200 migrants attempt English Channel crossing as tougher penalties announced

UK authorities dealt with more than 200 migrants attempting to cross the Channel on Sunday, the Home Office said (Gareth Fuller/PA)

UK authorities dealt with more than 200 migrants attempting to cross the English Channel on Sunday, the British Home Office said.

It comes as the British government announced heavier prison sentences for migrants seeking to make their way to the UK on small boats, as well as their people-smuggling enablers.