Alnour Mohamed Ali, an asylum seeker originally from Sudan, has been jailed for piloting a small boat across the Channel. He is among the first people to be sentenced under new laws.

Two men who piloted small boats have become the first offenders to be sentenced for a new offence of endangering others during a Channel crossing.

Alnour Mohamed Ali, an asylum seeker originally from Sudan, has been jailed for piloting a small boat across the Channel. He is among the first people to be sentenced under new…