Good evening. More than 100,000 migrants have now crossed the English Channel in small boats in the past five years.
Elsewhere, we have the latest on Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight.
Around 600 migrants travelling in at least 11 boats are believed to have arrived on Thursday as people smugglers took advantage of clear skies and calmer seas after four days of rain and high winds scuppered crossings.
Charles Hymas reports that it takes the total since 2018 to nearly 100,600. The numbers this year have been down by about 14 per cent on last year, partly attributed to bad weather earlier in the year and in July – a key month.
The landmark total coincides with the Government’s “small boats week”, designed to focus attention on efforts by Rishi Sunak and his ministers to stop the crossings.
Wilko has entered administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk after it failed to secure a rescue deal, report Chris Price and Daniel Woolfson.
The low-cost retailer, which is privately owned and has about 400 stores employing around 12,000 people, has appointed PwC after potential buyers withdrew their interest in recent days.
You can follow the latest updates on our Business live blog.
Dissident republicans claim to be in possession of information leaked online in the worst security breach in Northern Irish history, the region’s most senior police officer has admitted.
After four hours of questioning from Northern Ireland’s police board during an emergency meeting this morning, Simon Byrne, the embattled chief constable of the PSNI, also conceded that the force was likely to have to make major payouts either in fines from the regulator or compensation.
Virgin Galactic | The VSS Unity successfully completed its first space tourism flight and has now landed back on Earth. You can follow the latest updates on our live blog.
At least 36 people have been killed by wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane in Hawaii. Rozina Sabur reports that the flames devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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Apple’s tiny tracking devices are increasingly being used by parents to keep tabs on their kids – but is it sensible, or pure mollycoddling?
Hundreds of landlords have had their homes repossessed as the number falling behind on mortgage payments soars. James Fitzgerald reports that some 440 buy-to-let landlords’ properties were repossessed in the second quarter of the year, a 7pc jump from earlier this year.
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