A total of 61 migrants, who all arrived on one vessel, crossed on 4 January.

The number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has passed 20,000 since Labour came to power.

2024 was the deadliest year in the Channel, with 77 people known to have drowned trying to cross.

The MP for Dover and Deal says a new immigration bill aims to bolster border security.

Dozens of other people were rescued off the coast of Sangatte on Sunday morning.

The number of people who have made the crossing has passed 150,000 since 2018 when records began.

A total of 451 people arrived at the UK coast on 11 boats - the first arrivals for more than a week.

Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years' detention in February over four deaths.