600 migrants cross channel in a day

MORE than 600 migrants arrived in the UK after nearly 40 were rescued from the Channel when their boat sank off Kent. The Ministry of Defence said 617 people made the journey on Thursday in 14 boats, making nearly 30,000 so far this year – an average of 44 people per boat in the latest crossings. Of the new arrivals, 38 were in the sea for almost an hour after their dinghy deflated in UK waters. The Coastguard RNLI, Royal Navy, Border Force and police mounted a rescue operation.