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Violence, intimidation and fear: 10 years on from the ‘Jungle’, life in Calais migrant camps is harsher than ever

People living in tents in northern France hoping to find asylum in England face increasing intimidation from police and far-right agitators

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24

People smugglers now ‘using bigger boats to make riskier journeys across the Channel’

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The Independent UK · Oct 21

Only a matter of time until mass casualty event in Channel, border chief warns

Major General Duncan Capps, the Home Office’s border security commander, said there are now almost 3,800 people in French camps waiting to make the Channel crossing

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Is there a different way to fix the small boats crisis?

As ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still want to cross the Channel despite French police aggression and hostile welcomes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11

Virgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar

Group plans to launch services from London in 2030 and hopes to outshine competitor with design inspiration from its airline, cruise and hotel arms

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

Small boats ‘set for people smugglers’ seized at UK airport

The dinghies could have transported as many as 1,700 migrants, averaging roughly 68 passengers per boat

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Home Secretary Says Almost Every Woman in Northern France Awaiting UK Crossing Has 'Probably Been Raped'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said women attempting to cross the Channel from northern France may have suffered abuse, while rejecting far-right support and defending protest-related arrests.

International Business Times UK · Oct 6

Two dead as French authorities respond to two separate migrant boat incidents

Downing Street insisted progress was being made in tackling the small boat crisis in the English Channel.

Evening Standard · Oct 5

Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport

French authorities say two men, one in his 30s and another in his 40s, died during overnight crossing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Migrants arrive in Gosport as protesters gather at marina

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The Independent UK · Oct 4