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1 month ago

Girl, 14, found in holdall in car boot trafficked to UK after being handed over to French police, report says

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The five short-term holding sites near Calais and Dunkirk house people who have travelled …

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1 month ago

The best flight-free holiday destinations from the UK

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Best flight-free holiday destinations from the UK Edinburgh, Scotland Caledonian Sleeper train: London - Edinburgh open image in gallery Take …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: Thousands of migrants held at UK-run French detention centres ‘shrouded in secrecy’

The Independent

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At least three migrants now confirmed dead trying to cross the Channel to the UK as rescue operation launched off Sangatte beach fears more casualties

Daily Mail

At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross The Channel to the UK in an overloaded boat, French media are reporting. Around 50 migrants have been taken into the care of French humanitarian charity Utopia 56, and ten people with severe hypothermia are being cared for by firefighters, BFM TV reported. A group of people thought to be …

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3 months ago

Eurostar chaos as train stuck in Channel Tunnel for 2.5 hours

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers were stuck on a Eurostar train in the Channel Tunnel for two-and-a-half hours after an …

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3 months ago

Channel Tunnel chaos as Eurostar is stuck for 2.5 hours between UK and France with passengers breaking down in tears as others face massive queues and delays

Daily Mail

Were you stuck on the train? Drivers face delays at Folkestone today trying to board Le Shuttle due to the Eurostar issue The delays caused congestion at Folkestone today, with queues spilling onto the M20 slip road Among those on the stricken Eurostar train was TV producer Gaby Koppel, who told The Independent: 'We stopped in the tunnel about an …

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3 months ago

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hourly East Midlands trains will run from Sheffield, Corby and Nottingham as far south as Bedford, for rail-replacement buses to …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By “messy Monday,” 23 December, additional congestion is expected on: M1 from Luton to Northampton M5 from Bristol to Taunton …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Christmas 2024: Your complete travel guide to getting around the UK this festive season

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

At 38, Calais Campbell is still wrecking games: ‘I might just do this until the wheels fall off’

New York Times

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — During quiet moments on the sideline, Calais Campbell can still hear his father’s voice. Once you start something … “That’s when I decided I was gonna do everything in my power to get this thing going,” he says. “Getting here is hard.” Campbell’s never made it back. “To tell you the truth, I don’t think my …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amiens: The beautiful French town you didn’t know existed

The Independent

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4 months ago

New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

Daily Mail

Opening more asylum hotels will act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat crossings, Labour has been warned. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle revealed last week that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government, with seven new hotels being brought into use since the general election in July. But during Home Office questions, Tory MP Julia Lopez …

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4 months ago

Mike McDaniel stepped in to keep Dolphins from trading veteran DT Calais Campbell to Ravens

Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins were ready to deal veteran defensive tackle Calais Campbell to the Baltimore Ravens ahead of the Nov. 5 trade deadline until Mike McDaniel stepped in. “I may or may not have thrown an adult temper tantrum,” Miami’s coach said, confirming the news first reported by NFL Network Sunday morning. “I was happy that …

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4 months ago

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Keir Starmer has brushed off calls from the French mayors They …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in Britain in busiest fortnight of Channel crossings this year, new figures reveal

Daily Mail

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in the UK in the busiest fortnight of Channel crossings so far this year, new figures have revealed. It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to sign new agreements to intercept criminal gangs smuggling migrants through the Western Balkans as part of efforts to bring down small boat crossings. A group of …

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Two more bodies are found in the Channel, bringing this week's death toll to six - as more than 50 migrants are rescued amid warnings about 'growing' people-smuggling threat

Daily Mail

Two more bodies have today been found in the English Channel, bringing this week's migrant death toll to six, after authorities said earlier today that four migrants were found dead in the sea. Two more bodies have today been found in the English Channel, bringing this week's migrant death toll to six A group of people thought to be migrants …

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5 months ago

Labour could open MORE asylum hotels amid fears they could run out of space as nearly 150,000 migrants cross the channel in just six years

Daily Mail

Labour may open more asylum hotels in the wake of new fears they will run out of spaces soon. 'When we entered government and even before, during access talks, we were told that the previous government had been drawing up plans to open scores of new asylum hotels,' the source told the Times. Downing Street insisted the Government remains 'committed' …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Eurostar refuses to use THREE UK rail stations as desperate passengers blast 'awful' decision... and even French champagne tycoon says 'it's an obvious mistake'

Daily Mail

Campaigns to get Eurostar trains stopping in Stratford and restart services to Kent stations are gaining momentum amid overcrowding fears at London St Pancras. Stratford International station opened to rail services in 2009 but has never hosted Eurostar Stratford International station is connected to Stratford station by the Docklands Light Railway, with both hubs used by football fans heading to …

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6 months, 1 week ago

FRANCE is not doing enough to stop migrant deaths in the English Channel, minister admits - after years of blaming Britain

Daily Mail

France does not do enough to prevent migrant deaths in the English Channel, an outgoing government minister in Paris has admitted. This is believed to be the inflatable dinghy which led to the death of eight migrants trying to cross the Channel on Sunday At least eight UK-bound migrants drowned yesterday after the dinghy got into trouble on the Channel …

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6 months, 1 week ago

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats - as tragedy earlier today claims lives of eight others

Daily Mail

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats, the latest government figures show. The latest small boat disaster claimed the lives of eight migrants today after their dinghy got into difficulty off the coast at Ambleteuse, near Calais, in the early hours of this morning. French officials are seen using …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shock footage shows NFL star pleading with cops as they pin him down

Daily Mail

Dramatic bodycam footage has emerged of the moment Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was detained by cops and pinned to the ground near Hard Rock Stadium. As a matter of fact, get out of the car,' one officer told Hill before another warned the receiver: 'We'll break that freaking window.' As Hill lay on the road, a cop put his knee …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tyreek Hill: What we know about Miami Dolphins star’s detainment by police

CNN

CNN — It’s been an eventful few days for Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill, who was handcuffed and detained by Miami-Dade Police shortly before his team’s opening game Sunday. A police union criticized Hill as “uncooperative.” Attorneys for one officer, who was placed on administrative duties amid a review, called the decision “premature” and called for the officer’s immediate reinstatement. …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill tells CNN he’s still shell-shocked after being detained by police ahead of NFL game

CNN

CNN — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill told CNN that he is still reeling from being detained by police on Sunday as he drove to Hard Rock Stadium for the first game of the NFL season, saying he’s still shocked it happened. Like for me, it just all happened so fast and I really couldn’t like gather everything that …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Moment migrants rush to board dinghy bound for Britain just hours after tragedy which left 12 dead: Dozens more are brought to shore in Dover with girl clutching mobile phone and not wearing a life ja

Daily Mail

The deaths of 12 migrants off the north coast of France have done little to deter other asylum seekers who are desperate to reach Britain. A young girl holds a mobile phone aloft as she tries to board a dinghy heading from France to Britain on Wednesday The phone was wrapped in clingfim to protect it from the brutal waters …

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Girl, 14, found in holdall in car boot trafficked to UK after being handed over to French police, report says

The best flight-free holiday destinations from the UK

Revealed: Thousands of migrants held at UK-run French detention centres ‘shrouded in secrecy’

At least three migrants now confirmed dead trying to cross the Channel to the UK as rescue operation launched off Sangatte beach fears more casualties

Eurostar chaos as train stuck in Channel Tunnel for 2.5 hours

Channel Tunnel chaos as Eurostar is stuck for 2.5 hours between UK and France with passengers breaking down in tears as others face massive queues and delays

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

Christmas 2024: Your complete travel guide to getting around the UK this festive season

At 38, Calais Campbell is still wrecking games: ‘I might just do this until the wheels fall off’

Amiens: The beautiful French town you didn’t know existed

New asylum hotels act as a 'massive incentive' for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power

Mike McDaniel stepped in to keep Dolphins from trading veteran DT Calais Campbell to Ravens

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

More than 3,000 migrants arrived in Britain in busiest fortnight of Channel crossings this year, new figures reveal

Two more bodies are found in the Channel, bringing this week's death toll to six - as more than 50 migrants are rescued amid warnings about 'growing' people-smuggling threat

Labour could open MORE asylum hotels amid fears they could run out of space as nearly 150,000 migrants cross the channel in just six years

Why Eurostar refuses to use THREE UK rail stations as desperate passengers blast 'awful' decision... and even French champagne tycoon says 'it's an obvious mistake'

FRANCE is not doing enough to stop migrant deaths in the English Channel, minister admits - after years of blaming Britain

A near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats - as tragedy earlier today claims lives of eight others

Shock footage shows NFL star pleading with cops as they pin him down

Tyreek Hill: What we know about Miami Dolphins star’s detainment by police

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill tells CNN he’s still shell-shocked after being detained by police ahead of NFL game

Moment migrants rush to board dinghy bound for Britain just hours after tragedy which left 12 dead: Dozens more are brought to shore in Dover with girl clutching mobile phone and not wearing a life ja