Border Force fails to stop second small boat in 24 hours
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Border Force has failed to intercept a second migrant boat crossing the Channel in 24 hours. The boat reached Samphire Hoe, near Dover, on Tuesday afternoon. Border Security Command has detained 21 migrants so far. The Home Office refused to say whether more migrants were still being sought, adding only that “there is a thorough investigation ongoing”. It is the second migrant dinghy to have landed undetected after a boat carrying five migrants landed at The Warren, a rocky stretch of coast near Folkestone, on Monday. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/23/border-force-beach-stop-second-small-boat/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Tele
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