Ammon News - Some 882 people crossed the English Channel on Tuesday, which is the highest number on a single day so far this year.

The new figure, revealed by the UK Home Office, tops the previous 2024 record of 711 and marks the highest daily total since 29 November 2022, when 947 people arrived.

The Home Office also said 15 boats made the journey, suggesting an average of about 59 people per boat.

Having 15 boats cross in a single day has only happened twice in the past year - the last occurrence being on 2 September 2023.

The number of arrivals by small boats in 2024 now stands at a provisional total of 12,313, which is 18% higher than the total at the equivalent point last year, when it was 10,472.

It's also 5% higher than the total at this stage in 2022, which was 11,690.

There were 29,437 arrivals across the whole of 2023, down 36% on a record 45,774 arrivals in 2022.

Sky news