A staggering 230 people crossed the Channel in a single boat on Monday, eclipsing a record of 165 set just last month. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft takes a closer look at the changing face of Channel crossings – and why it could be more dangerous for asylum seekers, and possibly even more lucrative for people-smugglers

Enhanced policing designed to block the traffickers has seen gangs 'experiment' with using 'mega dinghies' on the Channel, officials have indicated.

A record 230 migrants have arrived in the United Kingdom on a single boat after crossing the English Channel from France, with the government condemning what it described as the…