The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has topped 30,000 in record time.
It is the latest milestone to be reached after record numbers of people have made the dangerous journey so far this year, despite ministers seeking to crack down on people smuggling gangs.
Some 1,097 migrants crossed the Channel in 17 boats on Saturday, bringing the total in 2025 so far to 30,100, Home Office figures show.
This is up 37 percent on this point last year (22,028) and 37 percent higher than at this stage in 2023 (21,918).
It is the earliest point in a calendar year at which the 30,000 mark has been passed since data on Channel crossings was first reported in 2018.
