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Channel crossings: life in ‘microcamps’ on the French border, and how they are changing crossing attempts

I have spent the past two years examining the living conditions in informal refugee camps along the northern coast of France as part of an ongoing research project on borders. These sites are where people gather before attempting to cross the Channel to the UK.

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Mixed reaction to Starmer’s migrant deal as charities add to calls for clarity

Some welcome a plan for a legal route to the UK but others worry about how people will be selected for deportation

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accused of reducing migrants to ‘commodities to be exchanged’ with ‘one-in-one-out’ deal

The criticism comes as the mayor of Calais warned the agreement would only draw more migrants to the north coast of France

The Independent UK

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Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief

More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossings

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Can Macron and Starmer solve the small-boats crisis?

In today’s newsletter: As the French president arrives in the UK for a state visit, tackling migrant crossings in the Channel is top of the agenda

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar chaos as London-bound train evacuated when passengers ‘left with no air or toilets’

The service came to a standstill due to a power failure near Calais in northern France

Evening Standard

Tear gas fired at people as French police intervene in small-boat crossing

French police fired tear gas at a group of people as they waited on sand dunes in France for a small boat which might ferry them to the UK

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Tear gas deployed against migrants in Calais

Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes towards the sea at Gravelines beach, north east Calais, all intent on boarding a single dinghy.

Evening Standard

French police fire tear gas at migrants in Calais

Police Nationale officers, equipped with riot shields, tear gas, and batons, patrolled the beach before sunrise

The Independent UK

More than 900 migrants reach UK in small boats as French police fire tear gas at families trying to board dinghy

At least one family was photographed having been affected by tear gas as French officers tried to disperse hundreds of migrants near Calais

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Smuggler boats pick up Channel migrants ‘like taxi service’ while French police stand by, minister fumes

Labour’s John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais and authorities in France fail to intervene – as he says ‘Britain’s lost control of its borders’

The Independent UK

Healey slams ‘shocking’ scenes of smugglers picking up migrants ‘like a taxi’

French police officers were seen watching as migrants, including children, boarded at a beach between Calais and Dunkirk.

Evening Standard

Easter Monday set to bring widespread disruption for travellers

The last day of the long weekend is likely to be the busiest day of the year for travel into the UK from abroad

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How to get to Paris from London: Flight and ferry options as Eurostar trains cancelled by WWII bomb

Exclusive: All possible air and coach options appear to have been bought up already

The Independent UK

UK food charity chef tells of Ramadan challenge for refugees in Calais

Refugee Community Kitchen has been supporting displaced people in Calais since 2015

Evening Standard

People smuggler who crammed nine migrants including 4-year-old child into van and crossed Channel jailed

Border Force officers stopped Constantin-Florin Pauliuc’s vehicle at the Port of Dover after he arrived in the UK from Calais

The Guardian - UK

One dies in attempted Channel crossing after small boat sinks off Calais coast

A further 69 people were rescued in what French authorities called a very busy night for crossings

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Overcrowded Migrant Boat Sinks in Channel as Women and Toddler Are Miraculously Rescued

A small boat carrying 57 migrants, including four women and a toddler, sank off the coast of Calais on Sunday, leaving one individual hospitalized.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Thousands of migrants held at UK-run French detention centres ‘shrouded in secrecy’

Exclusive: New data sheds light on four opaque detention sites in France that are run by the UK

The Independent UK

French coastguard rescues 68 migrants as 183 more make Channel crossing

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

The Guardian - UK

Protesters in Calais condemn UK policies to stop Channel crossings

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

The Guardian - UK

Three people die and 48 rescued near Calais attempting to cross Channel

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

Evening Standard

At least two people die in Channel as migrant crossings continue

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

Evening Standard

Three dead and ten hospitalised after English Channel migrant tragedy

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

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