The Latest Breaking News from Calais

A total of 36,816 people crossed the English Channel in 2024.

Alliance of groups from across France call for measures to make crossings safer after 77 deaths recorded in 2024

The deaths make 2024 the deadliest year on record for small boat Channel crossings

French authorities have launched a rescue operation off the coast near Calais.

Emergency services recovered the bodies near Sangatte beach close to Calais around 7am after the alarm was raised

Often overlooked on the way to the nearby coastal havens in northern France, Mary Novakovich stopped by Amiens to uncover its vast urban charms

Seventy-five people have died or gone missing trying to cross the Channel in small boats this year. What keeps them coming, despite the ever harsher attempts to deter them?

The group of northern French mayors are calling for Border Force officers to be sent back to the UK

A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

For more than 20 years, Brigitte Lips has witnessed Europe's migration crisis from her home in Calais, on France's northern coast. Rather than shutting her door, she opened it to migrants seeking a safe place to recharge their mobile phones – an act that has earned her the nickname "Granny…

Tuesday’s sinking underlines how security around Calais has led to dinghies launching further along the coast – and taking bigger risks at sea