3 w. ago The battle of Calais: Gangs of migrants stream past French police and through tear gas to waiting 'taxi boats' yelling 'England, England!'

Extraordinary scenes showed dozens of French police and coastguards looking on as men and some women crammed onto an overloaded boat off Gravelines beach.

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3 w. ago Migrants slump to the ground as French police again use tear gas to stop them setting off for Britain... but many more make it to waiting 'taxi boats' yelling 'England, England!'

Extraordinary scenes showed dozens of French police and coastguards looking on as men and some women crammed onto an overloaded boat off Gravelines beach.

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3 w. ago More than 900 migrants reach UK in small boats as French police fire tear gas at families trying to board dinghy

At least one family was photographed having been affected by tear gas as French officers tried to disperse hundreds of migrants near Calais

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3 w. ago French police fire tear gas and pepper spray at migrants seeking to board 'small boats' heading to UK

The new tactics come after officers were criticised for standing by and watching overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels set off across the Channel

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3 w. ago French police 'fire tear gas' at migrants in bid to stop small boats

French police raced into the water to prevent migrants boarding small boats bound for Britain

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3 w. ago French police TEAR GAS migrants and enter the water to drag them back to shore but are overwhelmed by sheer numbers as more boats head for Britain

French police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse hundreds of migrants looking to board boats headed for Britain.

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3 w. ago French police 'fire tear gas and pepper spray' at migrants trying to board UK

The new tactics come after officers were criticised for standing by and watching overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels set off across the Channel

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4 w. ago Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to GazaActivists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ ship – liveIsraeli forces have taken command of a vessel that tried to challenge its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, with the boat and its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there. Continue reading...

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