803 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday - highest daily total since October
We've just had the latest figures from the Home Office on small boat crossings, which show that more than a thousand people have made the journey this week.
On Saturday, 803 migrants crossed the Channel on 13 boats - the highest number to make the crossing on a single day since 8 October.
Yesterday's arrivals pushed the week's total to 1,374 people on 23 boats, and the total for the year so far to 41,455 people in 671 boats.
It solidifies 2025's position as the year with the second-highest number of small boat crossings ever recorded, behind 2022 which saw 45,755 people make the journey.
