Strike at Calais docks causing delays for UK-bound passengers Freight vehicles are mostly affected, but backlog of traffic near port is affecting drivers too
Eurostar: Calais to remain shut after Brexit/Covid Eurostar trains have not stopped at Calais-Fréthun in northern France since the pandemic and the company has no plans to resume services
‘Plus on désire une chose…’: Our French expression of the week After British ferry passengers found themselves in long queues at Calais at the weekend, we look at an expression linked to waiting What caused this weekend’s six-hour Calais ferry queues? Port of Dover queues: A one-off or a long-term problem? P&O’s Dover-Calais route resumes for first time since mass sackings
Ferry updates: P&O still suspended, arrive early for Calais-Dover P&O passengers have been told not to go to the port unless they have booked onto another carrier. Services will not resume until Wednesday at the earliest
French union calls for government action over P&O sackings This comes amid questions over why the company’s staff on French contracts retained their jobs
‘Lack of humanity': France denounces UK government Ukraine response The French Interior Minister called the response by his counterpart., UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, ‘totally unsuitable’ in the face of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian offensive
Future of Calais-Sheerness freight shipping route hangs in balance There had been reports that the temporary suspension of the DFDS service will become permanent but a company spokesperson says this is premature
Nationality, visas, asylum: Why immigration rose in France in 2021 The pandemic had a major effect on migration in 2020, but figures are now rising again
‘France will not allow the Channel to become a cemetery’ says Macron The French president’s comments follow the death of at least 27 people in the Channel yesterday, a tragedy met with anger and despair by charities in Calais
Decathlon in Calais stops selling canoes due to Channel crossing risk The sports retailer said the boats could be used to cross to the UK, which would endanger the lives of migrants attempting the route. It comes as illegal Channel crossings increase, as do French-UK diplomatic tensions
Cross-Channel ferries prepare for 2022 bounce-back year English Channel ferry firms are hoping to feel the boost of Calais' large port extension from October this year as well as injection of funds and new ferries in the fleet
Brexit preparations have cost France €200million Customs officers, border police, plant and veterinary inspectors, offices, carparks and IT systems are among the 'unheard of' expenses of reestablishing full border controls
10-hour Calais tailbacks due to Brexit, says transport union British companies stockpiling goods before the end of the year is creating long waits for lorries trying to cross the Channel Brexit: Stockpiling in UK causes delays at Calais border Hang phone cable from window to help the homeless Help: refugee charity in urgent need of donations
Major French ports blockaded in new pension strike Major ports in France - including Calais, Dunkirk and Marseille - are still being blockaded today (Friday January 17) after unions called for a 72-hour strike, with some ferry services reporting disruption. Buses are now all free in Calais Flood waves alert for Pas-de-Calais in northern France Today’s fashions draw upon France's lacy past Port of Calais now ready for ‘no deal’ Brexit 'Forgotten problem' of refugees in northern France
Britons rush to France again for booze trips Drinks shops in Calais are seeing a return to days of the booze-cruise as Britons rush to stock up on cheaper French alcohol ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
French customs staff impose Brexit work to rule Long queues at travel hubs including Gare du Nord, Calais, and popular ski resort airports in southeast France
Migrants climb aboard cross-Channel ferry at Calais Services delayed for several hours as police search vessel after about 100 people break through port perimeter
Calais boss urges sense "Any Brexit measures that slow the flow of lorries that we have today ... would have very serious consequences"
Violence condemned after 22 injured in Calais fights Interior Minister and Secretary of State Gérard Collomb has condemned the “unprecedented violence” at the Calais migrant camp, after a serious brawl left over 22 people hurt, of which four are battling life-threatening injuries.
Fishermen blockade port of Calais Ferry sailings suspended due to protest against electric 'pulse fishing'
Macron and May sign new Calais immigration treaty President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Theresa May have signed a new treaty - named the “Treaty of Sandhurst” - on immigration between the two countries.
Run, Mr Rob, Run! Aid worker plans London Marathon charity fundraiser Aid worker Rob Lawrie, who hit the headlines after being arrested for trying to smuggle a four-year-old Afghan girl into the UK, will be running the London Marathon on April 23 this year in a bid to raise funds for a humanitarian charity.