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Tag Archives: English Channel

31Jul/15

Migrants wake to a fresh day of attempting to cross Channel

July 31, 2015WorldCalais, Calais jungle, Calais migrant crisis, Channel Tunnel, Communes of Pas-de-Calais, English Channel, Eurotunnel, France, France–United Kingdom border, Getlink, Land transport, Migrants around Calais, Pale of Calais, Politics, Rail transport, Social Issues, TNU PLC, Transport, United Kingdomsmbale

Migrants sleeping rough in Calais wake in makeshifts camps as they continue their daily attempts to cross the Channel tunnel.
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10Jul/15

Airbus flight becomes first electric plane to cross Channel

July 10, 2015InnovationAirbus, Airbus E-Fan, AIRBUS S.A.S., Aircraft, Airplane, Aviation, Aviation and the environment, Calais, Didier Esteyne, Electric aircraft, Energy conservation, English Channel, Environment, Fixed-wing aircraft, France, Human activities, Ian Risk, Kent, Louis Blériot, Lydd Airport, Professor, Renewable energy, Renewable energy technology, Simon Bradley, The Airbus, Transport, United Kingdom, VoltAirsmbale

The Airbus E-Fan becomes the first twin-engine electric plane to cross the English Channel after completing its maiden flight between Lydd in Kent and Calais in northern France.

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01Jul/15

Freight trucks, migrants hampered as ferry workers continue blockade of Calais port

July 1, 2015TransportCalais, Channel Tunnel, Elso, English Channel, Eric Vercoutre, Eurostar, Eurotunnel, Ferry, France, Getlink, Ibrahim, Italy, Land transport, MyFerryLink, Politics, Rail transport, Rail transport in England, Rail transport in France, SeaFrance, Social Issues, Sudan, TNU PLC, Transport, United Kingdomsmbale

Ferry workers continue to block the port of Calais, forcing the closure of the Channel Tunnel leaving trucks and migrants hoping to get to the United Kingdom stranded in France.
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