During the 14th century, after King Edward III of England annexed France’s northernmost region, Calais was known as the “brightest jewel in the English crown.” Today, the town’s reputation is a very ...

A bulldozer is used to remove debris as workmen tear down makeshift shelters during the dismantlement of the camp called the "Jungle" in Calais, France, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol By ...

French authorities began clearing out the sprawling Calais ‘Jungle’ camp on Monday, with the first government buses shuttling migrants to accommodation centers leaving the camp in the morning. This ...

It was still pitch dark and icy cold before dawn on Monday in northern France. But for one 16-year-old Ethiopian, it was time to move. Yadaf Awal packed his few possessions in a bag and headed out of ...

The "Jungle" migrant camp near the French port of Calais woke up Wednesday to a third day of clearance work following a night of shelter-burning and some gas-bottle explosions. A Calais prefecture ...

Scores of children were left with nowhere to go Thursday night as French riot police gathered outside a refugee camp in Calais. Officials had pledged to close the camp, known as “The Jungle,” and ...

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Volunteers in the Calais Jungle have been accused of sexually exploiting refugees and even child migrants. The Independent has discovered a serious row has broken out among some unpaid charity workers ...

Calais is changing fast. A year ago, the Jungle camp on the town’s outskirts was a bustling makeshift village packed with migrants and refugees. Today, where tents and shelters once stood, only ...

Late on Wednesday morning, a group of migrant women marched down a dirt road in "The Jungle," a sprawling refugee camp in Calais, France, a northern town not far from the United Kingdom. "Please, ...

The notorious "Jungle" migrant camp on the outskirts of the French port of Calais has for years been a key staging post for migrants trying to smuggle across the Channel to Britain on lorries or ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled the mayor of Calais' last name. CALAIS, France — The French government is finally forcing Ali Lalmamad's hand. The migrant ...