(BBC) More migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far in September than in any other previous month since the crisis began.
According to the Home Office, 459 migrants were intercepted on Wednesday, on 14 boats.
The total number of migrants to make the crossing in September now stands at 3,879.
The previous highest monthly total was set in July, when 3,510 people were intercepted.
The figure is almost double the number who attempted the crossing in September 2020 when Border Force picked up 1,951 people.
It takes the total for this year to 16,312. Just over 8,400 arrived in 2020.
