RNLI and Border Force bring 99 people to safety as they cross English Channel

The total of 99 people arriving on Friday are the latest of more than 1,500 people to have made the crossing this year

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Nearly 100 people were intercepted crossing the English Channel in the past 24 hours, the Home Office has confirmed.

The groups of people on three boats were brought ashore by the RNLI and Border Force at Dover.