Prison warning over 'sea crossing posts'

ANYONE advertising Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans.

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Ministers are seeking to create a new offence under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill already going through Parliament, to widen its scope to tackle illegal entry to the UK.

The offence would also outlaw the promise of illegal working being promoted online and could carry a large fine.

It comes as the Government grapples with a record number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel.

On Wednesday, arrivals passed more than 25,000 for the year so far, a record for this point in the year.