And in half an hour here on bbc news, lockdown babies. We follow three expectant mothers from three countries, as they cope with the challenges of being pregnant during a pandemic. The ministry of defence has been asked by the government to see what it can do to support the uk border force to intercept migrants crossing the english channel. The government also wants the authorities in france to do more. France said today that ten times as many migrants were intercepted last month compared with july last year. The crossings have been continuing today, as gavin lee reports from calais. The beach at gravelines by day. A tourist hotspot, half an hours drive from calais. This was the scene at first light this morning. More than 20 migrants with a rubber boat and motor which they carried from the dunes to the shore. Children at the back, holding hands, before they set off. These men, who appear to be in charge of the crossing attempt, start to leave the beach. But the boat is in trouble already. Overloaded, they come back, leaving behind a woman and her child. They try again, finally getting out to sea. Weve been on this beach for almost an hour. Weve watched the migrants struggling with the boats and finally getting out to sea and people heading back towards the dunes, possibly smugglers. And in this vast beach, one of the areas were told that migrants set off from each day, there is no sign of surveillance. We called the police half an hour ago. Still, weve seen nothing. Nearby, richard, a wild bird hunter shooting on the beach, witnessed the attempt. He says hes seen migrants three times this week. Translation they leave from this beach all the time, every day. And if not here, they leave from higher up the beach orfrom dunkirk. Its unimaginable. On the other side of the channel, at least six migrant boats have been brought into dover by the uk border force already today. French authorities claim theyre doing everything they can, regularly closing camps that pop up in calais, and they say theyve