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She added that in the first six months of this year - when the Conservatives were still in office - there was an 18% increase in small boat crossings.

"By amplifying the fusion cross section, more power can be produced from the same amount of fuel," said Parisi.

The porousness of the border is apparent about 20 miles down the road, at the Kapitan Andreevo crossing, uniting Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey - the busiest such border in Europe.

In his first broadcast interview since taking up the job in September, Martin Hewitt said there was no "simple answer" to stopping people crossing the Channel in small boats.

Amidst this chaos and as millions crossed borders, religious violence spread with Hindus and Sikhs on one side, and Muslims on the other.