Small boat arrives in Kent marking first Channel crossing for two weekspublished at 09:10 GMT
Image source, PA MediaAhead of today’s information release, a group of migrants arrived in Ramsgate, Kent, marking the first crossing of the English Channel in just over two weeks.
On Wednesday, a large group of migrants, including children, could be seen disembarking both a lifeboat and Border Force boat, many wearing life jackets.
It was the first crossing on the dangerous route since 9 February where 322 people made the trip.
The Home Office recorded an arrival of 74 migrants on Tuesday by one small boat.
We’ll get official figures, external for crossings on Wednesday, the warmest day of the year so far, later today.
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