They are being launched from new sites and in new ways - out of reach of French police.

They are being launched from new sites and in new ways - out of reach of French police.

Footage shows dozens of migrants waiting waist-deep in the sea for the smuggling gangs who are tasked with ferrying them across the Channel.

As Prime Minister admits small-boat crisis is getting worse the full scale of the challenge facing authorities is laid bare

Campaigners aim to prevent new action by France to tackle “taxi” vessels guided by people smugglers

A new 'maritime doctrine' set to come into operation next month allows French police officers to block dinghy departures within 300 yards of the shoreline.

Gangs devise sneaky strategies to usher migrants into small boats undetected