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Row over maritime laws in bid to stop migrant crossings, MPs told
The UK Government is locked in a row with France over differing "interpretations" of maritime law in efforts to tackle the Channel migrant crossings crisis, MPs have heard. Home Secretary Priti Patel sought to level blame at her French
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Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country's borders with Europe are open. Mr Erdogan's announcement delivered on his long-standing threat to let refugees into the continent as thousands of migrants gathered at
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PM warns migrants trying to illegally enter UK: ‘We will send you back’
Boris Johnson has told migrants not to cross the English Channel to get to the UK as "we will send you back". The Prime Minister's comments came after nearly 100 people took to small boats to try to make the crossing from France to
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Spanish border authorities find man hiding behind car's glove compartment
Spanish border authorities recently found a man hiding behind a car's glove compartment. According to reports, he was one of four individuals who concealed themselves in various parts of cars in an attempt to smuggle themselves into Europe.
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Lorry driver smashes through migrant barricade
Dramatic footage has shown the moment a lorry ploughed through a makeshift roadblock constructed by armed migrants on a Calais-bound road. Posted on YouTube earlier this week with the caption 'Here's how the refugees are trying to stop
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New £200m Calais theme park plans spark row
The mayor of Calais is under fire over plans to build a £200 million theme park - only two miles from the migrant Jungle camps. The Times reports that Natacha Bouchart believes the theme park, called Heroic Land, will improve Calais'
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Trucking body suggests using French military to protect drivers
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned that there will be fatalities around Calais if security isn't stepped up to protect lorry drivers from migrants in the French