(BBC) More than 900 people have crossed the Channel in small boats over two days, the Home Office has confirmed.
On Thursday 559 people were picked up off the Kent coast after making the crossing in 19 boats, and on Friday 358 people crossed in 10 boats.
Over the two days the French authorities stopped 564 people from setting off.
More than 27,700 people have made the crossing in small boats so far this year, compared to 8,400 in 2020.
Last month 27 people including 17 men, seven women — one of whom was pregnant — and three children, drowned when their boat sank near Calais.
