France Cracks Down on Immigrant Camp

7 years after the controversial refugee camp at Sangatte in France was closed by officials there, the French state has found itself dealing with another group of immigrants seeking a way to get over the channel to...

Don’t stop me now: The Calais ‘jungle’ & No Borders Camp

French Immigration Minister Eric Besson today (17 September 2009) announced that he will clear the makeshift tents in Calais nicknamed ‘the jungle’ by the end of this week. An exclusive, but gut-wrenching...

Calais migrants ambush Britons at knifepoint

"Migrant gangs in Calais are targeting British holidaymakers in terrifying 'highway robberies'. Would-be illegal immigrants are forming human roadblocks to force motorists passing through the French port town to...

MAN WHO MADE HISTORY ..delays Channel flight by Swiss birdman

"   Regulars here may remember Yves Rossy, the Swiss airline pilot who has turned himself into the world's first human jet. I spent the day with him today at Calais as he prepared to strap on his...

Human Jet prepares to cross Channel

A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or...

British journalist allegedly gang raped in refugee camp in Calais

A British journalism student has allegedly been gang raped in the French port city of Calais, while she was in a refugee camp area called 'the Jungle' working on a story. The camp is in a wooded industrial area...

Cow escapes from abattoir

And now for something completely different........"it's.""Cow escapes from abattoir A cow has escaped from an abattoir, leaping down a manhole and fleeing for a mile through a town's...