Migration summit offers prospect of aid and legal routes: European and African leaders have met to discuss a "new relationship" to help stem illegal immigration. EU nations want to offer African nations aid - and possibly legal migration "hot spots" - in return for their help. Click here to read more.

Bicycle course helps refugees get a sense of freedom: Refugees who are starting their lives afresh often don't have money to pay for public transport. A new initiative in Cologne is helping them get around the city independently. Click here to read more.

Migrant arrivals to Europe down by half, UNHCR says: In the first six months of 2017, less than half the numbers of migrants have arrived on European shores when compared to the first half of 2016, according to UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. It said, however, that migrants continue to face abuse and death in their search to arrive in Europe. Click here to read more.

Dirty Messages: refugee shoes sent to world leaders: Dirty Messages is an art project in which refugees' shoes are sent to heads of state worldwide to remind them of the concrete difficulties in the migrant journey. Click here to read more.