Migrants have arrived on the UK coast after being escorted by Border Force, according to reports.
Pictures showed a Border Force boat, as hundreds are purpotedly expected to cross the English Channel crossing this weekend due to good weather conditions.
It is thought that the vessel was halfway across the Channel this morning, intercepting a small boat which reportedly left the French beach of Gravelines just after 8am this morning.
The vessel of the sort seen in footage braodcast by GB News can hold up to 100 individuals, the broadcaster reported.
It added at 12.40pm that 79 migrants had arrived in the last hour.
It comes after it was reported yesterday that migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel for the first time in nearly two weeks.
Pictures showed people in lifejackets being led from a Border Security Command vessel in Dover, Kent.
A break in the recent poor weather allowed for several crossing attempts to be launched on Friday, with temperatures expected to soar over the bank holiday weekend.
The crossing is the first since May 9, and so far this month, more than 1,000 people have arrived.
The number of arrivals is down 44% on this time last year, and 23% on the same point in 2024.
Experts have said it could be down to a number of different factors including the weather, the supply of small boat parts, government policy and the number of migrants coming into Europe.
It comes after it was revealed that UK net migration dropped to an estimated 171,000 last year, the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The figures for the 12 months to December are down 48% compared with the previous year (331,000), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It is the first time the estimate – which is the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country – has fallen below 200,000 since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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