(BBC) More than 400 migrants have crossed the English Channel in three days, the Home Office has confirmed.
On Wednesday, 85 people made the crossing, followed by 222 on Thursday and 174 on Friday.
The French authorities stopped 267 people from making the crossing in nine boats over the same period, a Home Office spokesman said.
More than 15,100 people have reached the UK in small boats this year.
About 8,400 people made the crossing in 2020, four times greater than 2019.
