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Two friends killed in M25 horror smash on way to Amsterdam for weekend trip

Named locally as Jamie Baines, 31, and Adeel Qureshi, 28, the two friends were passengers in a car driving from Bristol to Dover to get a ferry on their way to Amsterdam

Daily Mirror

Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes

Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times

The Guardian - UK

Ferry passengers stuck at Calais in six-hour waits while returning to UK from holidays

School trips were amongst the hundreds of ferry passengers caught up in the chaos after Border Force strikes resulted in major delays of up to six hours at the Calais to Dover crossing

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Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Daily Mirror

Dover-Calais ferries halted for most of day due to French strikes

Warning that ‘the port and local road network in and around Dover may be busier than usual’ on eve of half-term getaway

The Independent UK

Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent

Border Force ships brought a number of people to Dover after intercepting a number of boats.

The Independent UK

1,000 Border Force officers at major ports to strike during half-term

Members of the PCS union in Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will strike on February 17, 18, 19 and 20

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Teen crushed to death by 'Body Count' ride after lads climbed in funfair before it opened

Mackenzie Croxford-Cook and a group of friends snuck into a funfair in Dover in August last year, the morning before it was due to open, and began climbing on rides, leading to the tragic accident that saw him lose his life

Daily Mirror

Teenager ‘saw friend crushed to death after climbing into fairground ride’

Mackenzie Croxford-Cook, 14, died at a funfair in Dover in August last year.

The Independent UK

Dover-Calais ferry services suspended due to French industrial action

P&O Ferries said it has an ‘optimised’ sailing schedule in light of the 24-hour strike

Evening Standard

Border Force strikes could be extended to Port of Dover within weeks

‘Extraordinary disruption’ ahead unless government negotiates, union boss has warned

The Independent UK

EastEnders star Charlie Brooks exits BBC soap one day after Danny Dyer as Janine arrested

The EastEnders Boxing Day episode saw the emotional fallout from the Christmas Day scenes, when the Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, appeared to drown off the coast of Dover

Daily Mirror

Hero fishermen pulled 31 screaming migrants to safety in scenes 'like World War 2 film'

Raymond described the chaotic scenes as one of the four migrants died on the side of his boat while he and his men rescued as many they could off the coat of Kent in the morning

Daily Mirror

Bedraggled migrants including baby arrive at Dover after surviving crossing that killed 4

Four people are now confirmed to have died and approximately 40 are believed to have been in the dinghy with many taken to hospital after their harrowing ordeal

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Desperate migrants cling to flimsy dinghy in dramatic rescue after 4 die in latest horror

Four migrants sadly died this morning when a boat carrying up to 50 sank in sub-zero temperatures just five miles off the coast of Dungeness in Kent - more than 40 were also rescued

Daily Mirror

Vulnerable migrants forced to sleep in cold double-decker buses outside Dover centre

A shocking new report into the Tug Haven centre found it was so overcrowded that some people detained there were forced to sleep on buses often used as rail replacement services

The Guardian - UK

Cold comfort Kent: where small-boat arrivals receive a fraying welcome

From Dover harbour to Marston and Napier barracks, the UK is offering asylum seekers who cross the Channel a very mixed reception

The Independent UK

Police monitor threats against migrants as far-right extremists call for ‘more firebombings’

Exclusive: Extremists have been celebrating Dover terrorist Andrew Leak as a ‘hero’ and vowed his attack would be ‘just the start’

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Dover MP: UK-France deal falls short on action needed to curb Channel crossings

Natalie Elphicke pressed for more action than just observation.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings deal ‘does not match scale or urgency of migrant crisis’

Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, said the deal fails to address the factors behind people choosing to put themselves at risk.

The Independent UK

Figures set to show 40,000 migrant crossings into UK this year

Border Force officials could be seen bringing groups of people into shore at Dover, Kent, on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Migrant crossings believed to have surpassed 40,000 this year after new arrivals

Border Force officials could be seen bringing groups of people into shore at Dover, Kent, over Saturday.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings to the UK inching closer to 40,000 this year amid new arrivals

Groups of people were pictured at Border Force facilities in Dover, Kent, on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

Military set to fill in for Border Force guards during winter strikes OLD

Union bosses warn of ‘extraordinary disruption’ at airports and key ports like Dover

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re risking their lives to come here. There must be a reason’: how Dover really feels about migrants

The home secretary talks of ‘invasion’. Council leaders say Kent is ‘at breaking point’. But what’s the mood on the street in the town at the heart of the small boat crossings?

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