Four migrants died while trying to reach the UK after the busiest day for Channel crossings this year.
Three people were found dead on a boat off the coast of Dunkirk on Thursday, the French coastguard said, and a fourth is thought to have drowned in a separate incident near Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Busiest day of the year
On Wednesday, 752 migrants arrived in the UK after making the journey in nine boats, Home Office figures show.
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It comes just days after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the Government’s plan to curb Channel crossings was “working”, although he admitted there was “more to do”.
