French police used pepper spray to stop migrants from reaching a small boat before it set off towards the UK on Friday morning.Around 100 men and women gathered on Gravelines beach in northern France hoping to cross the English Channel.As they began to head for a dinghy in the water, some collided with French police who used a spray to try and stop them.At least 70 people made it to the boat and were pictured taking off across the channel towards Dover.

French police used pepper spray to stop migrants from reaching a small boat before it set off towards the UK on Friday morning.Around 100 men and women gathered on Gravelines beach in northern France hoping to cross the English Channel.As they began to head for a dinghy in the water, some collided with French police who used a spray to try and stop them.At least 70 people made it to the boat and were pictured taking off across the channel towards Dover.