Calais
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French authorities accused of failing to investigate the fates of refugees who have gone missing at sea while trying to cross by boat to the UK, with families still waiting for news of loved ones
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Letters: Asylum seekers want to contribute, as my parents did in the 1930s, writes Helen Singer; plus a letter from Dr John R Whittaker
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4 out of 5 stars.Thomas Laurance’s documentary focuses on the British activists who arrived in the refugee camp with housing materials and other life-saving supplies
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Irish Ferries says all passengers and crew are accounted for after flames discovered in engine room
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Care4Calais says it offers refugees aid and dignity and does not want them to cross Channel by dangerous means
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Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times
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If you ever doubt the hateful effects of Tory migrant policy, go to Calais and see what I’ve seen
Jeremy CorbynThe French create the terror and squalor in refugee camps – and UK ministers pay them to do it, says former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn -
Travel between Dover and Calais disrupted by 24-hour National Day of Action
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Asylum-seekers sleep rough, forge friendships and withstand harassment from police as they seek passage to the UK
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Suspension of Dover-Calais sailings adds to wider travel disruption across UK on bank holiday weekend
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After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh conditions, while NGOs struggled to provide the most basic services. The UK has given millions of pounds to France to try to prevent border crossings but people continue to attempt to get to Britain. Meanwhile, the residents of Calais complain of an increasingly militarised city. The Guardian's Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry report
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British citizens trying to bring their families to the UK are grappling bureaucracy in Paris despite new visa rules
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People who fled Taliban are starting to arrive in northern France in hope of reaching UK
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At least 27 people died when their boat sank in the Channel attempting to reach the UK. Diane Taylor reports on an avoidable tragedyPodcast
Nicola Trahan obituary