French police try to stop migrants reaching Dover using pepper spray

French police try to stop migrants reaching Dover using pepper spray. Meanwhile, 10,040 small boat migrants have reached Dover by small boat since the agreed deal between Macron and Starmer launched on August 6. It included 1,075 on Wednesday this week alone, the third highest number so far this year. It brings the total since the start of the year to 35,476, up 33 per cent on the same period last year.