BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 02:11:00
Records began in 2018. just over 28,000 people made the same journey last year. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has the latest. when the small boats crossings started in 2018, the number in the first year was less than 300. but if you look at this graphic, you can see that each year it's gone up and up again and up again. and as you say, last year it reached 28,500. well, by last night, we werejust less than 100 short of 40,000. and talking to witnesses and to rescuers today, it's clear that more than 100 have crossed since midnight last night. so that red line has gone over 4...