Summary

  • Migrants refuse to leave train at Hungary station

  • Details emerge about dead child's asylum bid

  • Hungarian leader: crisis is 'German problem'

  • Calls for European countries to do more

  1. Toddler's name is Alan Kurdipublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Relatives of the three-year-old boy who drowned off Turkey yesterday have told the BBC that his name should properly be written as Alan, not Aylan.

    Turkish authorities had registered him as Aylan, a Turkish name, but the family are Kurdish and he was called Alan (with a long 'A' at the start).

  2. Syria: 'Terrorist' aggression to blame for refugee crisispublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, has told the BBC that the refugee crisis unfolding in Europe is the direct result of "terrorist" aggression against Syria.

    Mr Mekdad blamed Islamist militants for forcing thousands from their homes and said the government of President Bashir al-Assad had helped millions of displaced people.

    The Syrian government has been accused of multiple atrocities during the four-year civil war, including the use of nerve gas and chlorine against its own people.

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    We are calling for all Syrians to come back to their country because this is their right place of existence.

    Faisal Mekdad

  3. Merkel: Right thing to dopublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    More from the German Chancellor, speaking in Bern:

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    Germany is doing that which is morally and legally required. Nothing more and nothing less.

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    The world will decide how Europe will be seen in the world. We are a community of values and the Geneva Convention is a part of this community that we cannot wish away.

    Angela Merkel

    Angela Merkel in Bern (3 September 2015)Image source, AFP
  4. International trains not going to Budapestpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Hungarian authorities have decided to stop international trains going to and from Budapest.

    According to statements from the Polish, external, Czech, external and Slovak railways, travellers will need to take local services to complete their journeys to the Hungarian capital from the town of Szob, near the border with Slovakia.

    Trains to and from Vienna will stop at Hegyeshalom.

    Here's a statement from Hungarian railways, external.

    Confused? Here's a diagram to explain how to complete your journey (assuming you have the correct paperwork):

    Map released by Hungarian railways showing railway travel possibilities towards Western EuropeImage source, Hungarian Railways
  5. How can the EU resolve the migrant crisis?published at 17:24 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Here are five key areas where EU agreement could ease, if not fully resolve, the crisis, writes the BBC's Laurence Peter.

  6. People camped out in front of Budapest stationpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    While the stand-off continues at Bicske, west of Budapest, where a train with migrants on board has stopped, many more migrants remain in the Hungarian capital in the hope of boarding trains.

    A BBC reporter in Budapest tweets:

    Map showing location of Bicske
  7. 'It makes me feel ashamed,' says Emma Thompsonpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Our colleagues at BBC Newsnight spoke to the actress about her environmental campaigning and the UK's attitude to the migrant crisis.

  8. Harriet Harman: UK should take 10,000 refugeespublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman tells the World At One on BBC Radio 4 that UK should "absolutely" accept 10,000 refugees.

    Listen here.

  9. More people arrive on the shores of Lesbospublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

    The edge of the European Union

    These migrants travelled in inflatable dinghies from Turkey.

    A Syrian refugee from Aleppo holds his one month old daughter moments after arriving on a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, September 3, 2015.Image source, Reuters
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    This man and his one-month-old daughter are from Aleppo in Syria

    A Syrian refugee holds a child moments after arriving on a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, September 3, 2015.Image source, Reuters
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    This woman is also from Syria

  10. Scottish football team shows solidarity with migrantspublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 3 September 2015

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    Celtic FC has announced that it will be giving proceeds from a friendly match this weekend to a charity to assist those affected by the migrant crisis. 

    In a statement, external just released, Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said: "Having seen the effects of this humanitarian crisis unfold in recent days, we felt as a club we should help in any way we can."

  11. German police prepare tents for migrantspublished at 16:09

    Officers in Hanover set up tents to house migrants at police HQ

    Police officers set up a tent for refugees during the day, in the grounds of Lower Saxony central police headquarters in Hanover, Germany, 03 September 2015.Image source, EPA

    The city's police force is also making a sports hall available, to house an estimate 200 people, Die Welt reports, external.

    A spokesman for the Lower Saxony police association described it as a special measure from the officers as people, for people in need.

  12. What are your suggestions for solving the crisis?published at 16:05

    Let us know what you think Europe's leaders should be doing to deal with the migrant crisis - and what you're doing yourself. 

    If you're happy to speak to a BBC journalist, please include contact details.  

  13. Could former army bases be used to house migrants?published at 16:04

    Here's a selection of some of the emails we've been receiving from readers on the migrant crisis:

    The British Armed Force's drawback in Germany leaves several huge army camps empty... JHQ [joint headquarters] for instance, near Rheindahlen, formerly housed a population of around 10,000. This, and similar empty bases in the UK, could be brought into use, at least temporarily, to assist in the refugee accommodation crisis.

    Cara Grant

    I am British, I live in France and what I see on both English and French television makes me ashamed to be British. We are a rich country by anybody's standards and we need to accept more refugees who are fleeing terrifying situations.

    Chris Rhodes

    [The UK is] a tiny island, not a huge land mass like Germany. The problem needs sorting at the countries [the migrants] are fleeing from. If I tried to enter another country illegally I would not be allowed so why should these people?

    Cheryl Hall

  14. From Greece, many head north to Macedoniapublished at 15:54

    These people wait for the Macedonian police to allow them in.

    Migrants wait for Macedonian police to allow them to cross into Macedonia at the border between Greece and Macedonia near the town of Gevgelija, on September 3, 2015Image source, AFP
  15. More people arrive on Greek island of Lesbospublished at 15:48

    A refugee hugs her child after arriving on the Greek island Lesbos in an inflatable dingy from Turkey on September 3, 2015.Image source, af

    Relief for this woman as she and her child arrive safely on Greek soil after crossing from Turkey in an inflatable dinghy.

    Tens of thousands of people a month are making the dangerous crossing, in the hope of building a new life in Europe.

  16. What Hungarian authorities are telling migrants on trainpublished at 15:41

    A New York Times reporter in Bicske tweets:

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  17. Everything is gone, says father of dead Syrian boypublished at 15:33

    Abdullah Kurdi, father of three-year-old Aylan, has spoken to the BBC's Fergal Keane about how he tried to save his wife and children when their boat overturned off the coast of Turkey yesterday.

    "There was no hope," he says. "One by one they died."

    Our colleagues at BBC Monitoring say there has been a stunned reaction among Syrian social media users to photos of the three-year-old's body. You can read their piece on the reaction from Syrians here

  18. Migrants receiving medical attentionpublished at 15:29

    A BBC News producer at the scene in Bicske tweets:

  19. Stand-off still going on at Hungary train stationpublished at 15:27

    A woman carrying a child stands outside a train carrying migrants that was stopped in Bicske, Hungary - 3 September 2015Image source, AP

    A reminder of the chaotic scenes in Hungary, where riot police have ordered a large number of migrants to get off a train that had left the capital Budapest and is currently in Bicske, to the west.

    The authorities want to take the migrants to a transit camp, but many are refusing to disembark, while others have scuffled with the police, trying to get back on board. 

    You can read more about the incident in our main story.

  20. More goodwill from German football teamspublished at 15:20

    Arminia Bielefeld gives out free tickets to refugees

    The second division team offered 500 free tickets for a match on 12 September, Die Welt reports, external, which went within two hours.

    "We are thrilled with the overwhelming demand. We wish the refugees and their companions a wonderful football afternoon in the Schueco Arena," said managing director Gerrit Meinke.