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P&O Ferries plans to resume Dover-Calais sailings

P&O Ferries plans to resume operating between Dover and Calais in the coming days amid accusations it attempted to further reduce the wages of its seafarers. The firm is selling tickets for cross-Channel sailings on its ship Spirit of Britain, with ...

25 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Couple forced to leave Ukrainian family in Calais due to refugee system delays

The Government’s “painfully slow” Homes for Ukraine scheme meant a British couple had to leave three refugees in Calais after trying to transport them to the UK. Graham and Angela Coton, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, delivered humanitarian aid to ...

23 Mar 2022 at 16:55

UK ports will be required to check seafarers’ pay after P&O sackings

UK ports will be required to check whether ferry crews are paid at least the national minimum wage following the P&O Ferries sackings, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The Cabinet minister told MPs that the Government will ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

UK and EU ‘have nine months to stop tourist traffic grinding to a halt’

The UK has just months to avoid huge disruption to holidaymakers when new EU rules come into force – despite knowing about the problem for two years, the chief of Dover port has warned. British tourists headed for city breaks in Paris ...

28 Jan 2022 at 09:55

Government ‘eroding public trust’ in asylum system with Rwanda scheme

The Government is “eroding public trust” in Britain’s asylum system by over-promising and under-delivering with its controversial Rwanda scheme, MPs have been told. The Refugee Council said the policy will not solve the problem of ...

06 Jul 2022 at 19:07

Jacob Rees-Mogg says he was wrong to insist there would be no delays in Dover

Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted he was wrong to insist there would be no delays at Dover caused by Brexit. The Brexit opportunities minister was adamant in the past that any backups when crossing the Channel would be witnessed in ...

02 Aug 2022 at 10:05

Braverman’s language on Albanians ‘exacerbating fragile situation – Tory grandee

Suella Braverman’s language on Albanian asylum seekers is “exacerbating” an already dangerous situation, a veteran Tory MP has warned. Sir Roger Gale condemned rhetoric used by the Home Secretary, who has frequently singled ...

08 Dec 2022 at 15:28

Boy, 13, among 15 arrested after protest outside asylum seekers’ hotel

Fifteen people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested after a police van was set alight and fireworks were thrown at officers during a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Thirteen men and two women, ...

11 Feb 2023 at 16:50

Children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action

Children and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have been hit by delays of more than six hours at Calais amid strike action by Border Force staff. Members of the Public and Commercial Services ...

18 Feb 2023 at 19:40

‘The people of Knowsley are not bigots’: Anti-refugee protesters condemned

Protesters who became violent outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Merseyside have been condemned by police and MPs. Three people were arrested on Friday night on suspicion of violent disorder and taken to ...

11 Feb 2023 at 12:38

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Visitors from Ballyshannon's French twin enjoy time in Donegal

Members of Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Festival and Ballyshannon Town Twinning groups were delighted to welcome 29 visitors, 26 students, and three teachers, from the surrounding areas near Grenay ...

13 May 2022 at 22:33

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Lifford man Shane McCauley swims English Channel in under 12 hours

Lifford man Shane McCauley completed a solo swim of the English Channel on Monday afternoon. The gruelling swim is considered by many to be the ultimate long-distance challenge. Shane set off from Dover at ...

03 Oct 2022 at 20:33

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