The Latest Breaking News from Dunkirk

French President Emmanuel Macron has ambitions to build factories to boost job creation and make his country's economy more independent

Local residents were told to keep their windows and doors shut

Dunkirk (France) (AFP) - Global battery makers are turning a formerly depressed northern French region into a 21st-century manufacturing hub and a key European source of new energy technology.

Taiwanese battery maker Prologium says it will invest more than €5 billion in building a new gigafactory in the northern French port city of Dunkirk for its first European plant.

French president Emmanuel Macron is today visiting the site of a new 'gigafactory' in Dunkirk, northern France (12 May).

French president Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to tour an aluminium factory in the northern city of Dunkirk on Friday to hail the region as a symbol of industrial recovery and highlight his country’s growing economic relevance as a venue for foreign investments.

Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Warning that ‘the port and local road network in and around Dover may be busier than usual’ on eve of half-term getaway

Members of the PCS union in Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will strike on February 17, 18, 19 and 20

In the northern French city of Dunkirk, thousands of people look forward to carnival season every year. As Mardi Gras approaches, the carnival transforms the city: the Black Cat Ball, fancy dressing and herring throwing from the town hall balcony are all part of the two-month-long festivities. The tradition dates…