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Law Enforcement|International Business Times
Several Hurt As French Police Break Up Mass Rave
Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said Saturday, with one party-goer losing a hand in the clashes. Police fired teargas to disperse the crowd, who defied an 11:00 pm coronavirus curfew on Friday and just stayed on into...
U.K.|BBC
Migrant crossings: Eighty people cross Channel on boats
Eighty people have crossed the Channel in three boats as migrants continue to try to reach the UK, the Home Office has said. The department said UK authorities dealt with three boats on Tuesday while the French stopped 46 from making the journey. A Home Office spokesman said criminals behind...
Immigration|Posted byDaily Mail
Number of migrants crossing English Channel tops 5,000 this year after another 100 people were picked up by Border Force trying to reach UK
Migrants detained by Border Force officers trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has reached more than 5,000 in number - despite efforts from the Home Office to crack down on the crisis. Yesterday 110 people were intercepted making the dangerous crossing of the busiest shipping lands in...
Immigration|Telegraph
Illegal migrant wave swells, with nearly 1,000 crossing Channel already in June
Nearly 1,000 illegal migrants have crossed the Channel by small boat this month, Border Force figures show, double the number last month. Border Force intercepted 179 people attempting the dangerous 21-mile journey in six boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for June so far to 998. That is more than...
Immigration|BBC
Channel crossing: 179 migrants reach Kent in single day
Six small boats carrying 179 migrants crossed the Channel on Wednesday, according to the Home Office. It brings the total number of migrants who have arrived from France so far this year to 4,439, based on government figures. The Home Office said French authorities prevented 95 people from crossing. A...
Immigration|Posted byDaily Mail
Border Force intercepts 10 more migrants crossing the Channel as number to make dangerous journey during soaring temperatures this month passes 1,000
More than 1,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats this month as temperatures soar - making June a potential recording breaking period if ideal sea conditions continue. Border Force officials intercepted 179 people including children and a baby making the dangerous 21-mile journey in six boats yesterday, and...
Immigration|Posted byDaily Mail
Dozens more migrants seize on warm weather to reach Britain as Border Force union chief says cross-channel migrants have Covid rates 20 TIMES higher than those of the UK population
Dozens more migrants arrived in Dover today as they seized on the warmer weather to reach Britain. Border Force officials were seen guiding newly arrived migrants to a holding facility after being picked up in a dinghy in the English Channel. The UK has been enjoying a mini-heatwave, which sent...
World|Idaho8.com
Norwegian police identify body of toddler who died crossing the English Channel
The body of a toddler that washed up on Karmøy Island earlier this year has been identified by Norwegian police as that of Artin Irannezhad from Iran, who was previously listed as missing after his family attempted to cross the English Channel by boat in October 2020. “It is now...
Law Enforcement|The Guardian
‘It was war’: partygoer loses hand amid clashes with French police at illegal rave
French police clashed for hours with partygoers at a 1,500-strong illegal rave over the weekend, with one partygoer losing a hand and five officers injured. Local official Emmanuel Berthier said partygoers threw “Molotov cocktails, metal balls and bits of breeze blocks” at officers during “very violent clashes” in western France.
Sunland Park, NM|kgrt.com
Two Migrants Die Crossing Border
Two migrants have been found dead near the U.S. southern border in New Mexico. Border Patrol says a 35-year-old Mexican woman was found dead in the desert foothills of Sunland Park on Wednesday night, just west of El Paso. Her cause of death has not been determined. Yesterday, border agents found a dead migrant in a remote desert area near an elementary school. Fire officials in Sunland Park say they’ve been involved in several rescue efforts recently of people crossing the border illegally. Last week, two Ecuadorian women were reportedly rescued from the desert after being overcome by the heat.
UEFA|Posted byFox News
Greenpeace parachutist's stunt could have turned deadly: 'snipers already had him in their sights'
A Greenpeace parachutist who flew onto the field during a Euro 2020 match on Tuesday between France and Germany could have had his stunt turn deadly. "The snipers already had him in their sights," Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, said in a statement Wednesday, via AFP. "If the police had come to the conclusion that it was a terrorist attack, he would have paid for it with his life."
Public Safety|BBC
Appley Bridge: Police appalled as teenagers jump into quarry
Police have described a photograph of teenagers getting ready to jump into a quarry lake where two boys have drowned since 1999 as "horrific". Officers posted the image of young people perching on a ledge preparing to jump into Appley Bridge Quarry near Wigan on social media. Ch Insp Chris...
World|sandiegouniontribune.com
Work on Greek migrant camp yet to begin 9 months after fire
BRUSSELS — Almost 9 months after a fire gutted a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, work on a new reception center has still not begun despite pledges to have the facility built before next winter, Greece’s migration minister confirmed Wednesday. Greek authorities said the fires were started...
Accidents|Posted byThe Independent
Toddler’s body washes up in Norway after migrant boat sinks during Channel crossing
A toddler whose body was found washed up on the Norwegian coast has been identified as a boy who died with his family while trying to cross the English channel, local authorities have confirmed.Artin Irannezhad was 18 months old when he drowned along with four family members when their boat sank as they tried to reach the UK from France in October, according to Norwegian police.His body drifted across the North Sea to Norway, where his remains were discovered washed up on the country’s southwest coast in Karmoey.Police were able to confirm his identity after obtaining a DNA sample and building...
Lifestyle|newslanes.com
UK expats in France hit with £25 registration fee for hosting friends or family
It costs €30 (£25.70) and must be sent to the local town hall in advance of the visit. The news was met with dismay by many – saying it could end any hopes of a weekend jaunt to see expats in France. Dr Sally Osborn tweeted: “No more spontaneous weekend...
Public Safety|foxhole.news
WATCH | Knife-wielding migrant shot by police in Rome
Lega leader Matteo Salvini has defended a police officer who discharged his firearm at a knife-wielding migrant threatening bystanders outside Rome’s Termini railway station on Saturday evening. At approximately 7pm local time, a 44-year-old Ghanian man was shot in the leg and subsequently arrested after brandishing a kitchen knife and...
Presidential Election|srnnews.com
French far-right polls ahead in regional vote in southern battleground
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s far-right party topped the first round in Sunday’s regional elections in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, two exit polls showed, a key battleground that Marine Le Pen wants to win to boost her credibility ahead of the 2022 presidential election. The exit polls showed The Rassemblement National winning the southern...
Presidential Election|The Guardian
‘Slap in the face’ for Macron as French voters shun local elections
Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party received what one of its own MPs called a “slap in the face” in regional and department elections on Sunday. The president and his government failed to mobilise supporters, with an estimated 68% of voters shunning the polling stations – an unprecedented rate of abstention. If there was any consolation for the ruling party it was that exit polls suggested Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally had failed to garner its expected support.
Law Enforcement|Times Daily
Partygoers, police injured at curfew-busting rave in France
PARIS (AP) — French police clashed with party-goers as they tried to break up an unauthorized rave in western France, authorities said Saturday. A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others were injured amid the violence, including police. Support local journalism reporting on your community. * New Subscribers Only.