Desperate migrants in France rush tunnel to reach England
CALAIS, France — Migrants rushed the tunnel linking France and England repeatedly for a second night on Wednesday and one man was crushed by a truck in the chaos, deepening tensions surrounding the...
View Article2,000 migrants, desperate to reach Britain, try to storm Channel Tunnel
Attempts by migrants desperate to reach England through the Channel Tunnel have reached a new peak, as about 2,000 migrants tried to storm the Eurotunnel terminal in the French port town of Calais. “It...
View ArticleInjuries as 2,000 migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel in France to reach UK
(CNN)About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel through the...
View ArticleMigrant crisis: man dies as 1,500 try to enter Channel tunnel
One migrant has died after hundreds of illegal migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in Calais overnight, operator Eurotunnel said. The latest incident comes after 2,000 migrants tried to gain...
View ArticleTheresa May announces work on plans to stop Channel tunnel migrants
Home secretary says emergency Cobra meeting resulted in agreement for urgent work with Eurotunnel to try to stop people getting into tunnel illegally ...
View ArticleOver 2,000 migrants storm Channel Tunnel to reach Britain
Over 2,100 desperate migrants have stormed the Channel Tunnel terminal in the French port town of Calais trying to reach the United Kingdom. "It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month and a...
View Article2,000 migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel in France to reach UK
(CNN)About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel through the French terminal near Calais on Monday night in an attempt to reach the UK, operator Eurotunnel said. Some of the migrants were...
View ArticleBritain or death: Illegal migrants die in scores trying to cross English...
If you're planning a trip between England and France this summer, be prepared for delays because illegal migrants are literally dying to cross the English Channel. As many as 1,200 migrants repeatedly...
View ArticleBritain and France vow ending Calais migrants crisis a ‘top priority’
France and Britain vowed Sunday that ending a crisis which has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a “top priority”. The joint statement came as a...
View ArticlePM pledges better Channel Tunnel security amid ongoing migrant crisis
A lot more needs to be done to bolster security to protect Britain's border amid the continuing migrant crisis in Calais, David Cameron has said. Although more fencing and police officers had helped,...
View ArticleCalais migrant crisis: Channel Tunnel could be closed at night
The Channel Tunnel could be closed at night if the crisis in Calais worsens as it was disclosed that an African migrant walked nearly the entire length of the sub-sea crossing to reach Britain. Talks...
View ArticleMigrants 'breached Eurotunnel security by guessing code'
Migrants are believed to have unlocked a gate into the Eurotunnel complex after guessing the security code, it has been reported. It comes after David Cameron said a lot more needs to be done to...
View ArticleBritain and France team up to guard Channel Tunnel from migrants with more...
Britain and France have announced tougher security tools to guard the Channel Tunnel, a new joint police command to target human traffickers and €10 million in new British government money to help...
View ArticleBritain, France boost intelligence against migrant traffickers to stop...
Britain and France are fortifying security around the Channel Tunnel and boosting intelligence efforts against traffickers as they try to dissuade thousands of migrants from trying to make the illegal...
View ArticleBritain, France boost security to stop migrants from tunnel
Britain and France are fortifying security around the Channel Tunnel and boosting intelligence efforts against traffickers in an effort to dissuade thousands of migrants from trying to make the illegal...
View ArticleChannel Tunnel security raised after migrant breach
AFPLILLE, France (AFP-Jiji) — The French Interior Ministry on Saturday sent in extra police to boost security at the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais after over 100 migrants got one-third of the way...
View ArticleBritain, France say ending Calais migrant crisis is 'top priority'
PARIS: Ending the crisis that has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority", the interior ministers of France and Britain wrote in a joint...
View ArticleFrance to Break Up Camps in Towns Near Channel Tunnel
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the government will send police reinforcements to Calais and break up migrant camps in towns near the Channel Tunnel in response to a growing crisis...
View ArticleEnding Calais migrant crisis a ‘priority’
France and Britain yesterday vowed that ending a crisis which has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais, France, in recent weeks is a “top priority.” The joint statement...
View ArticleChannel Tunnel: Migrant flow at Calais 'too much to handle'
29 July 2015 From the section UK The flow of migrants trying to get into Britain from Calais appears "too much" for the UK government to handle, a spokesman for Eurotunnel has said. About 2,000...
View ArticleHundreds of migrants in Calais try dangerous Channel crossing
London: Britain and France are scrambling to find ways to stop hundreds of people living in squalid camps in northern France from forcing their way through the Channel Tunnel. For two successive...
View Articlemigrants storm the gates CAL THOMAS: Another British invasion
When music fans think of “the British Invasion” they are referring to ‘60s bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Britain today, however, faces a different type of invasion. Thousands of...
View ArticleCalais: one dead as 1,500 migrants try to storm Eurotunnel again
Body found as authorities deal with latest mass attempt to make it across the Channel to England and UK home secretary chairs Cobra emergency meeting...
View Article“Like Living in Hell”
Summary Since they destroyed [the Calais camp] last year, there is no place to sleep or eat. It’s like living in hell. —Yeakob S., 29-year-old Ethiopian man, Calais, June 30, 2017 [T]he women and the...
View ArticleEurotunnel crisis: Crush turns deadly as migrants push toward Britain
The crush of migrants trying to enter Britain through the tunnel connecting it to France turned deadly again Wednesday with reports of another man killed making the attempt -- one of an estimated...
View ArticleUK in talks with Holland and Belgium to close off new migrant routes to Britain
Theresa May reveals discussions as she insists government measures – including deal that sees British police help French fight smugglers in Calais – are working...
View ArticleUK and France say ending migrant crisis is top priority
Ending the crisis that has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority", the interior ministers of France and Britain have written in a joint...
View ArticleCalais crisis: For desperate migrants it is 'England or death' as they brave...
Resting under a tree after another night of gambling with his life on the tracks of the Channel Tunnel, Ismat Amir shrugged his shoulders when asked why he and the dozens of fellow migrants surrounding...
View ArticleMan Crushed To Death As Some 2,000 Migrants Storm Eurotunnel
CALAIS, France (AP) -- Migrants rushed the tunnel linking France and England repeatedly for a second night on Wednesday and one man was crushed by a truck in the chaos, deepening tensions surrounding...
View ArticleChannel gridlock after estimated 2,000 migrants storm Calais terminal
Eurotunnel reveals scale of disturbance caused by migrants on French soil as home secretary announces £7m in extra funds to help police the border...
View ArticleCalais migrants: How is the UK-France border policed?
Thousands of migrants determined to reach the UK live in camps near the port of Calais. In 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron described the sight of hundreds trying to board lorries approaching the...
View ArticleThe Refugee Drama of Calais: Death and Freedom in the Channel Tunnel
Thousands of refugees are living in squalor in Calais, France as they seek to illegally make their way to Britain through the Channel Tunnel. They are looking for what they believe will be better...
View ArticleFrance deploys riot police to bolster Calais security
Reprints + - A driver climbs on his truck as he waits to cross the English channel, in Calais, northern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Migrants rushed the tunnel linking France and England...
View ArticleCalais migrant crisis: France sends extra police to Channel Tunnel
29 July 2015 From the section UK France is to send 120 extra police officers to Calais as the migrant crisis there continues. Migrants attempting to reach Britain told the BBC they would continue to...
View ArticleTwo migrants arrested after walking Channel Tunnel
Two more suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested after walking through the Channel Tunnel to reach Britain. The latest security breach in the tunnel came after a large-scale incursion of more...
View ArticleChannel gridlock caused by about 2,000 migrants storming Calais terminal
About 2,000 migrants attempted to storm the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais, causing severe delays to cross-Channel rail services and gridlock on UK roads, it has been revealed....
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