The largest group of child refugees to date, including more than 50 girls, arrived in Britain yesterday from the Calais Jungle, as officials scrambled to evacuate as many youngsters as possible from the French camp before its demolition begins tomorrow. More than 80 children were transferred to London in buses, including two reserved for the first significant batch of girls brought to the UK under a Home Office rescue plan. Ministers believe about a third of the 1,300 unaccompanied minors living in the Jungle camp may be eligible to come to the UK. Yet by Friday night only about 75…

Source: The Times October 22, 2016 22:58 UTC