Nearly 1,200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in just three days after a three-week lull in small-boat arrivals.
A total of 1,193 people made the perilous journey to Britain between Thursday and Saturday, according to the latest Home Office figures, bringing an abrupt end to a prolonged pause in crossings.
The sudden surge saw 263 migrants arrive in three boats on Thursday, followed by another 671 in nine vessels on Friday and 259 in four boats on Saturday.
It means 16 boats carrying an average of almost 75 people each reached British shores in just 72 hours, as people smugglers appeared to
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