An estimated 1500 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday night, the second night in a row that huge numbers have attempted to get through.

1,500 migrants storm Eurotunnel at Calais leaving one dead http://t.co/GAAd7ZkEHQ pic.twitter.com/FtsiUUEJi9— Mashable (@mashable) 29 Juillet 2015


For at least one, the dream was over before it had properly begun.

A Sudanese national was killed in a collision with a lorry, the ninth fatality this summer.

David Cameron says situation 'concerning' as UK stumps up another €7m for security in Calais. http://t.co/kODebNxglm pic.twitter.com/4kB2ELmZD3— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) July 29, 2015


Visting Singapore, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged his government will do everything it can to combat the crisis:

“We are working very closely with the French; the Home Secretary met with yesterday with the French Interior Minister; we’ve invested money in the fencing around Calais, we’re also puttin