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UK's handling of migrants arriving by boat is unacceptable - official report

Britain's handling of migrants who arrive by small boats from Northern France has been unacceptable, ineffective and inefficient, an independent inspection published on Thursday said.

Reuters

Hoist the sails – if you feel like it: a Thames barge break

Guests can join Snark, a barge built to 1898 plans, on chunks of its voyage to all four UK capitals – doing as many sailing tasks or as few as they please

The Guardian - UK

More migrants arrive in Kent as crossings resume

Crossings resumed after a three-day hiatus, with a woman also seen being helped ashore and then pushed away in a wheelchair in Dover.

The Independent UK

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'I'm in the zone now': Clarke set to swim English Channel

Clarke, 57, says he is feeling strong as he prepares to tackle the 34-kilometre swim

Newcastle Herald

Teenage girl killed by car after trip to McDonald’s with friends – inquest

Mya Lawrence was walking home when she was hit by a car on the A256 road near Dover, Kent.

The Independent UK

Manchester woman lived on £5 a day for years after suddenly quitting UK

One night I just said ‘today’s the day’ and we packed everything we had into our little hatchback, quit our jobs and took what little savings we had down to Dover without even booking a ferry”.

Manchester Evening News

Channel crossings resume following quiet weekend

A total of 49 people were brought to Dover on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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Man accused of smoking in Premier Inn room and fined £100 after HE complained of stench

When checking into his double room at Premier Inn Dover, Mark Mallender noticed a cloying smokey smell in his room, which was strongest in the bathroom

Daily Mirror

Summer holidays: is it cheaper to go to the UK, France or Spain?

Petrol, accommodation and food prices are rising at home and abroad. We compare the cost of three destinations

The Guardian - UK

Dover Medical Centre in Huon Valley to lose permanent doctor in widespread GP shortage

A town in southern Tasmania could be without a permanent doctor by the end of the year in the midst of a widespread GP shortage.

ABC News

Dover MP calls for more border posts as plan for new customs centre is ditched

HM Revenue and Customs is exploring alternative options for a development to ease pressure at the border.

The Independent UK

HMRC scraps plans for new Inland Border Facility in Dover

Officials says by no longer going ahead with the plans it will save £120 million

The Independent UK

233 more migrants attempt to cross English Channel amid Rwanda flights storm

Six boats were intercepted in the Channel on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Dozens more migrants rescued from Channel

Approximately 146 people including around 28 children have been rescued from small boats on Wednesday.

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Stag party spends hundreds on bikes to get home after easyJet flight cancelled

‘At the time it didn’t feel like fun, but I had two of the best days of my life with 13 best friends and this just topped it off,’ groom-to-be says

Daily Record

Brit stag-do stranded abroad purchase bikes to complete epic 230-mile trip home

The lads had to find an alternative way back to the UK at the end of a boozy weekend in Amsterdam, including purchasing bikes and hopping on a ferry.

The Independent UK

Stag party spends hundreds on bikes to get home after easyJet flight cancelled

‘At the time it didn’t feel like fun, but I had two of the best days of my life with 13 best friends and this just topped it off,’ groom-to-be says

Wales Online

Stag do stranded abroad by cancelled flights has to buy bikes to get home

"Looking back, the experience was so stressful and like something from a movie or a Top Gear challenge"

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Daily Mirror

Stranded Brits on Amsterdam stag-do buy bikes to complete epic 230-mile mission home

A group of British lads had to find an alternative way back to the UK at the end of a boozy weekend in Amsterdam, including buying bikes and hopping onboard a ferry

The Independent UK

Women and young children among latest small boat arrivals in UK

A number of people were seen being brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dover, Kent, on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Half-term travel chaos as flights cancelled and passengers ‘stuck for hours’ at Dover

Travel operators are braced for a surge in passengers ahead of the Jubilee bank holiday

The Guardian - UK

EasyJet cancels hundreds of half-term flights from Gatwick as getaway begins

UK airports, ports and roads under pressure with Dover passengers facing long queues and motorists warned of major jams

The Independent UK

New 145-mile cycling route launched to mark Kent Day

The route passes through Canterbury, Whitstable, Folkestone and Dover.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle charity chief to swim from Dover to Calais to raise money and awareness for refugees

Action Foundation chief executive, Duncan McAuley, will lead a relay team in swimming the English Channel to raise awareness 'of the difficulties refugees face'

The Guardian - UK

From Dover’s cliffs to degraded porn: the astonishing alchemy of Cornelia Parker – review

This fabulous survey of her 40-year career has everything from soiled hankies to exploding sheds, as well as a vampire-like Margaret Thatcher – confirming Parker’s genius for finding poetry in the world around us

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