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Orient Express set to scrap plans for UK line because of Brexit delays

The Orient Express has dropped the London-to-Folkestone leg of the route because it has become too difficult to cross the Channel after the UK's departure from the European Union

Daily Mirror

Tory candidate posted on Facebook about 'stoning' refugees who cross the Channel

The Conservative Party is refusing to say whether it will take any disciplinary action against Stuart Peach. He is standing to become a councillor in Ashfield where Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the MP

Daily Mirror

Orient Express scraps UK service because of Brexit

Delays crossing the Channel mean it is now no longer viable to run the service

Wales Online

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Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022

Evening Standard

Sunak: I can’t be sure small boats will be stopped before election

PM calls fulfilling Channel crossings pledge ‘complicated’ in wide-ranging ConservativeHome interview

The Guardian - UK

Tories believe Channel crossings will INCREASE despite PM's pledge to 'stop the boats'

Ministers are under pressure to clamp down on people-smuggling gangs as record numbers of migrants are expected to risk their lives making perilous journeys in small boats

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman’s rhetoric labelled 'racist' by Tory peer

Home Secretary comes under fire from Baroness Sayeeda Warsi for singling out small boats crossing the Channel and British Pakistani grooming gangs

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Home Office admits no evidence to support key claim on small boat crossings

Exclusive: UK government concedes it cannot substantiate assertion that majority crossing Channel are economic migrants

The Guardian - UK

Cheap flights, Brexit, now Dover chaos – is this the end of the road for continental coach tours?

While many operators still ply the cross-Channel route, some businesses are focusing instead on domestic trips

The Guardian - UK

Travellers crossing Channel from UK face 90-minute delays on Good Friday

Ferry operators expect bank holiday weekend to be busy with ‘large queues’ at entrance to Dover port

The Guardian - UK

UK leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers

London (AFP) - Britain on Wednesday announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge, as the government seeks cost-cutting measures and deterrents for arrivals crossing the Channel.

AFP

Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in Channel

A large group of rescued people were photographed arriving at a beach in Dungeness, Kent on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

Daily Mirror

Channel crossings down 17% in first quarter of the year compared with 2022

Amid changeable weather conditions at sea, no crossings have been recorded since March 29.

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E-scooter firms pledge to continue UK operations despite Paris ban vote

Dott and Tier said their e-scooters will remain available for use on this side of the Channel.

The Independent UK

Should refuge be granted to Afghan war heroes who served with UK forces? Have your say in our poll

Afghans now account for the largest number of small boat migrants, with more than 9,000 having made the Channel crossing in 2022

Daily Mirror

Huge new Legoland theme park gets scrapped but three more are planned for 2025

A new version of the colourfully themed resort Legoland was due to be constructed just across the Channel in Belgium, near Charleroi Airport, but it has now been ditched

Wales Online

Migrants to be housed in Army bases and barges to curb hotel use

Thousands of people arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel has caused demand to rise

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Evening Standard

Tory storm erupts on when to bring in safe and legal migrant routes

Backbench MPs say they want routes for asylum seekers to be set up in tandem with new measure to cut Channel numbers

Daily Mirror

Majority of Brits want ministers to open safe routes for refugees, poll shows

Rishi Sunak has pledged to open new safe routes, but has failed to give details or a timeframe for when it will happen - a new poll shows the public wants ministers to take action

Daily Mirror

Just one in five voters thinks Rwanda plan will actually 'stop the boats'

Only 22% of 1,500 voters quizzed online think the controversial policy will be a deterrent

The Guardian - UK

‘You walked in and your heart sank’: the shocking inside story of Manston detention centre

Last year, the short-term facility in Kent ballooned into a vast, unsafe camp holding thousands of people, including children. How did our asylum system get so broken – and what does it reveal about Rishi Sunak’s promise to stop the small boats?

The Independent UK

Albanian premier hits out at ‘disgraceful’ Braverman attack on migrants

Edi Rama said the Home Secretary’s comments about ‘Albanian criminals’ crossing the Channel marked a low point in relations.

Daily Mirror

You can soon take an epic 56-day bus ride with stops in 22 countries

From this summer Bus to London by Adventures Overland will be travelling through 22 countries, covering 12,000 km in 56 days, from Istanbul to Slovenia, up to the top of Norway and then down to France and over the Channel

The Conversation

Illegal immigration: cracking down on smuggling makes gangs more organised – and costs migrant lives

The illegal migration bill is the government’s latest proposal to tackle the rise in small boat Channel crossings, by detaining and removing anyone who arrives in the UK without valid permission to enter.

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