London: The number of migrants who have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel this year has edged closer to 10,000, at the start of what is forecast to be the warmest week of 2025 so far.
Pictures on Monday showed people wearing life jackets disembarking from a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, amid sunny weather. Some 9,885 people had been logged as making the journey from France as of Sunday, according to provisional Home Office figures.
One boat was seen arriving in Dover carrying around 50 migrants, while another Border Force vessel later headed into the English Channel. Confirmation of whether a cumulative total of 10,000 arrivals has been passed will come on Tuesday when the Home Office publishes details for Monday’s crossings.
It would be the earliest point in a calendar year that this milestone has been reached. Last year the figure of 10,000 was not hit until May 24, while in 2023 it was June 17. (DPA)
