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The 24-year-old, who has not been named, is thought to have drowned in the early hours of this morning. She was hoping to claim asylum in Britain.

The migrants were brought to shore in Dungeness by the RNLI lifeboat in calm waters where they were met by immigration officers.

Images coming out from the Port of Dover today show newly-arrived migrants flashing their hands with the peace sign as they are transported to safety.

Migrants from countries including Morocco are opting to travel via the UK instead of attempting perilous journeys across the Mediterranean

People smugglers sending migrants across the Channel are reportedly offering 'buy one get one free' deals on trips in small boats in case they fail.

17,234 people have so far made the perilous journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in 366 small boats this year. August alone has seen 2,501 people arrive in the UK in dinghies or other small craft.

On what the governments planners say is "small boats week", its revealed 100,000 people have made the journey since 2018.

Policy has been branded cruel and inhumane by rights groups

Figures obtained by the Times, showed that around 30,000 people who submitted an asylum application stated they did not enter the country on small boats and instead travelled by other means.

The migrants, who could be seen removing their orange life-jackets as they disembarked the boat today, are the first to make the perilous journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits this month.