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A DFDS ferry on the channel. It is blue and white with the name of the company on the side in large white letters. It is passing a structure in the sea which has a concrete jetty and scaffolding on it.

Dover ferries cancelled due to high winds

Passengers are advised to aim to arrive two hours before their booked sailing time.

Lorries queue towards the camera in two lanes and in a queue that stretches around the corner and out of shot. On the far left of the image, traffic can be seen on the other carriageway travelling in the other direction. In the distance there are trees and an orange sunset.

Road set for closures to end lorry queueing system

Sections of the M20 will close on Sunday night to lift the lorry queueing system, Operation Brock.

A mugshot of Ujeza Kurmekaj, who is staring into the camera

People smugglers' fixer has prison term cut

Ujeza Kurmekaj, who lived in Banbury, will now serve six years in prison after an appeal.

Mugshot of Ibrahima Bah. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a dark coloured jumper and coat.

Migrant boat pilot loses bid to appeal sentence

Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years' detention in February over four deaths.

Protesters outside the The Royal Courts Of Justice in London, some are holding a banner which reads Free Ibrahima Bah and another holds a sign which reads Justice for Ibrahima

Migrant boat pilot in bid to appeal sentence

Campaigners are gathering outside Ibrahima Bah's appeal hearing on Wednesday.

Yvette Cooper and Abdul Amir Al Shammari sitting in chairs side-by-side in front of the UK and Iraqi flags.

UK and Iraq strike deal to clamp down on people smuggling gangs

The agreement is aimed as tackling the gangs responsible for smuggling people across the Channel.

Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street with his Prime Ministers red folder.

Starmer 'determined' to keep Calais border checks

The prime minister wants to ensure the checks continue in France rather than in Dover.

A white and blue small boat, called Sorel Light, is on a river, with greenery in the background. A man is standing on the boat with his back to the camera.

Two men convicted for people smuggling attempts

The three men, who made multiple crossing attempts, are due to be sentenced at a later date.

A man with a black hat, blue sunglasses and wearing a short-sleeved shirt stands behind a car while looking at a phone. A man next to him in a white shirt holds out his hand to the phone.

People smuggler convicted of £1.5m small boats op

Pistiwan Jameel described migrants as "pigeons" or "sticks" as he facilitated illegal crossings.

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