Overview

• French authorities reported two migrant deaths and rescued about 50 others from the same boat.
• The total number of migrant deaths in the Channel this year has reached 25, surpassing last year's count.
• Sunday saw 703 migrants arrive in the UK, bringing the year's total to 18,342, a 13% increase from the same period last year.
• The new Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has scrapped the previous administration's Rwanda plan.
• Efforts to combat people-smuggling gangs continue, with new border security measures being implemented.