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Up to 50 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats today as people smugglers take advantage of the weather to reach the UK.
Scores have already brought in to Dover marina by a Border Force cutter this morning after being intercepted in the treacherous Dover Straits.
But more crossings in inflatables and RHiBs are expected with calm conditions expected all day and the rest of the week.
And according to Home Office figures 158 people including women and toddlers made the crossing on Sunday in four incidents.
It was the first crossing since a record-breaking 828 people had to be rescued or intercepted making the dangerous 21-mile journey in 30 boats on August 21.
It smashed the previous daily record of 592 arrivals set on August 12.
158 people including women and toddlers made the crossing on Sunday the Home Office says
Five children were among 158 people who crossed the English Channel from France on Sunday
More than 12,000 migrants have now crossed the 21 mile treacherous stretch of water - the world's busiest shipping routes, by boat this year.
So far, 12,585 have arrived in 2021 compared to the previous record of 8,410 in 2020.
Dan O'Mahoney,
