Calais
Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Calais is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,625 (2020). Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from Calais. Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail.
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Police arrest man in Dover the day after woman found dead on beach near CalaisBritish police have arrested a Sudanese man following the discovery of a migrant's body on Sangatte beach near Calais on Tuesday morning.Sky News - Published | |
Migrant found dead on beach near CalaisA body of a migrant was found this morning on Sangatte beach near Calais.Sky News - Published | |
Ferry services to and from Calais suspended as national strike begins in France Ferry services to and from Calais are suspended today because of a national strike in France.Sky News - Published | |
Mayor of Calais says the UK is too appealing to asylum seekers The Mayor of Calais has told Sky News that her town is being used to do "the dirty work" of the British government by dealing with the waves of migrants who come to her town - and blamed the UK for..Sky News - Published | |
Traffickers turn to new and more dangerous ways to smuggle people across the Channel As it was revealed a total of 40,885 migrants have reached UK shores in 2022, Sky's Europe news editor Sophie Garratt and her team headed to Calais, where they discovered people traffickers are..Sky News - Published | |
Mini-tornado in northern France causes power cuts and damages dozens of homes A mini-tornado left one person injured and damaged dozens of homes as it swept across part of northern France near Calais on Sunday.Sky News - Published | |
P&O Ferries' Pride of Kent cleared to sail again at fourth attempt P&O Ferries has been told the Pride of Kent can resume sailings between Dover and Calais after passing a safety inspection at the fourth attempt.Sky News - Published | |
P&O Ferries to resume Dover to Calais sailings with passenger services next week P&O Ferries plans to resume passenger sailings operating between Dover and Calais in the next few days, amid accusations that it tried to further reduce the wages of seafarers.Sky News - Published | |
Queues at Dover as ferry services to Calais and Dunkirk disrupted due to weatherFerry passengers heading to France face disruption today after cross-Channel services from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk were hit by weather conditions yesterday and overnight.Sky News - Published | |
'It cannot be right': Home Office sets up visa application centre for Ukrainian refugees in Lille - 70 miles from CalaisThe Home Office has sparked anger after announcing it will set up a "pop-up" visa application centre for Ukrainian refugees in Lille - around 70 miles from Calais.Sky News - Published | |
Ports including Calais blocked by French fishermen as post-Brexit fishing rights row escalates French ports - including Calais - have been blocked off by angry fishermen as the row over fishing rights escalates.Sky News - Published | |
French fishermen plan to block Channel Tunnel over post-Brexit fishing licence row French fishermen will attempt to block the Channel Tunnel and the port of Calais tomorrow in protest at the UK's failure to grant them more fishing licences since Brexit.Sky News - Published | |
Johnson calls for British police patrols along French coast to stop migrant crossings after 27 die in Channel British patrols along the French coast are needed to prevent migrant boats from attempting to cross the Channel, the prime minister has told France after 27 people died near Calais.Sky News - Published | French interior minister to visit Calais to inspect police efforts in migrant crisis The French interior minister is to visit Calais to inspect efforts in the fight against illegal immigration in the Channel - after Sky News filmed dozens of migrants leaving for the UK as armed police..Sky News - Published |
French fishermen threaten to block exports to UK in run-up to Christmas as tensions rise over fishing rights French fishermen have threatened to blockade the port of Calais and cut off Christmas supplies in a post-Brexit fishing row.Sky News - Published | |
