(BBC) Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 14 small boats on Monday, a daily high for the year so far.
The Ministry of Defence said 696 migrants made the crossing, topping the previous daily record of 651 in April.
The French authorities stopped two boats at sea with 35 people on each.
More than 17,000 people have arrived in the UK after navigating busy shipping lanes from France in small boats so far in 2022, according to government figures.
Last year, 28,526 people are known to have crossed in small boats — up from 8,404 in 2020.
