nearly double the number arriving in this way last

A team of BBC journalists has filmed a shocking attack on a lorry in Calais, with armed migrants blocking a major road with a log and ambushing the vehicle.

Footage has emerged of migrants near Calais ambushing a truck driver as he makes for the port on his way to the UK. The latest of several similar incidents in the area which have seen migrants weilding a range of

A migrant was killed and several injured in clashes between Afghan and Sudanese migrants near the Calais “jungle” camp last night. The brawl took place between the migrant campsite and the A16 where every night migrants attempt to break into cars

French authorities have revealed a “spectacular” rise in the number of migrants living in Calais as the wait to illegally enter the UK, increasing by 53 per cent in just two months.

The situation at the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp has become “uncontrollable” as police numbers drop and migrant numbers rise, the town’s mayor has said. Natacha Bouchart said that migrant numbers at the camps around Calais had reached a record 9,000 and

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The number of lorry drivers fined for carrying illegal migrants in their vehicles has risen to record levels as the migrant crisis deepens in northern France. Hauliers can be fined up to £2,000 for every person found stowing away on

Migrants wielding bats and knives have been smashing up vehicles on roads near Calais as their owners sit in traffic, reportedly “just for fun”. Local residents are warning others to avoid the area, saying that the migrants are not even

A truck driver passing through Calais has been threatened by an illegal immigrant wielding a chainsaw, during a night of violence which also saw a lorry set on fire and cab windows smashed.

Over 6,400 migrants were found in the back of lorries or cars in Britain last year, more than double the number of 2014. A report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration said the problem of migrants stowing away

British Prime Minister Theresa May and France’s President Francois Hollande have reached a “very clear” agreement to keep border controls between the two countries in Calais, on the French side of the Channel. During the run-up to the referendum on

Former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé has urged the European Union (EU) not to punish the UK in ‘Brexit’ talks, and suggested freedom of movement across the bloc should be “up for negotiation”. The Presidential hopeful said he wanted a

AFP – French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday that Britain’s vote to leave the EU should not affect a deal to stop migrants crossing the Channel, which led to many being stuck at camps in Calais. “Calling into question the

The French government has slapped down suggestions that, after Brexit, they will scrap a deal with the UK placing border checks in France and insuring illegal migrants are not waved across the English Channel. Under a bilateral treaty signed in

A shocking new video from Leave.EU shows how easy it is for migrants to cross the Channel from France to enter the UK illegally. The campaign’s press release revealed that in 2015 alone the UK granted 20,000 of these illegal migrants

The Channel port of Calais saw a pitched battle between illegal migrants and French police yesterday, with hundreds of police deploying tear gas to keep the situation under control, yet the BBC reported the problems as being purely technical. The

Thousands of illegal migrants in Calais have blocked roads, rioted and attacked vehicles in coordinated attempts to break into the UK en masse. Ferries were disrupted and police were forced to temporarily close some roads last night, with the attacks

CALAIS, FRANCE / AFP – Thwarted at every turn in their efforts to reach Britain, migrants in northern France have once again changed tack, turning to flimsy dinghies to carry them across the Channel. Migrants in Calais have sneaked into

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Around 250 vehicles have left London on a “Convoy To Calais” to deliver aid and indulge in poverty tourism, despite French police calling for the procession be to be banned.

From the Times: Politicians in northern France are calling for police reinforcements as migrants set up small camps along the coast in the hope of reaching the UK from ports other than Calais. The calls come amid evidence that migrants

From Sky News: Migrants are avoiding tough new security measures in Calais by choosing quiet beaches in France to launch attempts to cross the Channel, Sky News has been told. Local people say there is something strange happening on a

Despite increased UK-funded security and the demolition of part of the ‘jungle’ camp in March, hundreds more migrants have reached Calais putting total figures waiting to smuggle into Britain at up to an estimated 7,000. The official figures for Pas de Calais region

France’s much touted clearance of The Jungle migrant camp near Calais was a damp squib, survey figures have revealed. Just one in ten migrants were moved on by the bulldozers last February. Numbers are now steadily climbing and are set to

I visited the new Calais jungle last week. I was last there in September 2015 with the BBC. However, we were advised by a security expert, engaged by the BBC, not to enter the Jungle as Thursday was ‘Migrants’ Demo Day’

Footage has emerged of migrants near Calais blocking roads and attacking heavy goods vehicles, causing lorries to swerve dangerously. One migrant was killed last night after being struck by a car near the French port.   Footage shot by local