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EU referendum: There are no facts about what a Brexit means, so how can we vote 'leave'?
Vague promises from David Cameron and Boris Johnson don't mean anything to average UK worker.
Signs of hope and desperation: Refugees and migrants in Calais and Dunkirk refuse to abandon dreams of England
Those hoping to reach the UK are drawn by relatives as well as better job prospects and living conditions.
Refugee crisis: Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls for EU migrant quota referendum
Hungary will hold a referendum on the EU migrant quota proposals.
Refugee crisis: Greece condemns neighbours for closing borders and creating bottleneck
Thousands of refugees stranded in Greece after Macedonia and Austria imposed border controls. Yet still they come.
Refugee crisis: Jude Law visits Calais jungle camp and takes part in Letters Live
The performance was part of show called Letters Live to promote the cause of those staying in the camp.
MWC 2016: Vodafone device aimed at refugees can charge 66 smartphones at a time
Device has been designed specifically to support UNHCR work on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos.
Migrant crisis: Anti-refugee mob cheers as German migrant shelter burns in possible case of arson
Investigators found traces of fire accelerant at the scene, which indicate that the fire may have been planned.
Belgium: Afghan migrant, 16, 'rapes worker at asylum centre'
The alleged incident occured two weeks after the teenager attended a course on how to treat women.
Idris Elba, Gillian Anderson and Simon Pegg ask David Cameron to open doors to child refugees
Celebrities signed an open letter to the prime minister in support of refugees in Calais jungle.
Europe is divided into two gangs of fools - the racist right and the regressive left
There is a middle ground on the migrant crisis - you can criticise religion without being racist.
Migrant crisis: Refugee heroin gang held in Italy
Police in Trento detain 11 refugees over drug trafficking and money laundering.
Eurotunnel demands £22.6m over Calais refugee crisis
Paris attacks in November 2015 led to a €4.8m Eurotunnel revenue loss.
Experts say more immigration could create a 'decrease' in terrorist attacks
Migrants stimulate economic growth and bring a decrease in extremism, a new report has revealed.
Underwater migrant sculptures 'drowned' in Atlantic Ocean to show human cost of refugee crisis
A haunting underwater sculpture of a dinghy carrying migrants was installed off the Spanish island of Lanzarote.
Finland: Thousands of Iraqi migrants return home voluntarily after struggling to adapt to new life
Many Iraqi migrants are being repatriated after becoming disllusioned with life in the Nordic country.
Jersey refugee ban: How the Channel Islanders turned their backs on Syrian families
The prospect of housing refugee families provoked heated debate among residents in the Channel tax haven.
Jersey refugee ban: Syrian migrant debate divides Channel Island tax haven
Chief minister of the offshore financial centre had initially proposed housing six families.
Museo Atlantico: British artist Jason deCaires Taylor creates underwater sculpture museum off Lanzarote
Around 300 submerged life-sized figures on issues of climate change, conservation and migration.
Refugee crisis: Dramatic rescues and tragic deaths in the cold, rough waters of the Mediterranean
The number of refugee arrivals in the first six weeks of 2016 is nearly 10 times as many as the same period last year.
Just how Jersey are you? Our quiz covers tax, tourism and 1,000 years of Channel Islands history
The island has its own supplement to the UK government-issued citizenship test - would you qualify?
Germany's refugee opera: How migrants are using theatre to promote integration and tolerance
Refugees in Germany are staging performances about their lives as a means of connecting with Europeans.
Refugee crisis: Photo shows desperate migrant hidden inside Renault Clio bumper
The 29-year-old, from Guinea, was numb and struggling to breath when he was discovered in Spain.
Sweden: Police arrest 14 armed 'far right' Poles over refugee centre attack plot
Anti-immigrant feeling in Sweden has risen since the fatal stabbing of Alexandra Mezher.
Refugee crisis: Dramatic video shows migrant hoisted to safety from sinking boat
The coastguard said 34 people had been aboard, 27 died and six were missing.
Refugee crisis: 27 dead after boat sinks off coast of Turkey
The victims drowned after their boat capsized while traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos.
David Cameron's warning of a UK 'Calais Jungle' using public's immigration fears to sway EU vote
PM's references are an attempt to turn the public's concerns about immigration in his favour.
Vienna: Iraqi migrant raped boy of 10 at local swimming pool
The migrant told police it was 'a sexual emergency' because he 'hadn't had sex in four months.'
The EU is in control of the UK - and it means we're unable to control immigration and benefits
The biggest pull factors for migrants coming to the UK are our successful economy and the UK welfare system.
Refugee crisis: Thousands stranded at Macedonia border after tougher crossing rules introduced
New crossing rules require each refugee to undergo a 30-minute interview.
Refugee crisis: Dramatic video shows migrant rescue in Greek waters
Coastguard divers can be seen jumping into the sea and helping them into the rescue boat.