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SPECIAL REPORT : Anti-migrant activists are increasingly making trips to northern France to harass migrants and charity workers. Holly Bancroft examines this disturbing new trend

When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered across handwritten manuscripts in Latin or French and difficult to decipher. Now, our online database makes it possible for…

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.

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

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

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

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

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