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Britain says it will start taking Calais children

Children at the Calais camp (AAP)

Children at the Calais camp (AAP) Source: AAP

The British government says it will begin admitting hundreds of children from the Calais (KAL-ay) migrant and refugee camp in France within days. It follows pressure from France for Britain to honour its pledge to take in the children. However, for thousands of such children across Europe, the future remains uncertain.



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