Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel Saturday, says UK govt

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LONDON, Sept 5 — Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, the UK government said Sunday, as growing numbers of arrivals have exacerbated tensions between Britain and France.The defence ministry said 960 migrants were detected making the dangerous crossing in 20 boats.This came after 1,295 migrants were spotted making the crossing on August 22, setting a new record for a single day.Premar, the authority responsible for the French side of the Channel coastline, said Sunday that in two separate operations it had rescued 109 people trying to make the crossing.On Saturday it reported a series of interventions to save nearly 190 people.On Friday, 221 people had tried to make the dangerous crossing between the two countries, in what is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.French officials had to rescue people on 40 makeshift vessels as they took in w…