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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Boyden

11,000 people have crossed the Channel to reach Britain this year

PA Wire

The number of people crossing the Channel to reach Britain this year has passed 11,000, figures reveal.

Analysis of Ministry of Defence data by the PA news agency shows 11,092 people have been brought to shore by Border Force or the RNLI after being rescued from small boats in the Channel, the world’s busiest shipping lane.

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