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UK military asked to help stem Channel migrant crossings

by Associated Press
| August 8, 2020 5:27 AM

Britain’s military said Saturday it has been asked by the government to help prevent people from reaching the U.K. from France in small boats, after a surge in the number of vessels making the dangerous journey.

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