More than 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel this year

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Some 915 were detected on Saturday in 19 small boats, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, taking the provisional total for the year to 25,146.
There have been 8,747 crossings detected in August so far, with 3,733 in the past …
More than 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel this year