there are no matches available for this year individual player stats are cumulative for the calendar year and not calculated using a minimum match requirement has transformed its bus services by introducing more frequent lines changing routes and modernising its railway station The EU-funded Dk’Plus de mobilité project helped the local authorities introduce free bus travel for all citizens in the Dunkirk conurbation These changes have led to a significant increase in the use of public transport by local residents and are making the city centre more accessible thanks to a reduction in car use Dunkirk has become the largest European urban conurbation to have an entirely free bus network for everybody free transport is a strong political choice and also a smart one.” Dunkirk’s bus services were slow and unreliable The existing high-frequency lines served less than half the local population and operating costs were rising by more than EUR 1.3 million a year Dk’Plus de mobilité set about changing this situation by meeting demand for new bus routes making transport flow better and improving the station for people arriving by train As a result of changes instigated through the project the new bus network includes five high-level service lines that operate using dedicated lanes The buses are given priority at intersections through traffic light management Each line operates at 10 minute intervals and connects to other bus services which have had their frequency adapted to meet local needs services have been made more user-friendly; stops have been made easier to identify and bus movements are constantly monitored Dunkirk’s railway station has been transformed into an intermodal transport hub through the project Alterations at the site have given the local urban area a more modern image and allow people leaving the station to access other transport options more easily an urban expressway created in the 1970s has been transformed into an urban boulevard reconnecting the city of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer to Dunkirk’s Petite-Synthe district This has helped to calm traffic in the area and made it possible to reintroduce nature to the city Dunkirk became the largest French conurbation to implement free bus travel throughout its territory The initiative has resulted in a dramatic increase in bus use by residents – up by more than 60 % during the week and up by more than 120 % on weekends The wider benefits of the project include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector; better services have encouraged more people to choose public transport and leave the car at home Dk’Plus de mobilité has reduced inequalities in terms of mobility by providing more frequent and free public transport that is closer to residents Total investment for the project “Dk’Plus de mobilité” is EUR 26 478 818 with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 11 654 879 through the “Nord-Pas de Calais” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Transport and energy networks” At least 10 people injured as prefect of French region says fire has left ‘nothing but a heap of ashes’ We're working to spread asylum seekers more evenly across UK, says No 10Read moreA large fire has devastated the Grande-Synthe migrant camp outside the northern French city of Dunkirk Firefighters said at least 10 people had been injured on Monday night in the blaze at the camp which was home to between 1,000 and 1,500 people living in closely packed wooden huts “There is nothing left but a heap of ashes,” said Michel Lalande “It will be impossible to put the huts back where they were before.” Fire rages through the Grande-Synthe migrant camp Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/GettyEarlier on Monday at least six people were wounded in scuffles and a knife fight between Afghans and Kurds Riot police intervened and that led to further clashes between security forces and 100-150 people One of the injured migrants was knocked over by a car on a road outside the camp and was in critical condition A huge plume of smoke rose from the camp into the night sky and was visible from several miles away “Many of the cabins have burned down or are still on fire more than half the camp has been destroyed,” a spokesman at the regional prefect’s office said adding that 165 people had been taken to makeshift shelters nearby as the fire continued to rage in the early hours of Tuesday Médecins Sans Frontières said 600 people were missing after they were evacuated from the camp said on Tuesday 1,500 people had been displaced by the fire Torre said while 900 evacuees had been given alternative lodging with associations or in local gymnasiums about 600 migrants were unaccounted for and their whereabouts unknown The incident will again focus attention on the UK government’s immigration policy as it tries to negotiate Britain’s exit from the European Union has said immigration could increase even after Britain leaves the EU raising the prospect that migrants could continue to gather in northern France for years to come French officials said in mid-March that security forces planned to start dismantling the camp after clashes at the site The population of the Grande-Synthe camp has swelled since the destruction last October of the Calais refugee camp French firefighters stand near debris a day after the blaze Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/ReutersFor more than a decade France’s northern coast has been a focal point for refugees and migrants trying to reach the UK with French authorities repeatedly tearing down camps in the region There have been several violent incidents at the Grande-Synthe camp with police intervening last month after five men were injured in a fight migrants from Grande-Synthe had tried to block the nearby highway with tree trunks and branches to try to stop the traffic and clamber on to vehicles in the hope of reaching the UK Agence-France Presse and Reuters contributed to this report which can be enjoyed everywhere from oyster markets to fine bistros overlooking the sea Just a 10-minute drive from the autoroute that zips through southern Brittany this excellent little bistro is a great place to stop en route east There’s a menu of freshly landed fish and seafood all served under the dappled shade of its large terrace that looks out to sea The beach over the road makes an excellent spot for an after-lunch siesta Mains from €12, bistrotduport.bzh