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The number of people who have crossed the Channel illegally this year is a record, and more than 50,000 have crossed since Labour came into power in July 2024.

England had fallen behind early after Asia Hogan-Rochester crossed in the corner for Canada.

With the home crowd willing England on, Matthews crossed after more scrum dominance as simple and effective rugby continued to bring success.

Estonia and Poland requested a consultation with other Nato members last week, after around 20 Russian drones crossed into Poland and Russian MiG31 jets entered Estonian airspace in separate incidents.

Two people have died attempting to cross the English Channel on Saturday morning, French officials have told AFP news agency.