Lifeboat packed with migrants was seen arriving on a beach in Dungeness, Kent today

Source: Migrant crossings have hit another record high with at least 1,000 men, women and children spotted making the journey to the UK today - as Boris Johnson urges France to stop the crossings. The astonishing new figure, based on witness sightings collated by Sky News, is thought to be the highest daily figure and well over the previous record of 828 on August 21.