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British Police Seize Dozens Of Handguns At Channel Tunnel In Biggest Ever Haul
British authorities have seized dozens of handguns at a border check on the French side of the Channel Tunnel in the largest such haul on record, police said on Monday.
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New Silk Road? First Freight Train From China Arrives In London
The first direct freight train service from China to Britain arrived in London Wednesday, another leg in Beijing's plans for closer trade ties with Europe along a modern-day Silk Road.
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Refugee Who Walked Through Channel Tunnel Walks Free From UK Court
A Sudanese man who walked through the Channel Tunnel last year in an extreme example of the desperate measures some refugees are prepared to take to reach Britain, was sentenced to nine months' jail on Wednesday but will walk free because of time he has already spent in detention.
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France Begins Clearing Part Of Calais Migrant Camp
Work began today to clear a shanty town outside Calais used by migrants trying to reach Britain after the French government won a legal battle to dismantle part of the camp.
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France Announces Tighter Security in Calais, More Shelter for Migrants
France's interior minister today reinforced security in the port city of Calais and said women and children would be given heated tents as migrants and refugees in a makeshift camp face the bitter cold.
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French Boost Security at Channel Tunnel After Migrant Breach
The French interior ministry on Saturday sent in extra police to boost security at the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais after over 100 migrants got a third of the way through the tunnel to Britain and disrupted cross-channel traffic.
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Channel Tunnel Traffic Resumes After Migrant Intrusion: Eurotunnel
Traffic resumed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France today, several hours after being suspended when 113 migrants entered the French side of the tunnel complex, the company operating it said.
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Migrant Trying to Reach Britain Killed By Channel Tunnel Train
An Eritrean man was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France Wednesday, a local official said, making him the 13th migrant killed trying to reach Britain since June.
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Migrants Keep Coming as Angela Merkel Tells EU to do More
Thousands of migrants streamed through the Balkans Thursday as German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned after an emergency summit that Europe still had to get to grips with its biggest post-war refugee crisis.
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Migrant Youth Killed by Channel Tunnel Train: Officials
A young African was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France overnight on Wednesday in the latest death of a migrant trying to reach Britain, a local official said.
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Passengers Stranded in Dark After Eurostar Trains Suspended
Eurostar passengers were left stranded in the dark after "trespassers" entered the tracks on Tuesday, in the latest disruption to the cross-Channel service by suspected migrants trying to reach Britain.
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UK Government Announces New Steps Against Illegal Immigrants
Britain's government promised new measures Monday to crack down on illegal immigrants by making landlords evict them, as the Calais migrants crisis continued to dominate the headlines.
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Britain, France Say Ending Calais Migrant Crisis is 'Top Priority'
Ending the crisis that has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority", the interior ministers of France and Britain wrote in a joint statement Sunday. D
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Migrant Bids to Reach Britain Fall as Security Tightened
French police said Saturday around 300 migrants in Calais attempted to reach Britain via the Channel Tunnel overnight, a significant drop from previous nights after security in Calais was beefed up.
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French Police Foil '1,000 Bids' to Cross Channel
French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel Friday, as London vowed further measures to tackle the crisis.
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British Police Seize Dozens Of Handguns At Channel Tunnel In Biggest Ever Haul
British authorities have seized dozens of handguns at a border check on the French side of the Channel Tunnel in the largest such haul on record, police said on Monday.
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New Silk Road? First Freight Train From China Arrives In London
The first direct freight train service from China to Britain arrived in London Wednesday, another leg in Beijing's plans for closer trade ties with Europe along a modern-day Silk Road.
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Refugee Who Walked Through Channel Tunnel Walks Free From UK Court
A Sudanese man who walked through the Channel Tunnel last year in an extreme example of the desperate measures some refugees are prepared to take to reach Britain, was sentenced to nine months' jail on Wednesday but will walk free because of time he has already spent in detention.
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France Begins Clearing Part Of Calais Migrant Camp
Work began today to clear a shanty town outside Calais used by migrants trying to reach Britain after the French government won a legal battle to dismantle part of the camp.
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France Announces Tighter Security in Calais, More Shelter for Migrants
France's interior minister today reinforced security in the port city of Calais and said women and children would be given heated tents as migrants and refugees in a makeshift camp face the bitter cold.
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French Boost Security at Channel Tunnel After Migrant Breach
The French interior ministry on Saturday sent in extra police to boost security at the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais after over 100 migrants got a third of the way through the tunnel to Britain and disrupted cross-channel traffic.
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Channel Tunnel Traffic Resumes After Migrant Intrusion: Eurotunnel
Traffic resumed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France today, several hours after being suspended when 113 migrants entered the French side of the tunnel complex, the company operating it said.
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Migrant Trying to Reach Britain Killed By Channel Tunnel Train
An Eritrean man was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France Wednesday, a local official said, making him the 13th migrant killed trying to reach Britain since June.
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Migrants Keep Coming as Angela Merkel Tells EU to do More
Thousands of migrants streamed through the Balkans Thursday as German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned after an emergency summit that Europe still had to get to grips with its biggest post-war refugee crisis.
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Migrant Youth Killed by Channel Tunnel Train: Officials
A young African was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France overnight on Wednesday in the latest death of a migrant trying to reach Britain, a local official said.
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Passengers Stranded in Dark After Eurostar Trains Suspended
Eurostar passengers were left stranded in the dark after "trespassers" entered the tracks on Tuesday, in the latest disruption to the cross-Channel service by suspected migrants trying to reach Britain.
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UK Government Announces New Steps Against Illegal Immigrants
Britain's government promised new measures Monday to crack down on illegal immigrants by making landlords evict them, as the Calais migrants crisis continued to dominate the headlines.
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Britain, France Say Ending Calais Migrant Crisis is 'Top Priority'
Ending the crisis that has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority", the interior ministers of France and Britain wrote in a joint statement Sunday. D
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Migrant Bids to Reach Britain Fall as Security Tightened
French police said Saturday around 300 migrants in Calais attempted to reach Britain via the Channel Tunnel overnight, a significant drop from previous nights after security in Calais was beefed up.
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French Police Foil '1,000 Bids' to Cross Channel
French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel Friday, as London vowed further measures to tackle the crisis.
