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A picture and its story: Fire-bombing of a seaside English migrant centre

"I heard this bang and I thought it was a bird scarer," Reuters photographer Peter Nicholls recalls, describing the moment a man fire-bombed the gates of a centre for processing migrants in the English port of Dover and then took his own life.

Reuters

Dover migrant centre arsonist found dead nearby as police confirm attack details

The suspect - who a witness claimed was "laughing" as he flung the petrol bombs from a car window - was found dead at a nearby petrol station shortly after the arson attack, confirmed police

Daily Mirror

Moment 'laughing' man hurls petrol bomb at immigration centre 'before killing himself'

Photos have been released showing a man, thought to be the attacker, throwing an object which appears to have a firework attached towards a Border Force migrant centre in Dover

Daily Mirror

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Incendiary devices thrown into Dover immigration centre, say British police

An attacker on Sunday threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats as the government seeks to curb record arrivals.

France 24

Man 'attacks British immigration border force centre with petrol bombs before taking his own life'

The man is believed to have thrown three explosives at the immigration centre in Dover, Kent, before fleeing the scene a short time later.

Daily Record

Man ‘firebombs’ Border Force immigration centre in Dover

The man is believed to have driven to the centre before exiting his vehicle and throwing three incendiary devices attached with fireworks

Evening Standard

Man firebombs migrant processing centre in Dover before killing himself at petrol station

Police have confirmed suspect was found dead soon after attack

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Flammable devices hurled at migrant centre in Dover - OLD

Kent Police said the incident occurred on Sunday morning.

The Independent UK

Petrol bomb attack at Dover immigration centre 'not a terrorist incident'

THE “shocking” incident at a new Border Force immigration centre in Dover is not being treated as a terrorist incident, Suella Braverman has…

The National (Scotland)

Man attacks Dover border force centre with petrol bombs 'before suicide'

A man threw petrol bombs at a new British immigration border force centre in Dover, England. He then drove off and killed himself, according to a photographer present at the scene of the incident

Daily Mirror

Man attacks UK migrant processing centre, kills himself - Reuters photographer

A man threw petrol bombs attached to fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover on Sunday and then killed himself, a Reuters photographer said.

Reuters

Brit rescued after clinging to buoy in just his trunks was 'trying to kayak to Spain'

The unnamed Brit set out to kayak across the English Channel from Dover to Spain but he capsized and was left clinging onto a buoy for dear life before being rescued days later

Daily Mirror

EastEnders' favourites could be killed off as cast film explosive car crash cliff scene

EastEnders stars Mick and Linda Carter, as well as Janine Butcher, have been spotted filming explosive car crash scenes on the white cliffs of Dover in Kent

Daily Mirror

Maggot-ridden meat among illegal products seized by officials in Dover crackdown

Port security found 21 of 22 lorries searched were carrying illegal food destined for shops and markets

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The Guardian - UK

EU biometric entry system could multiply delays at Dover

Additional requirements would be time-consuming and threaten capacity, Dover port boss says

Evening Standard

Port of Dover chief warns tougher passport checks could cause long delays for travellers

A proposed tougher new system of passport checks to enter Europe threatens to cause long delays for travellers unless potential problems are ironed out in advance, a travel boss has warned.

The Guardian - UK

Is this the eco-friendly Channel crossing of the future?

Cyclists and walkers may be able to avoid the whole post-Brexit ferry nightmare next spring if this sail-powered startup can catch a fair wind

The Independent UK

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Special tents set up at Dover to keep people covered while they are processed

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The Independent UK

Dozens of migrants brought ashore at Dover by Border Force

Since the start of September, 2,917 people have made the crossing in small boats.

Roll Call

Carper’s ‘Silver Bullet’ rides again — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

This week’s highlights include Sen. Tom Carper reminiscing about driving his minivan — “The Silver Bullet” — on a Dover racetrack, and more.

The Independent UK

Patel defends Rwanda plan as migrant crossings top 1,000 in a day

Ministry of Defence figures show 1,160 people were detected on Sunday in 25 boats.

The Guardian - UK

Travellers face six-hour delays at UK border control in Calais

Ferry operators apologise as photos show queues of cars filled with families trying to reach Dover

The Independent UK

Albanian migrants crossing Channel ‘face criminal record checks by own police at Dover’

The measures would allow officers to fast-track anyone regarded as not ‘conducive to the public good’

Daily Mirror

Inside Kent's 'worst hotel' where people 'warned not to drink the tap water'

Reporter Sam Honey headed to two-star Hostel Alma in Dover and, perhaps unsurprisingly, after a less than agreeable stay vowed never to return

The Guardian - UK

Home Office pays firms £2.5m to pick up people trying to cross Channel

Aeolian Offshore and CWind, both of which usually serve offshore wind industry, providing boats and crew

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