French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel. Recent videos show officers slashing inflatable boats, forcing migrants into the water.

French police have punctured Channel migrants’ boats at sea for the first time in a change of tactics backed by Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary.

French police officers are using knives to puncture boats in waters off the coast for the first time, after Sir Keir Starmer's "reset" with Europe has delivered a change in tactics.