Migrant boat fire in English Channel: 157 evacuated after passengers refuse rescue

A migrant boat near Boulogne-sur-Mer caught fire after most of its 157 passengers refused overnight rescue and continued toward the UK. French and British coastguards evacuated everyone on board. The incident falls two weeks into PM Andy Burnham's premiership, with over 2,000 small-boat crossings recorded since he pledged to be "relentless" in stopping them.