They MUST be given the chance of life: Labour peer Lord Dubs calls for UK to take its fair share of the 5,000 child migrants languishing in Greek camps Labour peer Lord Dubs, himself a former child refugee, led calls for Britain to take in at least 5,000 child refugees as other cities step up to … Read more
Freddie Lucas is just 16, but he is already a seasoned fisherman on the Latney Star, a two-man boat he crews with his ‘skipper’, and one of about 25 berthed on the shingle on Hastings seafront. The weather-worn hull of his little vessel sits in the shadow of the tall, tarred, wooden net huts that … Read more
Group of 47 unaccompanied child migrants evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrive in Germany The 47 minors, among them four girls, come from Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea They landed in Hanover on a flight from Athens today and now face quarantine They were previously housed in refugee camps in Lesbos, Samos and Chios German … Read more
Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters as it emerges 336 people have already crossed Channel into Britain this month Figures show so far this month 336 men, women and children have made the trip These include 72 people caught in small-boat crossings on Easter Sunday alone Frustration in Whitehall … Read more
Border Force officers have stopped migrants crossing the Channel for a fifth consecutive day as the MailOnline can reveal none of the 130 who have been brought into Dover this week have been tested for coronavirus. It comes after 63 migrants crammed in four small boats were stopped on Tuesday, bringing the total number stopped … Read more
Another 60 migrants are intercepted by Border Force patrols attempting to cross the English Channel in a single day – taking the total to 555 this year Border forces intercepted the asylum seekers and brought them to Dover, Kent First boat is thought to have made it to English waters shortly before midnight It follows … Read more
Border force rescues 53 people including Iraqi and Syrian nationals from the straits of Dover, just two days after another 52 migrants were intercepted in the same stretch of water The 49 men and four women intercepted by Border Force officials near Dover They travelled on four boats which were picked up between 2.20am and … Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan said today he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s border into Greece before advising Athens ‘these people won’t stay in Greece’ and to ‘let them pass into other European countries’. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into Greece, a European Union member state, since Turkey said on … Read more
Menacing Turkish special ops soldiers have been pictured patrolling the country’s border with Greece – as Angela Merkel has promised that Germany will welcome some of the 1,500 Syrian refugee children trapped on Greek islands and said she expects other EU countries to do the same. Troops armed with machine guns and wearing balaclavas were pictured silently … Read more
President Erdogan called on Greece to ‘open the gates’ for migrants trying to reach Europe at Turkey’s border ahead of his talks with the EU on Monday. Thousands of migrants have arrived at Turkey’s border with Greece since Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last month that the country would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from crossing … Read more