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Air ambulance called as serious crash closes A-road
10 December 2021A collision understood to have involved a lorry and a cyclist has resulted in the closure of a major route.
New laws to 'stop channel crossings' are passed
09 December 2021A new bill designed to deter people smugglers and make dangerous crossings across the Channel unviable has been passed in the House of Commons.
'The government does not want these photos seen'
09 December 2021We speak to the photographers bringing the world images of asylum seekers crossing the Channel to Kent.
A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?
08 December 2021After a 20-year fight the government says councils will be forced to take in child asylum seekers to ease pressure on Kent - but will it work?
Man jailed for ferrying 25 people across Channel illegally
07 December 2021A man who illegally steered 25 people across to Kent on an inflatable boat has been put behind bars.
Authorities rescue 100 people trying to cross Channel
04 December 2021In three incidents, 100 men, women and children had to be rescued as they attempted to cross the Channel in the dark this morning.
Rescue teams scrambled in Channel
04 December 2021A little over a week since 27 people drowned, another rescue operation was under way in the Channel.
Third member of Snapchat burglary gang jailed
03 December 2021A court has heard how a gang member took part in a burglary crime spree and robbed a taxi driver while wielding a samurai sword.
£2m boost for divisive seafront development
03 December 2021A scheme for 150 new homes, leisure centre and open spaces along the coast has received a £2 million cash boost by central government.
Another push on vaccines as volunteers are praised for work
02 December 2021More than 15,000 hours of unpaid time have been given at a community hub to support the effort of delivering the life-saving jabs.
Activists want council to 'see sense' over seafront development
02 December 2021Two protests were held over plans to develop along the coast, including one scheme which will see 150 houses and a swimming pool built.
'This requires global solutions'
01 December 2021The Home Secretary is meeting her Italian counterpart to discuss illegal immigration after last week's mass deaths.
'27 people drowned and I laughed'
01 December 2021The deaths of 27 men, women and children willing to risk everything was the worst Channel tragedy yet, but not everyone saw it that way.
Mourners hold vigil for 27 drowned in Channel tragedy
29 November 2021People in a seaside town have staged a vigil to remember those who were drowned when a small boat capsized in the Channel last week.
'No one should have to spend Christmas alone'
29 November 2021Money has been raised so that volunteers can stage a Christmas party for young care leavers who may have otherwise spent the big day alone.
'They have blood on their hands...'
27 November 2021An 'emergency' protest will take place today demanding 'safe passage' for asylum seekers after 28 people lost their lives trying to reach the UK.
Student, 24, hoping to join fiance named as first Channel victim
26 November 2021A 24-year-old hoping to join her fiance for a new life in Britain has been named as the first victim of the Channel crossings tragedy.
Could office in northern France hold key to refugee crisis?
26 November 2021A politician has urged the government to use offices in northern France to allow refugees to apply for UK visas.
Hundreds to march on Downing Street after Channel tragedy
25 November 2021A protest is set to take place outside Downing Street on Saturday after a tragedy saw dozens of asylum seekers drowned while crossing the Channel.
'Even mass deaths won't stop them'
25 November 2021A pro-refugee group stresses that asylum seekers have not been deterred by yesterday's mass drowning, with more people arriving today.
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