Border Force Typhoon News Today

Up to 39 people arrived in Dungeness on the Romney Marsh after being intercepted in the Channel in thick fog, taking the total crossing this year to over 18,000.

A total of 16 boats arrived on the south coast of England on Monday as smugglers on the French coast sought to capitalise on fine weather conditions.

British crews have retrieved people from the water and encountered panic in some of the biggest small boat incidents this year to date.

Dozens of migrants arrived in Dover this morning after crossing the English Channel - as the total number of people arriving by small boats so far this year is expected to pass 7,000.

In what fishermen described as a dangerous operation, the P&O ferry was told it had to make a detour, so that the naval ship could transfer 90 migrants to the UK Border Forces Typhoon vessel which was ready to take them to Dover.

A French warship ordered a passenger ferry to move to one side so it could take 90 migrants across the Channel to the UK, according to reports.

The French Navy forced a ferry to perform a dangerous manoeuvre in order to escort migrant boats into UK waters on Easter, a report claimed.

The French Navy forced a ferry to perform a dangerous manoeuvre in order to escort migrant boats into UK waters on Easter, a report claimed.

EXCLUSIVE: The P&O ferry Spirit of Britain was told to make the detour so the naval vessel could hand over 90 migrants to the Border Force craft Typhoon waiting to bring them to Dover.

French coastguards claim British rescue services said they would help people in dinghy but failed to do so