UK Border Force and French patrols are responding to small boat sightings in the English Channel on Sunday, ahead of an anticipated surge in illegal arrivals on Monday. Just after 11.30am, the Border Force vessel Volunteer arrived in Dover harbour with the occupants of a migrant dinghy that made it to UK waters. GB News counted 55 people as they disembarked the Volunteer and were taken to the Border Force migrant processing centre in Dover. Another migrant boat is currently in French waters and attempting to reach the UK. Maritime security sources have told GB News that authorities in France and the UK are braced for multiple attempted crossings on Monday, as winds in the Channel ease off later today. Almost 600 migrants have already arrived in the UK over the past five days. MORE TO FOLLOW... TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter