More than 700 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday

More than 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 11 small boats yesterday, government figures show.

The figure is significantly higher than the 292 migrants who arrived on Sunday last week.

Home Office data shows 707 people were detected coming across yesterday - one of the highest daily figures this year.

Saturday's figure follows three days where there were no crossings detected at all.

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