ANOTHER boatload of illegal migrants cross Channel with more seen preparing to launch from France

A fresh boatload of illegal migrants have crossing the English Channel this morning - with more already seen massing on the beaches of northern France.

Around 50 migrants arrived in Dover this morning on a dinghy, GB News can reveal.

Meanwhile, further "asylum seekers" have been seen massing in Dunkirk, to the east of Calais on France's north coast.

The first boat left for Britain from near Calais between 2am and 3am this morning.

It then sailed past the French navy to the halfway point in the Channel, where it was intercepted by the British Border Force vessel BSC Courageous.

That dinghy was intercepted at around 5am - and was understood to have arrived in Dover shortly after 6am.

Further images obtained by Britain's News Channel from Dunkirk today show migrants wading out into the water to board a "taxi boat".

Taxi boats travel along the beaches of France, picking up passengers before then making the crossing towards the Kent coast.

The vessels use this method to stop French police trying to slash them.

Once the taxi boats are in the water, they are harder for police to stop.

Under current French guidelines, officers can stop boats leaving the beach by puncturing them, but are not allowed to wade out unless the migrants call for help.

The early morning tally of 50 is set to bring the total number of Bank Holiday weekend arrivals to around 950.

If any more small boats cross to the South Coast today, that number could smash the 1,000 mark.

Yesterday's arrivals brought the total figure since Friday up to 903, and sparked fears that more vessels could attempt the crossing this week as hot weather is expected to continue.

Temperatures reached 32.3C at Kew Gardens in southwest London on Sunday, with the capital feeling the heat in a remarkably warm weekend.

The Met Office has said heatwave conditions were met in eight parts of England, stretching from Suffolk to south London.

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