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Our hypocrisy as the French raze �the jungle�

23.09.09

Those who risk everything to try and make a better life need more respect and even if they are eventually deported, must be treated with compassion... more

Calais fears new 'Jungle' camp of migrants is already growing

23.09.09

Squalid camps next to the derelict Hoverport in Calais are in danger of mushrooming into a new 'Jungle' full of Britain-bound illegal migrants, it has emerged... more

French vow to destroy 'Jungle' route to Britain

17.09.09

France's largest illegal migrant camp will be razed "by the end of next week" with inhabitants told: "You will not get to England any more via Calais."... more

Sarkozy: Burka not welcome on French soil

22.06.09

The Islamic burka is "not welcome" in France and should be banned, President Sarkozy has announced... more

We should let all migrants go to Britain, says Calais mayor

23.04.09

France's immigration minister was urged to remove passport controls at Calais and bring in the army to destroy shanty towns created by migrants bound for Britain... more

Police arrest 150 UK-bound migrants in Calais

21.04.09

Doznes of UK-bound illegal migrants were arrested today by French police targeting people smugglers in Calais... more

France rejects English plans to 'recreate' Sangatte camp

18.03.09

France's immigration minister has launched a scathing attack on Britain for suggesting a new detention centre for illegal migrants in Calais... more

New 'Sangatte' camps to be built in Calais

12.03.09

France is to perform a U-turn by building "mini-Sangatte" welcome centres for British-bound illegal migrants massing in Calais... more

Migrants who walked into UK just by saying 'family'

12.02.09

A family of Iraqi migrants have told how saying "family" was enough to evade security in Calais and start a new life in Britain... more

France pledges to halt people smuggling into Britain

04.02.09

France has launched a onslaught against people-smugglers charging up to �3,000 a time to get illegal migrants into countries including Britain... more

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