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Husband who lost contact with wife during Channel crossing ‘fears the worst’
Both French and British politicians have been blaming each other for failing to stop people taking the perilous Channel crossing (Picture: Sky News/@adamparsons) A Kurdish immigrant eagerly awaiting...
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UK visa scheme for Ukrainian refugees criticised for being ‘far too slow’
Former head of the army Lord Dannatt insisted the UK must be ‘open-hearted’ and welcome more of the refugees (Picture: AP) Ministers have to pull their fingers out and make the UK a safe haven for...
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My family’s home was destroyed – 10 years on, I still don’t know where my mum...
The Taliban controlled my village and the area around it (Picture: Hadi) I shivered as I sat quietly in the back of a refrigerated lorry all by myself. I’d snuck on while in Calais. Thankfully, after...
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Newborn baby rescued at sea after 9 hour journey across Channel on migrant boat
The girl, named Ayyan was carried to shore by a rescuer after a gruelling nine hour journey (Picture: LNP) A newborn baby was saved by the RNLI after a nine-hour journey across the English Channel...
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France cancels talks with UK amid anger over Boris’s plan after 27 drown
A letter sent by Boris Johnson to French President Emmanuel Macron has been branded ‘unacceptable’ France has cancelled talks with Britain after Boris Johnson wrote a letter to Emmanuel Macron urging...
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‘We have to endure a 1,000 mile drive after airport chaos – it’s horrendous’
Hayley and Mark Lees decided to head back to the UK by road after finding out that their heavily delayed easyJet flight was cancelled (Picture: Hayley Lees) A couple is undertaking a 1,000-mile car...
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Smugglers ‘refused to give life jackets’ to migrants who drowned near Calais
At least 59 people were rescued by French and British coastguards on Saturday (Picture: AFP) Five people who drowned after their boat deflated in the Channel near Calais were not given life jackets by...
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Huge whale dies after getting stranded in English Channel
The female whale is 19 metres long (Picture: AFP) A huge fin whale has died after becoming stranded in the English Channel. The 19-metre long cetacean is thought to have become stuck on rocks in the...
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Orient Express axes UK leg of iconic train journey because of Brexit
Gabriel, an employee poses with the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express at Istanbul Station (Picture: AFP) For nearly a century, the Orient Express symbolised the height of wealth and extravagance in...
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Lorry drivers ‘set for Christmas stuck in Kent offered one cereal bar each’
Lorry driver Antonio from Spain waits to join the M20 motorway (Picture: Reuters) Lorry drivers waiting to cross the Channel have been offered just a single cereal bar each, according to a trade...
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Migrants in Calais celebrate Christmas despite desperate living conditions
A group of 25 volunteersswapped Christmas at home for Christmas at the makeshift camp (Picture: PA) Around 100 Eritrean people living in Calais migrant camps came together to celebrate Christmas...
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‘Shocked’ asylum seeker who was told he’ll be sent to Rwanda vows to flee again
An asylum seeker has said he will leave Rwanda if he is flown to the country by the UK government (Picture: PA/Getty) An asylum seeker held in a detention centre has said he is ‘shocked’ after...
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First confirmed victim of Channel tragedy ‘was desperate to reach fiancé in UK’
Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin lost contact with her future husband at sea (Picture: Reuters/EPA) A 24-year-old Kurdish woman who was hoping to join her fiancé in Britain has been named as the first...
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Man who survived Channel boat sinking says he’ll attempt to cross again
Mohammed Shekha, an Iraqi shepherd, survived when the boat he was in sunk in the Channel (Picture: Rudaw / Sky) One of two survivors of the Channel boat crossing tragedy that left dozens dead has...
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Boris warns people smugglers are ‘getting away with murder’ as 27 die in Channel
Boris Johnson said criminal gangs are ‘getting away with murder’ (Picture: PA) Boris Johnson urged France to ‘step up’ and do more to stop people crossing the Channel after 27 people died near Calais...
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P&O Ferries resume sailings for first time since mass sackings
The Spirit of Britain set sail last night as services from Dover to Calais resume (Picture: Getty Images) P&O Ferries has restarted cross-Channel sailings for the first time since sacking nearly...
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More migrants have crossed Channel into UK this year than all of 2020
So far this year 8,452 migrants have reached the UK across the English Channel (Picture: PA) The number of people who have made the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats in 2021...
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Campaigners launch High Court bid to block ‘unlawful’ deportation flight to...
A group of people are brought into Dover following a small boat incident in the Channel (Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire) The High Court will today decide whether or not to grant a last-minute...
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Smuggler shoots man in kneecaps for refusing to board boat headed for UK
The smuggler was said to have felt he had ‘lost out on easy money’ and became frustrated (Picture: Reuters) A callous people trafficker shot a man in the kneecaps after he refused to board a boat...
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Boat carrying 40 migrants starts sinking in English Channel sparking rescue
One unconscious passenger was airlifted to hospital in Calais (Picture: Shutterstock) A migrant has been airlifted to hospital after a boat carrying around 40 people began to sink in the English...
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New record as nearly 600 people cross English Channel to UK in single day
More than 11,000 people have crossed the Dover Strait aboard small boats this year (Picture: PA) An all time high of nearly 600 people made the perilous trip across the English Channel on a single day...
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Lifeboats scrambled after fire breaks out on a ferry in the Channel
Officials say no one was injured (Picture: PA) Three lifeboats were sent out after a fire broke out on a ferry carrying almost 200 people across the English Channel. The 163-metre-long Isle of...
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P&O Ferries are offering an amazing discount on trips to France for you and...
You don’t have long to make the most of this limited time deal (Picture: Linkby/P&O/Metro) SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Products featured in this Metro article are selected by our...
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Men found hiding in luggage hold of coach returning from school trip
The men were hidden between the luggage (Picture: Solent) Two men believed to be migrants were found in the luggage hold of a coach returning from a school trip to France. Children, their teachers,...
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Girl, seven, who drowned trying to cross the Channel with her family pictured
The young girl died before her family was able to leave Calais (Picture: Getty/Sky News) The family of a seven-year-old girl who drowned while trying to reach Britain on a small boat have blamed...
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Man who tried to swim alone from Dover to Calais rescued after eight-hour search
The man was found ‘cold and tired but otherwise well’ (Picture: Daily Mail/Rex) A man who got lost while trying to swim across the Channel alone has been rescued after an eight-hour search mission....
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Man caught trying to run length of Channel Tunnel to France
The man was caught by police in France (Picture: AFP) A man has been caught running through the entire length of the Channel Tunnel to France. The 31-year-old, who has not been named, was seen...
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Passionate, kind… and emotionally spent: The volunteers dedicated to helping...
‘I do worry about reaching burnout. Sometimes I feel like I am approaching it,’ admits Sol Escobar, a 40-year-old educational specialist. For two years, until March 2020, Sol had travelled from her...
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More desperate people cross Channel today despite boat tragedy
People who made the treacherous crossing this morning were given blankets to keep them warm as they arrived in Dover (Picture: PA/EPA) Around 40 asylum seekers were brought to shore by rescuers in...
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Dover to Calais ferries suspended because of 24-hour strike
The National Day of Action in France has put a stop on ferries to and from Calais (Picture: PA) Ferries to and from Calais have been suspended today due to a national strike in France. The Port of...
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