record numbers of migrants are stopped in a single day in the channel trying to reach britain. where are you from? from iraq, iraqis from iraq. we film one boat crammed with17 people, , , ,, , , ,, today we'll be taking 23 young people into our care, which is probably the biggest number that we're aware of, certainly for many years. thousands have made the journey so far this year. they say they're desperate. the home secretary says the situation is "appalling". also on the programme: the painstaking search for survivors in lebanon's port explosion amid growing fears

of mass food shortages. unions threaten strike action over ba's plans to cut cabin crew and their benefits. and trying to keep cool as parts of southern england endure 36 degree temperatures on one of the hottest days of the year. and coming up on bbc news, the next step for manchester city in their quest to lift the champions league. they lead real madrid heading into the last 16 second leg tonight. claire good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary, priti patel, says the rising number of migrants reaching the uk across the english channel

in small boats is "appalling and unacceptably high". more than 1,000 people arrived last month, while 235 were detained yesterday, a record for a single day. so far this year, more than 300 boats, carrying almost 4000 people including pregnant women and children, are known to have attempted the journey. our home editor, mark easton, reports from dover. calm seas are attracting desperate people. in the early hours, our camera spotted this group — among the occupants, several children and a pregnant woman. it's just one dinghy among more than a dozen that yesterday left france seeking a better tomorrow in britain. where are you from? from iraq, we are iraqis, from iraq! iraq? ruthless smugglers convince those in migrant camps that it's now or never, while the waters are benign and the land borders are open — covid or brexit, they lie, will soon shut off this route to asylum. during the course of the day, we watched dozens of rescued migrants being led up the ramp to the processing centre

on the dockside — from here, adult asylum seekers and families are loaded into vans and taken off to home office immigration detention centres. the unaccompanied children, though, become the responsibility of kent social services. in the last day, there have been 23 — the most ever recorded. i don't think there is any council in the country, certainly not even one of the size of kent county council, that could take on board 60, 70, 80 or more young people coming into its care month on month on month. we are in some considerable pressure now as their numbers increase. throughout the day, coastguard and border force vessels have patrolled the kent coast as holiday—makers enjoy the sand on beaches where migrant dinghies recently came ashore. many more migrants sneak into britain in the back of lorries and other vehicles, but the sight of dinghies breaching the country's borders beneath the iconic white cliffs is always politically potent. the mp for dover says britain should send them all straight back. what we've seen is an absolutely

unacceptable level of small boats crossing this year, and we do need the french to stop the boats leaving their shore, we need to make sure boats are taken back to france, and that if people do arrive here, that they are sent back to another country, because it's only in that the home secretary patel, is not the first ina the home secretary patel, is not the first in a position to be embarrassed by the sight of people being smuggled into the uk, even more so as a being smuggled into the uk, even more so as a brexiteer stop it is understood she was the royal navy to join border force cutters on patrol. meanwhile, a repatriation flight is due to leave for france and germany in the middle of next week as british and french immigration officials monitor a crisis that has every possibility of becoming a tragedy. today's beautiful weather has attracted thousands of sun—seekers to relax on kent's beaches, while just out to say border force vessels are still patrolling, just looking for those desperate migrants trying

to cross the busiest sea line in the world to reach those same beaches. clive. mark, thank you for that, mark easton there. tougher coronavirus lockdown measures, including new restrictions on household gatherings, are being reintroduced in preston in lancashire from midnight. it follows a sharp rise in infections. across the uk, latest figures show there were 871 new confirmed cases of covid—19 in the latest 24—hour period. the numbers are rising gradually, with an average of 834 new infections every day in the last week. 98 deaths were also reported today, taking the overall total to 46,511. on average in the past week, there have been 56 deaths every day. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is in preston for us this evening. i , clive, and late this afternoon came confirmation that preston becomes the latest in a string of locations across the north of england to be placed under tighter

restrictions. now, it's not full lockdown, just a ban on households gathering in each of the's homes, gardens and indoor venues, and other measures like that, and authorities predicted it would happen. they were already asking people to comply with these rules voluntarily, but from midnight tonight they will have to by law. this cafe in preston market only moved into new premisesjust this cafe in preston market only moved into new premises just before lockdown. now it is getting back on its feet again, but the owner remains nervous. infection rates have surged in the city, and she fears the consequences unless they are brought under control. fears the consequences unless they are brought under controllj fears the consequences unless they are brought under control. i am concerned, because obviously we have all invested a lot of money into our businesses, and what i don't want to see is another total lockdown again, especially for small independent businesses. i mean, you know, it would be a real struggle. their bread comes from a beggar who operates across north—west england, covering some areas where government restrictions are in place and others

where they are not. it is without doubt the clarity, that is all you hear, people saying, if we just knew what was going to happen, there needs to be clear guidance, and people are more than willing to support it, but theyjust need that clarity and support. infection rates have spiked across preston. cases in the under 30s have rocketed. n ig htclu bs the under 30s have rocketed. nightclubs are not allowed to open under current restrictions. recently lancashire police criticised this club's decision to re—purpose itself as above. it says it is adhering to social distancing and safety guidelines. 0n the high street, people were not surprised to hear that restrictions are being tightened. they are not using their common sense, maybe one or tightened. they are not using their common sense, maybe one oi’ two people common sense, maybe one or two people are not using their heads, thatis people are not using their heads, that is why it is spreading again. lot of people have been asking me to, like, meet up, they don't want to, like, meet up, they don't want to wear masks and social distance. if the government is asking us to do it, it is not for someone else, it is for our safety, so we have to

follow. the prohibition on household gatherings will continue in other parts of northern england, including pendle, where mobile testing has been introduced. kirklees and west yorkshire is still under restriction, but one of its mps feels that within its boundaries the rules and some low infection areas should be eased. we need to have the confidence of the people that are making sacrifices that they are doing it to reduce transmission, and because there are cases, so in areas where there are no new cases, we need to take them out of restrictions as soon as possible. the restricted areas will be reviewed again next week. in preston, the council has warned that if people look nor the new rules, it is highly likely that even more stringent measures may follow. judith moritz, news, preston. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. any more detail on what will be happening in preston? preston has been added to the list published at

the end of last week, greater manchester, parts of west yorkshire and east lancashire, where two or more households were banned from gathering in one house or garden, so preston is now on that list. the interesting thing here is, a week ago, the watch list, as it is called, published by public health england of 30 or so local authorities where there are concerns about outbreaks, preston wasn't on it at all. it has now moved into the middle of the pack, if you like, because of this sharp increase in infections. that is why there has been this move today. elsewhere, bedford and swindon have now been designated areas of concern, rotherham, though, was on the list, but it has fallen out of it because ofa but it has fallen out of it because of a sharp drop in cases. what about the national picture? the office for national statistics said it thought cases in england were levelling off, having gone up a bit over the last week or so. the reproduction number, the r number, is stilljust below 1, but up slightly, and anything above 1 shows the virus is accelerating.

it just 1 shows the virus is accelerating. itjust reminds us that it depends where you live in the country, the national picture doesn't always tell the whole story. 0k, many thanks. and if you want to find out more about lockdown restrictions in different areas of the uk, you can go to the bbc news website and search for coronavirus lockdown: all you need to know about new measures. under tougher coronavirus rules, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says from next week it will be compulsory for hospitality venues, to collect the contact details of customers. face coverings are also mandatory in museums, places of worship and libraries from tomorrow. the new rules follow fresh lockdown measures in aberdeen, after more than 100 cases were been reported in the city. the government says it won't hesitate to add more countries to its list of places that you have to self—isolate on your return home, to try to protect public health in the uk. the warning comes after the news that anyone arriving from belgium, andorra or the bahamas, will now have to qurantine two weeks.

there are new concerns over the situation in france, following a sharp rise in confirmed cases in the past week. 0ur correspondent nick beake is in berny—riviere. there are concerns here as far as france, the situation there, but the authorities there, are they confident they are on top of the situation? well, clive, in terms of the here and now, there are lots of british holiday—makers making the most of it after all the weeks in lockdown in the uk. the pool is about to shut, they are going for some dinner, but talking to people early on, lots of people are mindful that the covid rate in france is getting very near to the level where it was in spain at which point the uk government added spain to the quarantine list. the chancellor of the exchequer was asked if france would be next, he said it was under co nsta nt would be next, he said it was under constant review, but people should

be mindful that during this global pandemic, any sort of a foreign travel does have its risks. we know that eurostar and eurotunnel say they have been inundated on the phone lines and a live chat because people are worried about their travel plans, and of course in belgium, that is the latest country to be put on the uk quarantine list, they tried to bring in a curfew, they tried to bring in a curfew, they tried to bring in more strict social distancing measures. it didn't work in the eyes of the british government, and as you say, clive, in london they are saying they will not hesitate to put more countries on the quarantine list if it means keeping the public safe. 0k, thank you for that, nick beake in berny—riviere in france. united nations aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis in lebanon, with food and medical supplies interrupted following tuesday's explosion at the port in the capital, beirut. the country's largest grain silo was destroyed with supplies of flour now having to be brought in to prevent food shortages in a country whose economy was already on its knees. 154 people are nrow known to have died in the blast, and thousands more were injured.

more than 300,000 people have been made homeless. with more, here's our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. singing the lebanese are used to taking matters into their own hands. singing their national anthem, they came from all over the country to clear up their capital. you've come all the way here to beirut? why? for volunteering. to support all the people who are damaged. and meet the ladies of the tripoli cleaning squad, from just up the coast from beirut. they told me, "we remain united no matter how much they try to separate us." "muslim, sunni, shia, jews, christian — we're one band." it seems like every second person in beirut is carrying either a shovel or a broom. there's a massive clear—up going on. they've come from all over the country. the devastation here is enormous, and these homes aren't going to be habitable for a very long time.