Nearly 500 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday, in a week where hundreds had already made the perilous trip.
Some 492 people arrived in the UK on small boats on August 17, following the 107 that came on Wednesday and 125 on Monday.Last Sunday saw 703 people arrive on British shores via the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.Both of the busiest days for migrant crossings this year came under the previous Conservative government - 882 on June 18 and 711 on May 1.
Meanwhile the head of the National Crime Agency said that an asylum system that works "quickly and effectively" would deter migrant Channel crossings.Graeme Biggar discussed what could help to curb the dangerous journeys as the law enforcement agency repeated concerns of this being a "persistent and high-volume threat".
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