migrants

Britain needs to accept as many Syrian refugees as it can or we are failing in a basic human duty.

US Embassy in Ankara issues warning as nationalist fervour leads to violence against minorities and media.

Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orban vows to speed up construction of controversial border barrier after clashes.

Government loses Commons vote over EU Referendum rule change by 27 votes.

Former Church of England leader says UK military should attack Isis to rescue Christians in Syria.

Refugee numbers set to rise from 4,000 despite "one off" bus convoy across Hungarian and Austrian border.

Italian coastguard services have rescued 91 alive, including a heavily pregnant woman.

David Cameron hints UK may lend a hand to European allies as Hungarian PM Orban courts controversy.

Naguib Sawiris wants to buy island near Sicily or Greece to aid victims of humanitarian crisis.

There is increasing pressure on the UK government to reform its policies as the refugee crisis engulfs Europe.

A German theatre staged a controversial protest work, cramming 71 people into the back of a small truck.

It is the duty of wealthy states such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to do more.

Spanish police detain drivers carrying migrant hidden next to car engine.

Many workers have suffered discrimination amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment on back of media coverage

Ministers from bloc's 28 member states to hold extraordinary summit in Brussels on 14 September.

Australia scraps Operation Fortitude in crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Italian coastguard confirm about 3,000 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean in a single day.

Migrants travelling across Serbia continue to pour into the Hungarian border area.

Italian coastguard received SOS signals from 18 vessels carrying refugees.

Macedonia has defended of riot police after clashes with migrants.

Migrants continue to arrive on the Greek island of Kos, many of them being reunited with friends and family.

Fresh estimate is nearly four times the number of asylum applications received last year.

'Our experience as refugees is not so distant' says Jewish Council for Racial Equality.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond sought to justify his use of the word 'marauding' to describe African migrants.

After journeys of thousands of miles, migrants are willing to risk their lives to get to the UK.

Trucks delayed from crossing the Channel due to migrant crisis will now be parked at Manston Airport

Theresa May and Bernard Cazeneuve say resolving migrant chaos is 'top priority' for London and Paris.

Operator of train line between France and UK has been effectively under siege by migrants.

An additional 120 police officers sent in to keep Calais terminals secure.

EXCLUSIVE: Blunt says the French authorities have 'dumped' the problem on the UK.