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The Latest Breaking News from Calais

Five Dead, Including Child, In Tragic Channel Crossing Attempt

Despite facing perilous conditions, 57 individuals pressed on with their journey to Britain after the boat's motor was restarted, stated Calais prefect Jacques Billant.

International Business Times

White cliffs to wetlands; discovering France’s Pas-de-Calais

Too many of us bypass the closest part of France to the UK – those who linger enjoy soaring chalk cliffs, vast beaches, superb seafood and verdant marshes ideal for exploring by boat

The Guardian - UK

‘They can’t grieve’: families in limbo as Channel boat victims left unidentified

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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Calais people-smuggling gang broken up with 19 arrests, says Europol

Year-long investigation leads to arrests of Iraqi Kurdish gang leader and five key organisers in Germany

The Guardian - UK

Four men arrested in Calais lorry after British boxing champion Tony Dodson’s son is stabbed

Anthony Dodson, 21, was seriously injured during a brawl in the centre of Liverpool just after Christmas

The Independent UK

Is reclaiming Calais such a Caracas idea?

Letters: Venezuelan mapping | Anonymous presents | Tree swallows | Hullraisers | Slow Horses

The Guardian - UK

One dead, others missing as boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel

One person was drowned and another seriously hurt overnight from Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

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One Drowned In New Channel Migrant Disaster: French Officials

International Business Times

Asylum groups warn of ‘catastrophic situation’ in northern France

People in Calais and Dunkirk may die due to lack of shelter and sanitation, NGOs tell government officials

The Guardian - UK

African refugees relieved by UK court decision to block Rwanda asylum deal

Somali and Sudanese refugees say they are elated by the British court’s decision to block the Rwanda asylum deal.

Al Jazeera

French police evacuate Calais migrant camp for third time in a year

Police have evacuated a camp of 700 migrants in Calais, on the coast of northern France. Home to mostly Sudanese people, the camp had already been evacuated in May and June, when it housed around 350 people.

Radio France Internationale

Man arrested after woman died ‘trying to cross English Channel’

A woman was found dead near Calais on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim UK asylum found dead on Calais beach

A young woman from Eritrea who wanted to claim asylum in the UK was found dead on a beach in Calais after falling off a small boat.

Evening Standard

‘Slogans won’t solve this’: refugee charity staff on Labour’s new immigration policy

Keir Starmer ‘chose to mirror the gimmicks and divisive rhetoric employed by Tories’, Care4Calais says

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Charities watchdog criticises Care4Calais for administrative misconduct

Inquiry finds, however, that charity acted lawfully in challenging government’s asylum policy through courts

The Independent UK

Four people detained in France after six died when migrant boat sank in Channel

Proceedings were opened against the suspects after the vessel got into difficulty and sank off Sangatte on August 12, according to judicial sources.

The Guardian - UK

Hot tubs, cycling and cosy cabins: a woodland stay south of Calais

Chic boltholes set amid towering pines make a relaxing base for families to explore wild beaches, chateaux and Boulogne’s fishy attractions

The Independent UK

One dead, 50 rescued after small boat incident in Channel – French authorities

Some six people were recovered in serious condition and one, who was evacuated by helicopter to Calais hospital, was declared dead.

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The Guardian - UK

On Our Doorstep review – extraordinary story of volunteers in the Calais Jungle

Thomas Laurance’s documentary focuses on the British activists who arrived in the refugee camp with housing materials and other life-saving supplies

The Independent UK

How Calais got cool: France’s much-maligned port city has had a glow-up

Think you know the formerly down-at-heel booze cruise hub? Think again, writes Claire Naylor

The Independent UK

Housing refugees on barge risks retraumatising them, says charity chief

Steve Smith, CEO of Care4Calais, also said the Bibby Stockholm barge was ‘an accident waiting to happen’.

Evening Standard

‘Anything to declare?’ British couple arrested trying to smuggle Ukraine war rocket launchers into UK

The ‘Bunker Busters’ were found wrapped in cellophane in the back of their van during a routine search in Calais

The Independent UK

Imad Alarnab: In The Jungle, food restored our faith

When he was stranded as a refugee in Calais, London chef Imad Alarnab cooked for 400 people every night. Eight years later, his debut cookbook finally tells the story. Lauren Taylor writes

Daily Record

Kirkcudbright Knitting Group hands over hats to Massive Outpoouring of Love

The hats will be sent to where the need is greatest, having previously been sent to Calais and Lebanon

Manchester Evening News

Refugee sleeping at Piccadilly Station trekked through mountains and camped in Calais to get here

For Refugee Week, we spoke to five refugees living in Greater Manchester. They revealed why they moved, how they got here and what life is like for them in the place they now call home

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