Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK
A record number of migrants have crossed the English Channel in a single day, say UK authorities.
At least 1,185 people reached the UK aboard 33 small boats on Thursday, the Home Office confirmed, surpassing the previous daily high of 853 people.
French authorities said they had also prevented 99 other people from reaching the English coast.
Lifeboat crews and border force boats worked long into the evening after spending hours intercepting boats throughout the day.
The Home Office has labelled the dramatic increase in illegal migrant crossings as "unacceptable".
"The British public is fed up with seeing people dying while ruthless criminal groups profit from their misery," a UK ministry spokesperson said.
Three migrants have been missing since
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