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More than 22,324 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since Sir Keir walked into No 10 when Labour won the election in July, up 24 per cent on the same period in 2023 but down ...
British immigration staff will be posted to French control rooms for the first time in a bid to curb the number of migrants making the journey.
Côte d'Albâtre in Le Havre A former ferry, shown as M/S Norman Voyager now Brittany Ferries M/S Etretat. DFDS Seaways France, trading as DFDS Seaways, and formerly known as New Channel Company A/S, is the trading name of the ferry services across the Dover Strait and English Channel operated by DFDS Seaways and formerly operated by LD Lines.
The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
A service road tunnel runs the entire length of the crossing, but is closed to general use and used only during emergencies and for maintenance. Cyclists – both amateur and professional – have crossed the channel via the tunnel on special occasions. [2] There have been proposals at various times for a second channel tunnel of some kind. [3]
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With the topic of English Channel crossings high up the news agenda again after a flurry of arrivals, the PA news agency has looked at some of the key questions on the topic.
It is impossible to apply for asylum in the UK until they are physically in the country [3] so many try to cross the English Channel illegally. [1] On 23 November The Times reported that, due to the increase in the number of migrants crossing from France to the UK, the UK had offered to provide police officers to help the French to patrol their ...