Hundreds of migrants cross Channel after hiatus

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, on Thursday (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Some 494 migrants arrived in the UK on Thursday, the first to successfully cross the Channel in 10 days.

Dinghies arrived in British waters late into the night, with people pictured being brought into the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, wearing lifejackets.