(BBC) A further 1,185 people crossed the English Channel by boat to reach the UK on Thursday, a new record for migrant crossings in a single day — as mild weather made the journey less risky.
Four Border Force vessels intercepted boats that were spotted off the coast and escorted them into Dover.
Three people are feared lost at sea as two kayaks were found adrift near Calais, French authorities said.
A Whitehall source accused France of losing control of the situation.
More than 23,000 people have made the crossing from France to the UK by boat so far this year, a sharp rise on the 8,404 in 2020 — and far more than in years before the pandemic, when most asylum seekers arrived by plane, ferry or train.
