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French labour strike reduces capacity at key Dunkirk gas terminal

Industrial action was expected to reduce French electricity supply by up to 5 gigawatts on ⁠Tuesday as energy sector ⁠unions stage a 24-hour strike in protest over calls to curb employee benefits ‌such as access to cheaper power.

France 24 · Sep 15

The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are

Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Channel crossings: Four migrants dead after trying to reach UK

The deaths come a day after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the Government’s plan to curb Channel crossings was ‘working’.

The Independent UK · Jul 30

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I’ve found a way to get free ferries to France – and I can’t believe my luck

While taking the boat to Dunkirk, I stumbled upon a remarkable deal. I’ve barely been on dry land since, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year

Refugee charities say the numbers revealed in freedom of information data are ‘shocking’

The Guardian - UK · May 29

Police aim to remove hundreds of migrants from French beaches under £662m deal

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a three-year £662 million agreement with France in Dunkirk on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Apr 23

UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries

Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new £660m deal with French

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

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France and UK renew landmark pact to curb English Channel crossings

The aim of the agreement is to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel. The two countries' interior ministers are due to meet near the northwestern French city of Dunkirk on Thursday.

Euronews · Apr 23

France arrests activists blocking ship over alleged Russia uranium links

Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for the country's nuclear power plants.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 2

ArcelorMittal invests €1.3 billion to produce 'green steel' at its Dunkirk plant

In the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, the steelmaker confirmed the construction of its largest electric furnace in Europe at its Dunkirk plant in northern France.

Euronews · Feb 11

A Scotland to France ferry could relaunch under £35bn regeneration plan

It has been more than 15 years since passenger services last travelled on the route

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan

French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes

Charities in northern France say they are concerned by the presence of British anti-immigration agitators on beaches and near migrant camps. The groups have filmed themselves for social media attempting to intimidate people waiting to cross the Channel and the aid workers supporting them.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2025

French coastguard rescues 94 people from water after small boat breaks apart

The incident occurred four nautical miles off Dunkirk on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

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The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Chris Philp pelted with bottles and has knife pulled on him during trip to French migrant camp

The Conservative MP visited the camp near Dunkirk to speak to asylum seekers waiting to cross the English Channel

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

What caused Britain’s deadliest ‘small boat’ disaster, and how can another be avoided?

On a cold, wet November evening, Issa Mohamed Omar and more than 30 other men, women and children set off from their informal camp near the northern French port city of Dunkirk. They walked through the darkness in near-silence for around two hours, until they reached the beach from where…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Dinghies at dawn and a determination to arrive: on the French coast waiting to cross to UK

Around Gravelines and Dunkirk there is danger, profound squalor and a human spirit that overpowers the politics

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

Tim Merlier takes sprint victory after Jasper Philipsen abandons as crashes mar stage 3 of Tour de France

Merlier pounced after misfortune befell his former teammate and fellow Belgian on the road to Dunkirk

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The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

Tour de France live: Stage 3 result and reaction as Tim Merlier sprints to victory on day marred by crashes

Merlier took victory after stage favourite Jasper Philipsen crashed out of the Tour

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Tour de France 2025: Merlier wins chaotic stage three as Philipsen crashes out in green jersey – as it happened

Soudal Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier pipped Jonathan Milan to win stage three after a chaotic end to the day.

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025

Healey slams ‘shocking’ scenes of smugglers picking up migrants ‘like a taxi’

French police officers were seen watching as migrants, including children, boarded at a beach between Calais and Dunkirk.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Pictures of lifeboat and crew in Dunkirk rescue colourised for 85th anniversary

Pictures of Coxswain Edward Drake Parker and his crew at Margate Lifeboat Station have been painstakingly cleaned and colourised.

Cycling News · May 2, 2025

Tour de France 2025 Grand Départ under threat of disruption from protesting steelworkers

'If we don't sit down before July 7 to discuss the nationalization of the steel industry, there will be no yellow jersey in Dunkirk' says union boss

Euronews · Mar 20, 2025

One person dead and 15 rescued after trying to cross English Channel

French authorities said the overcrowded boat set off close to the port of Dunkirk on Wednesday evening.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2024

France rescues 107 people trying to cross to UK on Christmas Day

Authorities carry out series of operations off northern coast, as 451 people arrive in England on 11 boats

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