UK authorities prepare as migrant dinghy heads for south coast from Normandy

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, from a Border Security Command vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel - (PA)

A small boat carrying migrants is being tracked by French coastguard and rescue vessels as it moves towards the Channel boundary line, according to ship tracking data.

The vessel is heading for the south coast, and authorities are preparing for its arrival.