A court has heard how a gang member took part in a burglary crime spree and robbed a taxi driver while wielding a samurai sword.

A scheme for 150 new homes, leisure centre and open spaces along the coast has received a £2 million cash boost by central government.

More than 15,000 hours of unpaid time have been given at a community hub to support the effort of delivering the life-saving jabs.

Two protests were held over plans to develop along the coast, including one scheme which will see 150 houses and a swimming pool built.

The Home Secretary is meeting her Italian counterpart to discuss illegal immigration after last week's mass deaths.

The deaths of 27 men, women and children willing to risk everything was the worst Channel tragedy yet, but not everyone saw it that way.

People in a seaside town have staged a vigil to remember those who were drowned when a small boat capsized in the Channel last week.

Money has been raised so that volunteers can stage a Christmas party for young care leavers who may have otherwise spent the big day alone.

An 'emergency' protest will take place today demanding 'safe passage' for asylum seekers after 28 people lost their lives trying to reach the UK.

A 24-year-old hoping to join her fiance for a new life in Britain has been named as the first victim of the Channel crossings tragedy.

A politician has urged the government to use offices in northern France to allow refugees to apply for UK visas.

A protest is set to take place outside Downing Street on Saturday after a tragedy saw dozens of asylum seekers drowned while crossing the Channel.

A pro-refugee group stresses that asylum seekers have not been deterred by yesterday's mass drowning, with more people arriving today.

Refugee campaigners say the government must act swiftly to halt the number of would-be asylum seekers trying to reach the UK.

It is understood at least two boats carrying people seeking asylum have attempted the crossing the day after dozens of people died in the Channel.

Since the start of last year, more than 30,000 people have risked death crossing to the UK aboard dinghies, kayaks and other small boats.

Joint police patrols on the French Channel coast have been proposed to help prevent asylum seekers attempting to cross the Channel.

A major rescue operation is underway in the Channel after more than 30 people drowned, with five women and a child among the dead.

Nigel Farage has not ruled out a return to the political frontline over the issue of spiralling channel crossings.

A dispersal scheme that sees asylum seeker children transferred into the care of councils across the country is slowing, a councillor has warned.