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Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

Kent local authorities have called for more Government money to better manage disruption on the roads caused by delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Thousands of people had their cross-Channel journeys disrupted last weekend because of ...

29 Jul 2022 at 13:18

Teenager believed to be among four dead in Channel migrant boat tragedy

Teenager among four dead in Channel migrant boat tragedy

A teenager is believed to have been among the four people who died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel. Kent County Council leader Roger Gough told a council meeting on Thursday a youngster was one of the fatalities. He told ...

15 Dec 2022 at 17:23

Search called off in Channel migrant boat tragedy

The search for people missing from the migrant boat that capsized in the Channel has been called off. A teenager is believed to have been among the four people who died when the boat capsized on Wednesday. Kent County Council ...

15 Dec 2022 at 22:11

Ruling over child asylum seekers in hotels ‘landmark day for children’s rights’

A High Court ruling which found the Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers is unlawful has been hailed as a “landmark day for children’s rights”. The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking ...

27 Jul 2023 at 17:01

Housing child asylum seekers in hotels unlawful for over 18 months, judge rules

The Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers has been unlawful for more than 18 months, the High Court has ruled. The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) brought legal action ...

27 Jul 2023 at 16:15

Lone child asylum seekers aged 13 placed in hotels despite ruling, court hears

Lone child asylum seekers, some as young as 13, are still being placed in hotels despite the routine practice previously being ruled unlawful, the High Court has been told. Every Child Protected Against Trafficking ...

15 Sept 2023 at 19:07

New reception centres planned to host unaccompanied child asylum-seekers in Kent

New arrival centres for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) are being planned in Kent ahead of the new year, a council chief has said. Kent County Council said it is waiting for a funding agreement from ...

29 Nov 2023 at 16:35

Judge notes falling number of lone child migrants going into hotels

The operation of a scheme designed to transfer unaccompanied child asylum seekers from the care of one council to another has improved in recent months, a High Court judge says. Mr Justice Chamberlain says that ...

28 Nov 2023 at 16:27

Plans to manage migrant arrivals until 2030 suggests Government ‘not confident’

Fresh plans for a reception centre at Manston for at least six years suggests the Government are “not terribly confident they are going to be able to control illegal migration traffic”, a Kent MP has said. ...

11 Dec 2023 at 17:45

Judge bars woman with mental health difficulties from going online

A woman with mental health difficulties has been barred from going online by a judge in a specialist court after council social services staff raised safety concerns. Mr Justice Arbuthnot ruled the woman, ...

06 Sept 2022 at 17:36

Child, nine, youngest unaccompanied migrant to be housed in hotel, judge told

A nine-year-old child is the youngest unaccompanied migrant to be accommodated in a hotel by Home Office officials after crossing the Channel and arriving in England, a High Court judge has been told. Mr ...

30 Jun 2023 at 21:53

Heavy downpours lead to flooding and transport disruption

Heavy rainfall has led to travel disruption in parts of the South East of England. Some train and underground services were hit by cancellations and delays due to the torrential downpours which saw ...

03 Nov 2022 at 11:08

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