Record 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channel

A boat crossed the English Channel carrying 230 people, a record for a single vessel on the route. The inflatable was heavily overcrowded and at risk of buckling in the water. Rescue services intervened after some migrants became stranded during a boarding attempt on a French beach.

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