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France Scraps UK Talks Over Migrant Crisis After Boris Johnson Letter
France on Friday scrapped planned talks with the UK about migrant crossings in anger at a letter by Britain's prime minister over the crisis, pushing relations to new lows following the deaths of 27 people in the Channel this week.
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbour To Charity Ship Carrying Over A Hundred Migrants
Italy on Monday said it would not offer safe harbour to the 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast of Libya last week, urging Britain or other European Union allies to take them in.
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British Lord Says Brexit 'Stupidity' Should Not Block Child Refugees
A member of Britain's House of Lords rescued from the Nazis when he was six years old, told AFP the anti-immigrant sentiment behind Brexit should not prevent child migrants being welcomed to Britain
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Terrorism, Migration in Focus as Denmark Votes on European Union Opt-Out
Eurosceptic Denmark goes to the polls on Thursday in a referendum on stepping up its participation in EU police and judicial cooperation, with the outcome uncertain amid fears ranging from terrorist attacks to the migrant crisis.
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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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Britain's David Cameron Urges Support for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria's civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
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Thousands March in London to Urge UK Change Heart on Refugees
Tens of thousands of people marched through London in protest against Britain's refugee policy on Saturday, with new Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attending in his first political engagement only hours after being elected.
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Lawmakers Urge David Cameron to Engage With European Union on Migrant Crisis
British opposition MPs on Tuesday urged Prime Minister David Cameron to take in migrants already in Europe and engage with Britain's EU partners in an emergency parliamentary debate on the crisis.
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Refugees Stuck in France Want Britain to Open its Borders
From the Calais beach, England's Dover Cliffs are visible on a clear day as pearly dots on the horizon. The English Channel or La Manche as it's called in the French side, is the narrowest here, about 33 Kms. Migrants and refugees flock to this town in the hope of getting across through the Eurotunnel.
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France and Britain to Sign Deal on Calais Migrant Crisis
France and Britain are to sign a deal Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions.
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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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Channel Migrants Crisis Bites Into British Business
The disruption to freight between Britain and mainland Europe caused by strikes and illegal immigration is starting to hurt British businesses, from luxury English car manufacturers to Scottish seafood exporters.
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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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French Police Slow Migrant Bids to Cross Channel
The British government was to hold an emergency meeting today to grapple with a migrant crisis on its doorstep, as police in northern France blocked at least 200 people from reaching the Channel tunnel.
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Channel Tunnel Blocked Again by Striking French Sailors
Protesting French sailors halted Eurostar trains by again blocking the entry to the Channel Tunnel in Calais today, AFP reporters said, with migrants using the opportunity to try to break into stationary vehicles.
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France Scraps UK Talks Over Migrant Crisis After Boris Johnson Letter
France on Friday scrapped planned talks with the UK about migrant crossings in anger at a letter by Britain's prime minister over the crisis, pushing relations to new lows following the deaths of 27 people in the Channel this week.
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbour To Charity Ship Carrying Over A Hundred Migrants
Italy on Monday said it would not offer safe harbour to the 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast of Libya last week, urging Britain or other European Union allies to take them in.
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British Lord Says Brexit 'Stupidity' Should Not Block Child Refugees
A member of Britain's House of Lords rescued from the Nazis when he was six years old, told AFP the anti-immigrant sentiment behind Brexit should not prevent child migrants being welcomed to Britain
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Terrorism, Migration in Focus as Denmark Votes on European Union Opt-Out
Eurosceptic Denmark goes to the polls on Thursday in a referendum on stepping up its participation in EU police and judicial cooperation, with the outcome uncertain amid fears ranging from terrorist attacks to the migrant crisis.
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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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Britain's David Cameron Urges Support for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria's civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
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Thousands March in London to Urge UK Change Heart on Refugees
Tens of thousands of people marched through London in protest against Britain's refugee policy on Saturday, with new Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attending in his first political engagement only hours after being elected.
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Lawmakers Urge David Cameron to Engage With European Union on Migrant Crisis
British opposition MPs on Tuesday urged Prime Minister David Cameron to take in migrants already in Europe and engage with Britain's EU partners in an emergency parliamentary debate on the crisis.
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Refugees Stuck in France Want Britain to Open its Borders
From the Calais beach, England's Dover Cliffs are visible on a clear day as pearly dots on the horizon. The English Channel or La Manche as it's called in the French side, is the narrowest here, about 33 Kms. Migrants and refugees flock to this town in the hope of getting across through the Eurotunnel.
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France and Britain to Sign Deal on Calais Migrant Crisis
France and Britain are to sign a deal Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions.
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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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Channel Migrants Crisis Bites Into British Business
The disruption to freight between Britain and mainland Europe caused by strikes and illegal immigration is starting to hurt British businesses, from luxury English car manufacturers to Scottish seafood exporters.
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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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French Police Slow Migrant Bids to Cross Channel
The British government was to hold an emergency meeting today to grapple with a migrant crisis on its doorstep, as police in northern France blocked at least 200 people from reaching the Channel tunnel.
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Channel Tunnel Blocked Again by Striking French Sailors
Protesting French sailors halted Eurostar trains by again blocking the entry to the Channel Tunnel in Calais today, AFP reporters said, with migrants using the opportunity to try to break into stationary vehicles.
