Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year
2 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel in one day as nine boats make it to UK with numbers up on this time last year

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Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day. According to Home Office figures, a total of 471 people arrived in nine boats on Saturday October 12, following 142 in two boats on Friday. Nearly 500 migrants have made the crossing of the Channel to the UK in one day According to Home Office figures, a total of 471 people arrived in nine boats on Saturday October 12 The latest arrivals bring the total so far for 2024 to 27,225 which is a 5% increase on the same time last year but 25% less than 2022 Your browser does not support iframes. A Home Office spokesman said: 'We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security. A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel A Home Office spokesman said: 'We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security' Your browser does not support iframes.

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