The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has reached a record high, causing concern among authorities. With the arrival of warm weather, there has been a surge in the number of boats heading towards the White Cliffs of Dover.

The situation has become so alarming that fishing boats are now being used to collect the dinghies, as more and more people are packed onto them.

TalkTV correspondent Victoria Innes spent a day on the English Channel to delve into what is happening in the waters, how migrants are crossing and what the French authorities are doing out in the middle of the sea.

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