 At least 482 migrants crossed the English Channel in 21 small boats on Wednesday. That's according to the Home Office and that has set a new record for a single day. The Minister of Defence had earlier confirmed that an exercise on its fire in range at Haithi had to be stopped when people landed on the beach there. According to the Home Office figures, there have now been 10,236 arrivals in 434 boats so far in 2021. The Home Office said French authorities had stopped 246 people from crossing.