Almost 300 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on the day one person died and another was seriously injured off the French coast. The Home Office said 292 migrants crossed to the UK in seven boats on Friday.
Last year 45,774 migrants crossed in small boats. On Friday more than 60 people were on board a boat which got into trouble about 8km (5 miles) from the French coast when it partially deflated, according to the French coastguard. One person died and another was taken to a Calais hospital in a life-threatening condition.
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