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Lokko steps up a level

Lokko steps up a level

Football League move for former Dover Athletic captain Kevin Lokko.

Thousands raised to ensure migrants' human rights are not breached

Thousands raised to ensure migrants' human rights are not breached

Almost £10,000 has been raised to help set up patrols along the coast to ensure migrants' human rights are not breached by the authorities.

Covid disruption makes swimmers more determined

Covid disruption makes swimmers more determined

Dover Life Guard Club are excited by next week's return to swimming but they will be reflecting on some missed opportunities.

'Get us out of here!'

'Get us out of here!'

Cross-channel operators are experiencing a huge surge in demand as tourists try to flee France before tough new quarantine rules come into force.

Migrants arrive for 10th day in a row

Migrants arrive for 10th day in a row

Pictures have emerged of a group of migrants being brought to safety in Kent this morning.

Oil spill as car crashes into parked vehicles

Oil spill as car crashes into parked vehicles

Oil has been spilled along a busy route after a car crashed into a line of parked vehicles.

Channel wall 'fundraiser' goes viral

Channel wall 'fundraiser' goes viral

A fundraising campaign to build a wall in the English Channel has gone viral - but all is not as it seems.

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Player coach exits Crabble

Player coach exits Crabble

Goalkeeper Lee Worgan is the latest confirmed departure from Dover Athletic and he has a new club.

Frenchman departs troubled Dover

Frenchman departs troubled Dover

Nasim L'Ghoul has left Dover Athletic by mutual consent

Will weather thwart migrant attempts?

Will weather thwart migrant attempts?

The high number of migrants arriving at Dover may start to decrease as the Met Office forecasts thunder and showers

Existing truck park 'not in discussions with DfT' for post-Brexit customs checks

Existing truck park 'not in discussions with DfT' for post-Brexit customs checks

A temporary customs clearance site, to keep traffic flowing through Dover after Brexit, would have to be 10 times the size of a present facility.

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74 migrants found off Kent coast

74 migrants found off Kent coast

Border Force dealt with six incidents in the Channel on the day the Immigration Minster met with his French counterpart for talks on the issue.

Four boats carrying migrants seen heading to Britain

Four boats carrying migrants seen heading to Britain

As unprecedented numbers of migrants are spotted making the perilous journey to Britain in flimsy boats we recall a record week in the migrant crisis

Immigration minister in migrant talks

Immigration minister in migrant talks

A senior politician will meet his French counterpart to discuss migrant crossings.

Ferries boss steps down after cutting 1,100 jobs

Ferries boss steps down after cutting 1,100 jobs

P&O Ferries' chief executive, who steered the company through Brexit, Covid-19 and mass job cuts has passed the helm to its managing director

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No end in sight for 'dangerous' migrant crossings

No end in sight for 'dangerous' migrant crossings

As the PM describes the migrant crossings as 'stupid, dangerous and criminal’, we find out what it's like for the officers helping them in Dover.

Pressure grows to stop migrant Channel crossings

Pressure grows to stop migrant Channel crossings

Political pressure is intensifying to stop migrants risking their lives travelling across the Channel after 500 make the journey in just three days.

Rubbish blaze sparks emergency alert

Rubbish blaze sparks emergency alert

Fire crews were called on Saturday night after a blaze outside a property.

'It's no wonder they come here'

'It's no wonder they come here'

We spent the day on the frontline of the migrant crisis and learned why desperate people are fleeing Calais across the world's busiest shipping lane.

'Reckless divers risk being paralysed instantly'

'Reckless divers risk being paralysed instantly'

A group of thrillseekers have been spotted diving into the sea - running the risk of landing on large unseen rocks.

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